Category Archives: Local News
Centralia woman sentenced to two years in prison for Facebook Pay theft
A 42-year-old Centralia woman has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to one of three felony theft charges pending against her for theft of money from an...
Apr 30, 2023
Salem Grade School Board reorganizes; keeps same officers
The Salem Grade School Board reorganized on Thursday night and kept the same officers. Following review of the election results, all three incumbent board members were sworn in for additional four yea...
Apr 30, 2023 Three members of the Salem Grade School Board of Education are sworn in for another term on Thursday night. Far left: Lynnette Dye and Brad Crowe, and far right: Alisha Ambuehl. Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe (second from right) reads oath of office.
150 years later, Dixon bridge tragedy among nation's worst
By JOHN O'CONNOR Associated Press DIXON, Ill. (AP) - Gertie Wadsworth was in the arms of her grandmother that bright day when sunshine dissolved distasteful memories of a long, brutal winter. Christan...
Apr 30, 2023 Tom Wadsworth gestures towards the Truesdell bridge while standing on the bank of the Rock River in Dixon, Ill., on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, near the site of the May 4, 1873, baptismal ceremony, when a large crowd gathered on the bridge before it toppled over, killing 46 and injuring 56 in the worst road-bridge disaster in American history. Wadsworth's great-grandmother, Gertie Wadsworth, was 3 1/2 years old and was in the arms of her grandmother, Christan Goble, the day the bridge collapsed. Goble died, but Gertie was plucked from the river downstream and revived. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)
Salem Elks celebrate Elks National Youth Week
The Salem Elks are celebrating Elks National Youth Week next Monday through Sunday. On Thursday, the Salem Police Department, Salem Fire Protection District, United Medical Response, and Salem Emergen...
Apr 30, 2023
Centralia Police arrest two on drug charges following early Sunday morning traffic stop
Centralia Police arrested both occupants of a car on drug charges following an early Sunday morning traffic stop. 29-year-old Alyssa Chapman of North Sycamore in Centralia and 34-year-old Kirk Johnsto...
Apr 30, 2023
Salem woman injured in crash on Edgewood Road
A 19-year-old Salem woman was injured in a single vehicle crash on Edgewood Road a mile south of the Tonti Road northeast of Salem early Saturday night. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Bailey LeM...
Apr 30, 2023
Route 161 Bridge over Skillet Fork back to two-lane traffic
The Route 161 Extension bridge over Skillet Fork has been reopened for two-way traffic following the latest round of repairs. Marion County Highway Engineer Mike McCormick says the traffic control dev...
Apr 29, 2023 Some earlier repairs were made to keep the bridge open, but it is still in a deteriorated state requiring replacement.
Two area counties at elevated level of COVID-19
Two area counties are among four in Illinois now at an elevated risk of COVID-19. Both Jefferson and Wayne Counties have moved into the medium risk along with two other counties northeast of St. Louis...
Apr 29, 2023
Salem woman escapes serious injury in one-car crash on Old US 51
A 58-year-old rural Salem woman refused hospital treatment following a one-vehicle crash on Old U.S. 51 just south of the Colonial Golf Court in Sandoval Friday afternoon. Marion County Sheriff's Depu...
Apr 29, 2023
Mt. Vernon teen gets 18-year prison term for armed violence
A 19-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for a Class X felony charge of armed violence. A Jefferson County Jury deliberated only 15 minutes when finding Jaylen Smith guilt...
Apr 29, 2023 Jaylen Smith
