Category Archives: Local News

The Marion County Sheriff's Department number and an officer's name is being used in a scam. The sheriff's department reports their phone number shows up on the phone ID and the name of an actual offi...

Unemployment was down slightly in Marion County in December. Figures being released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security places the county's unemployment at 4.3-percent. That's a drop of ...

Friday is the opening night for the Salem Community Theatre Production of 'Million Dollar Meatballs'. The comedy will be performed this weekend and next, with Friday and Saturday night performances at...

A 32-year-old Iuka man has been charged in Marion County Court with possession of methamphetamine under five grams, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving on a suspended license. Timothy Pomero...

It's once again income tax time. Whether you file your own federal or state return or have them prepared, the Marion County Treasurer Office would like to remind you that copies of the Marion County P...

Centralia Police arrested 37-year-old Blake Benden of Hester Street in Centralia for alleged domestic battery, aggravated assault, unlawful restraint, and interference with the reporting of domestic v...

The Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District has announced after a two year absence due to COVID-19 their annual meeting and dinner will return this year. The 78th annual event is planned fo...

Attorney General Kwame Raoul has announced a 74-year-old former bus driver for South Central Mass Transit District has been sentenced to four years in prison for sexually assaulting a Perry County man...

Centralia Police arrested a 49-year-old rural Odin man on Wednesday for a federal warrant for violation of supervised release. David Altom of Queens Avenue was taken to the Marion County Jail. The Mar...

Salem Township Hospital is getting a new surgeon. Hospital President Alex Nazarian says Dr. Kevin Claffey will take the place of Dr. Joshua Knolhoff who is moving from the community. "Dr. Claffey join...