Category Archives: Local News
Two charged with rural Iuka home burglary with help of alert neighbors
Two Fairfield residents have been charged with residential burglary and burglary in connection with a burglary to a rural Iuka home early Monday morning. 46-year-old Daniel Brockett of Wayne County Ro...
Nov 01, 2023
BCMW Executive Director retires, replacement named
The outgoing Executive Director of the Social Service Agency BCMW was honored at a surprise retirement party on Tuesday. Sue Castleman has been at the agency for 42 years, the last nine as director. A...
Nov 01, 2023 New BCMW Executive Director Jessica Backs with retiring Executive Director Sue Castleman at her retirement party Tuesday. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Wednesday, November 1st, 2023
Centralia Police brought three people to the Marion County Jail on Wednesday. 29-year-old Justen Holland of West 3rd in Centralia was arrested for alleged aggravated domestic battery. 32-year-old Mich...
Nov 01, 2023
Salem Recreation Department and YMCA pick top Halloween costumes
Judges had to pick from a large number of unique Halloween contests during the annual competition sponsored by the Salem Recreation Department and YMCA before the start of Trick or Treating Tuesday ni...
Oct 31, 2023 Family costume winners in the 2023 Salem Recreation and Marion County YMCA competition. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Gateway Regional Water Company switching to free chlorine November 6th
The Gateway Regional Water Company will begin a modified disinfection process using Free Chlorine instead of Chloramines as the predominant water disinfectant on November 6th. On December 18, 2023, Ga...
Oct 31, 2023
Illinois 177 rail crossing in Irvington closed Wednesday through Saturday
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that emergency repairs by the Illinois Central Railroad Company to a crossing on Illinois 177, between North and South Western Avenue and Nort...
Oct 31, 2023 William Ross / CC
Two injured in Odin crash
Two people were injured late Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle rear-end crash in the 1000 block of East Poplar just east of Odin. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say a vehicle driven by 33-year-old A...
Oct 31, 2023
Sandoval woman arrested for DUI following crash leaving tavern
A 59-year-old Sandoval woman was arrested for driving under the influence Monday night after allegedly pulling out of Crossroads Tavern in Sandoval and crashing into another car. The Marion County She...
Oct 31, 2023
Salem Firemen put out fire in sulfur dust at Citation Oil building
The Salem Fire Protection District was called to a building at Citation Oil used to process sulfur dust produced in the processing of oil from the oil fields. Assistant Chief Bill Fulton says the dust...
Oct 31, 2023
Three new businesses locate in the Orchard Shopping Center, including a new meeting facility
A new meeting facility along with two other businesses are locating in the Orchard Shopping Center on Route 37 South in Salem. Owner Keith McNeil has split the space that was the original Ben Franklin...
Oct 31, 2023 The Harvest Room provides space for meetings as well as many other activities by the hour, half day, or full day. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
