Category Archives: Local News
Salem Firemen report minor damage in shed fire
Salem Fire Protection District Firemen reported minor damage in a shed fire on the Ron Clark property in the 5300 block of Clark Road northeast of Salem Tuesday afternoon. Fire officials say the fire ...
Jul 19, 2023
High-water rescue crews save people flooded in Kentucky; up to 10 inche of rain in deep Southern Illinois
MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) - High-water rescue crews pulled people from flooded homes and vehicles Wednesday in Kentucky, where waves of thunderstorms prompted flash flood warnings and watches. A search conti...
Jul 19, 2023
Salem Councilman wants William Jennings Bryan Festival and stage cover
Salem City Councilman Jim Koehler thinks the city should have a festival to remember its most well-known citizen William Jennings Bryan. He brought up the idea at Monday's city council meeting. "Last ...
Jul 18, 2023 William Jennings Bryan Birthplace Museum on South Broadway. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Emergency repairs to Salem Water Treatment Plant completed
The emergency repairs at the Salem Water Treatment Plant have been completed with no major complications. Salem Public Works Director Annette Sola says the work took five days to dig the 30-foot trenc...
Jul 18, 2023 Working down in the trench during the valve replacement project at the Salem Water Treatment Plant.
Two burglaries under investigation in Centralia area
Both the Centralia Police Department and Marion County Sheriff's Department have burglaries under investigation. In what Centralia Police are calling a smash and grab, a window was broken out of TK's ...
Jul 18, 2023
Salem City Council passes resolution in support of broadband service
The Salem City Council has approved a resolution in support of broadband service for all parts of Marion County. The county board's Broadband Committee Chair Chris Krupp brought the issue before the c...
Jul 18, 2023 Possessed Photography / Unsplash
Salem City Council selects quicker option to replace large gas meter going bad at Radiac Abrasives
The Salem City Council has elected for a more expensive gas meter to replace one going bad at Radiac Abrasives. Public Works Director Annette Sola says if they would have selected a replacement with t...
Jul 18, 2023 Salem Public Works Director Annette Sola.
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
