Category Archives: Local News
Bond set at $75,000 bond for rural Salem man charged with firing gun into his mother's home
Bond has been set at $75,000 for a 25-year-old rural Salem man who was formally charged in Marion County Court Monday with aggravated discharge of a firearm, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon...
Jul 18, 2023
Salem Community Theatre holding workshop for those wanting to get involved
The Salem Community Theatre will be holding a workshop at ten Wednesday morning, July 19th, for those who would like to become involved in the theatre. The workshop will include all aspects of the the...
Jul 18, 2023 Entrance to Salem Community Theatre. Photo from Salem Theatre website.
Area Police Departments react to SAFE-T ruling
Marion County law enforcement is expressing great disappointment in the Illinois Supreme Court upholding the SAFE-T Act and Illinois moving to a cashless bail system. Centralia Police Administrative L...
Jul 18, 2023 Highway Patrol Images / CC
No winner in Monday's Powerball drawing. Jackpot reaches $1 billion
By NICK INGRAM Associated Press ST. JOSEPH. Mo. (AP) - The Powerball jackpot rose yet again to an estimated $1 billion after no winning ticket was sold for the latest drawing. No ticket for Monday's d...
Jul 18, 2023 Henita May / CC
High court upholds cash-free bail in Illinois, which takes effect in September
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of a state law ending cash bail and ordered implementation in mid-September, giving Illinois one of the more ex...
Jul 18, 2023 Illinois Supreme Court.
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Food Hall debuts in renovated building in downtown Kinmundy
The Food Hall debuted on Saturday during the Madison Street Preservation Fundraiser in downtown Kinmundy. The Food Hall is located in one of the two buildings on Madison Street that are being renovate...
Jul 17, 2023 The new Madison Street Food Hall which opened for the first time Saturday. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem City Council to consider resolution to support county-wide broadband
The Salem City Council Monday night will be asked to support a resolution to support Broadband internet for all residents and areas of Marion County. The Marion County Board is seeking support from ot...
Jul 17, 2023
Large crowd turns out for Summer Market in downtown Centralia
A large crowd was on hand for the third and expanded Summer Market in downtown Centralia on Saturday. Mimi Hawkins worked with Kristy Kuder to put together the 64 vendors who offered a variety of craf...
Jul 17, 2023 Some of the Summer Market vendors in downtown Centralia on Saturday. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Police Beat for Monday, July 17th, 2023
Wamac Police arrested 27-year-old Scott Austin of South Main Street in Sandoval on Sunday on an outstanding Illinois Department of Corrections warrant. Austin was taken to the Marion County Jail. The ...
Jul 17, 2023
Two Cisne men killed in three-vehicle construction zone crash on US 50 west of Olney
State Police say two Cisne residents were killed in a three-vehicle crash in a construction zone on US 50 west of Olney last Friday morning. The two are identified as 22-year-old Justin Lynn of Cisne,...
Jul 17, 2023
