Category Archives: Local News
Salem City Council Monday night to consider ban on sale of Kratom and 7-OH
The Salem City Council Monday night will be asked to ban the sale of Kratom and 7-OH at businesses in the city. Mayor Nic Farley announced earlier he would be bringing the proposal forward after learn...
Jul 06, 2026
New Revolutionary War Memorial Dedicated by Daughters of American Revolution in Fairview Park
The Prairie State Chapter of the Daughters of American Revolution dedicated a plaque on Saturday in memory of those from the area that served in the Revolutionary War. Chapter Regent Stella Schilling ...
Jul 06, 2026
Investigation underway into death of inmate at Marion County Jail
Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps says an investigation is underway into the death of 56-year-old Bryan Hester of Salem while he was an inmate at the Marion County Jail. Cripps says Hester was found ...
Jul 06, 2026
Man in car stolen in Kinmundy involved in shooting at Effingham Church
State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 says a vehicle stolen in Marion County was involved in the shooting that occurred at St. John's Lutheran Church on Jefferson Avenue in Effingham ...
Jul 05, 2026 St. John's Lutheran Church in Effingham.
Investigation underway into death of five-month-old child in Centralia
The Illinois Child Death Task Force has been assembled under Illinois State Police to handle the investigation of the death of a five month old child found unreponsive in the 1000 block of Maulding Dr...
Jul 05, 2026
Odin man declines hospital treatment following car-deer crash
A 66-year-old rural Odin man declined hospital treatment following a car-deer crash in the 1400 block of East Poplar, or U.S. 50, east of Odin, Saturday morning. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say L...
Jul 05, 2026
Democratic governors led by JB Pritzker press US Postal Service to drop plan tied to Trump's election order
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press A group of Democratic governors led by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has asked the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday to withdraw its proposed rule seeking to implement a...
Jul 05, 2026 A worker pushes a cartful of ballots the day after California's primary election at the LA County Ballot Processing Center Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Salem Motorcyclist Hurt in Single-Vehicle Crash in Centralia
A 20-year-old Salem man was hurt in a motorcycle crash on Gragg Street near Brick Hill Road in Centralia early Saturday morning. Centralia Police say Gabriel Burket was traveling westbound on Gragg St...
Jul 04, 2026
Centralia Police release name of injured bicyclist, seeks public help in finding driver of vehicle
Centralia Police have released the name of a 52-year-old bicyclist seriously injured in a possible hit-and-run crash on 13th Street near Cedar in Centralia early Thursday morning. Brian Herrin was fou...
Jul 04, 2026
Centralia man hurt in I-57 hit and run crash south of Salem
A 79-year-old Centralia man was injured when his vehicle was struck by a semi on I-57 at mile marker 111, five miles south of Salem. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say John Sprehe of Anderson Street...
Jul 04, 2026
