Category Archives: Local News
City of Salem plans town hall meeting to match volunteers to victim of tornadoes who need help
Salem Mayor Nic Farley has announced a Town Hall meeting has been scheduled for five Tuesday evening to try and match volunteers with those in need of assistance following the Friday night tornado. Th...
Apr 02, 2023
Salem Chamber's 1st Annual Gala Award ceremony honors individuals, businesses, and organizations
The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce honored several individuals, businesses, and groups at their 1st Annual Gala Award Ceremony held Saturday night at the Salem Community Theatre. Salem Mayor Nic Fa...
Apr 02, 2023 All those receiving awards at the Salem Chamber's 1st Annual Gala Awards Ceremony gather after the event at the Salem Community Theatre on Stage. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem begins to develop clean-up plans following Friday tornado
Salem Mayor Nic Farley has announced a cleanup plan for those who sustained damage in Friday night's tornado. He is asking residents to separate debris into three piles and place it at the curbside fo...
Apr 02, 2023 Multiple Ameren crews worked on restoring power at the South Broadway and Lake Street intersection on Saturday. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Marion County declared disaster area due to Friday tornado damage
Governor Pritzker has issued a disaster proclamation for Marion County and other areas of the state hit by tornadoes Friday night. The disaster declaration, effective immediately, will support local g...
Apr 02, 2023 Governor Pritzker during a visit to Belvidere where he issued a state Disaster Declaration for areas hit by tornadoes on Friday night, including Marion County.
Odin man dies from injuries sustained in flash fire
A 74-year-old Odin man who received critical burns in a flash fire when throwing fuel onto a brush fire on Thursday afternoon has died as a result of his injuries. David Michael Schlais passed away on...
Apr 02, 2023
Friday night tornadoes kill four in Illinois, three just across border in Indiana
Tornadoes that hit multiple places in Illinois Friday night claimed a total of four lives, with three others dying just across the Indiana border. In Belvidere, in extreme Northern Illinois, part of t...
Apr 02, 2023 The marquee of the Apollo Theatre is down at the scene where the roof of the theatre collapsed during a tornado Friday evening, Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Belvidere, Ill. Belvidere Fire Chief Shawn Schadle said 260 people were in the venue for a concert. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Fire guts condemned vacant home in Centralia
A fire listed as suspicious in nature gutted a vacant condemned home at 521 West 6th Street in Centralia Friday night. All available Centralia City Firemen were called to fight the fire. Flames were a...
Apr 02, 2023 Centralia City Firemen fight a fire in a vacant condemned home at 521 West Sixth Street on Friday night. Photo by Brady Toennies.
Police Beat for Sunday, April 2nd, 2023
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 53-year-old Harold Ainsworth of South Oak in Patoka for driving under the influence, illegal transportation of liquor, and improper lane usage following a sin...
Apr 02, 2023
National Weather Service: Tornado responsible for damage in Salem area
A National Weather Service Science and Operating Officer says a six-mile path of damage through the Salem area is most likely the result of a single tornado path. Ben Herzog says the path studied Satu...
Apr 01, 2023
Curfew in effect Saturday night for area hard hit by tornado
Salem Mayor Nic Farley has declared a State of Emergency and established a curfew for the area hit hardest by the Friday night tornado. The area includes East Blair and Lake Streets between Broadway a...
Apr 01, 2023 Salem Police Department map of the area under curfew Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
