Category Archives: Local News
16-year-old rural Dix girl injured in single car wreck
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports a 16-year-old female resident of rural Dix was injured in a single car crash on Wednesday morning on the Airport Road in rural Centralia. Deputies report...
Oct 05, 2023
Dateline NBC to air all new one hour report on missing Illinois teen later found dead
Dateline NBC Thursday night will provide a one-hour report on the disappearance of a Fairfield teen found dead three years later. The episode is titled 'The Note' and tells the story of Fairfield High...
Oct 05, 2023 Megan Nichols’ mother, Kathy Jo Hutchcraft, speaks to ‘Dateline’ in an exclusive interview this Thursday.
Marion County Soil & Water Conservation District's Annual Fall Fish Sale
The Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District is now accepting orders for their Annual Fall Fish Sales. This year the Conservation District will be offering seven varieties of fish. These fis...
Oct 05, 2023
IDNR announces drawing for trapping permits at Stephen A Forbes State Park
Stephen A Forbes Lake will be opened for trapping beginning November 10th. Permits will be allocated at a drawing to be held at the park office at 11:00 am on October 21st. Permit applicants must subm...
Oct 05, 2023 U.S. Customs and Border Protection
State-run developmental center in Dixon will not lose Medicare funding despite citations
Mabley Center's funding was in doubt after recent "immediate jeopardy" tags By BETH HUNDSDORFERCapitol News Illinoisbhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com A state-operated residential facility that serv...
Oct 05, 2023
Central City man ordered held for mental health evaluation after allegedly threatening police
Marion County Resident Circuit Court Judge Mark Stedelin ordered 79-year-old George Jansen of North High Street in Central City detained under the cashless bond law for a mental evaluation following a...
Oct 05, 2023
Large barn destroyed by fire southeast of Salem
A large barn was fully engulfed in flames when the Salem Fire Protection District arrived on the scene of the fire early Wednesday night. Salem Assistant Fire Chief Bill Fulton says the fire was at th...
Oct 05, 2023
Car crashes in downtown Salem after earlier high speed pursuit
Salem Police were called to a single vehicle crash downtown early Thursday morning a short time after a high speed pursuit had been suspended on West Main and the Selmaville Road. Marion County Sherif...
Oct 05, 2023
Powerball jackpot up to $1.4 billion after no one matches all the numbers and hits it rich
PINEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.4 billion after no players matched all six numbers and hit it rich Wednesday night. The winning numbers announced were: 9, 35, 5...
Oct 05, 2023
Vernon man sentenced for aggravated battery to Patoka Police Chief
A 69-year-old Vernon man has been sentenced in Marion County Court for aggravated battery to a peace officer and resisting or obstructing a police officer. Ronnie Crawford of Burks Road was found guil...
Oct 04, 2023
