Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Chamber of Commerce adds two employees
The Centralia Chamber of Commerce is welcoming two new employees. Director Marcus Holland said the new staff members and their individual talents will further benefit the chamber of commerce's mission...
Dec 24, 2023
Salem Lions Club announces winners in annual Christmas Lighting contest
The Salem Lions Club has announced the winners of the annual Christmas lighting contest. Nathan Lutz of the 2500 block of Red Stripe Road in rural Odin won the Facebook Favorite with an elaborate disp...
Dec 24, 2023 Lima Pix / CC
Police Beat for Sunday, December 24th, 2023
Two people were brought to the Marion County Jail on Saturday for violation of bail bond. 19-year-old Gregory Miller of Salem Mobile Home Park is being held for violating bond conditions set on a dome...
Dec 24, 2023
Centralia cleaning lady arrested for felony theft
A 53-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for felony theft. Angela Briones of South Sycamore is accused of taking a purse and other items from a home she was ...
Dec 24, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Salem man arrested for alleged aggravated domestic battery after Centralia woman is injured in altercation
A 28-year-old Salem man is being held in the Marion County Jail for alleged aggravated domestic battery after a Centralia woman was allegedly cut with a knife and strangulated at his home. Dillon Dona...
Dec 24, 2023
So just how rainy will it be on Christmas Day?
A rainy, but warm Christmas Day is on tap for Monday. It definitely will not be a white Christmas! The National Weather Service says there is a 100-percent chance of rain developing starting in the ov...
Dec 24, 2023
Rain last weekend fails to eliminate extreme drought across Marion and most other area counties
The three-quarters of an inch of rain recorded across much of the region last Saturday wasn't enough to improve the drought conditions across most of the area. The latest Illinois Drought Monitor rele...
Dec 23, 2023
Marion County Sheriff's Department and Salem Police investigate burglaries
Both the Marion County Sheriff's Department and Salem Police are investigating burglaries. The sheriff's department was called to the old American Legion building on Madison Avenue in Kinmundy where t...
Dec 23, 2023
Salem Ministerial Alliance raises nearly $18,000 towards $25,000 Community Fund Goal
With the Bell Ringing campaign over, the Salem Ministerial Alliance is at $17,584.36 towards its $25,000 Community Fund Goal. The Bell Ringing campaign that ended last weekend raised about $13,000 wit...
Dec 23, 2023 thinkrorbot
Sandoval Police up to four full-time officers with two graduating from police academy
The Sandoval Police Department is up to four full-time officers with the graduation of two members of its department from the 16-week Southwestern Illinois Police Academy in Belleville on Friday. Offi...
Dec 23, 2023 The Sandoval Pollice Department expands to four officers with two graduations from police academy. From left to right: Chief Joe Lyons, newly graduated officers Brody Meigs and Matthew Arrasmith, and Officer Travis Nix.
