Category Archives: Local News
The History of Music Education in Salem Public Schools to be celebrated Friday night
The Salem Community Band and Choir will join Salem's Bicentennial Celebration with a Friday night performance celebrating music education in Salem Public Schools. Band Director Matt Webster says the p...
Jun 26, 2023 Matt Webster directs the Salem Community Band during a Sunday practice session. Photo by Jordan Smith.
Kaskaskia College plans community engagement meetings
Kaskaskia College will hold community engagement meetings in Salem, Nashville, Greenville, Trenton, and Vandalia Education Centers over the next three weeks. The meeting at the Salem Education Center ...
Jun 26, 2023
Salem plans big Bicentennial Celebration for Saturday
The City of Salem's celebration of its 200th birthday is set for Saturday. Salem City Clerk Tabatha Meador who is chairing the event says a full day of activities is set in Bryan Memorial Park beginni...
Jun 26, 2023
Area fire departments battle three fires in Patoka and Sandoval area Saturday
Fire departments were kept busy on Saturday fighting a 10 to 15-acre wheat stubble fire south of Patoka, another five-acre wheat stubble fire north of Sandoval, and a fire that destroyed a small shed ...
Jun 25, 2023 Flames and smoke shot from a wheat stubble fire north of Sandoval on Saturday afternoon.
Centralia man injured when car crashes into pole and signs downtown
A 24-year-old Centralia man was injured Friday night when his vehicle ran off West McCord Street in front of the Walgreens store and struck a pole and several street signs before coming to a stop. Hug...
Jun 25, 2023
Police Beat for Sunday, June 25th, 2023
Centralia Police have arrested 23-year-old Jacob Elliston of North Monroe in Kinmundy for violation of an order of protection and on an outstanding Marion County felony failure to appear warrant on pe...
Jun 25, 2023
Salem Chamber welcomes new real estate and property management company
The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce has welcomed Quinn Realty and Property Management Group, LLC to the community with a ribbon cutting. Co-owner Cindy Quinn is pleased with how things have gone sin...
Jun 25, 2023 The co-owners of Quinn Realty and Property Management Andrew Trinkle and Cindy Quinn at their office at 730 North Broadway.
Two have bond set on unlawful deilivery of methamphetamine charges
Two men arrested during the execution of a drug search warrant on a home in the 600 block of North Broadway in Salem last week made their first appearance in Marion County Court on Friday. 34-year-old...
Jun 24, 2023 Travis Juds (left) and Gilbert Sidener (Marion County Sheriff's Office)
Salem man hurt in motorcycle crash
A 22-year-old Salem man was injured in a single motorcycle crash late Friday afternoon on a trail off the Selmaville Road southwest of Salem. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies learned of the crash afte...
Jun 24, 2023
Furnace motor overheats; filling Central City home with smoke
Centralia Fire Protection District firefighters responded to a report of a house filling with smoke at 113 North Harrison in Central City on Saturday morning. Firemen say the owner had not noticed a f...
Jun 24, 2023 Centralia Fire Protection District at scene of turned out to be a burned out furnance motor at a Central City home Saturday morning. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
