Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Board doesn't overspend ARPA funds after all
Marion County Building Committee Chair Dr. Creighton Engel says the county doesn't have a $460,000 overage in spending ARPA federal COVID-19 relief money after all. Engel says it was discovered the co...
Apr 26, 2023 Marion County Board Vice-Char Dr. Creighton Engel and Chair Debbie Smith.
Centralia City Manager 'very happy' in job after first year
Centralia City Manager Kory Smith reached the one year mark in his new job on Tuesday. Smith moved from Centralia City Attorney to the City Manager's job last April following a succession of short ter...
Apr 26, 2023 Centralia City Manager Kory Smith.
Iuka man sentenced to two years in prison for grooming
A 53-year-old Iuka man has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to a grooming charge. Joseph Morrison of Sycamore Street admitted to using a cell phone in...
Apr 26, 2023
Salem man sentenced on weapons defacement charge following shooting and stabbing
A 19-year-old Salem man involved in an alleged stabbing and shooting incident at a Salem apartment earlier this year has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to a charge of defacing identification ma...
Apr 26, 2023
Both drivers refuse hospital treatment following Route 37 South crash
Both drivers refused hospital treatment following a two vehicle crash on Route 37 South at Church Road south of Salem Tuesday morning. Initial information from the Marion County Sheriff's Department i...
Apr 26, 2023
Government paints ex-ComEd officials as 'grand masters of corruption' before jury deliberations
Defense makes final plea that prosecutors' case alleging bribery conspiracy 'makes no sense' By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - Attorneys for both the defen...
Apr 26, 2023 The Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Hannah Meisel)
Iuka Grade School Music Department joins Marion County's 200th Birthday Celebration
The Iuka Grade School's spring music program was a Salute to the 200th Anniversary of Marion County and one of the county's bicentennial celebration this year. All grades participated in the Historica...
Apr 25, 2023 Iuka Superintendant Sam Alli joins Marion County Board Chair Debbie Smith and her husband Bill in maining the Bicentennial Table at the Iuka Grade School Bicentenial Concert.
Two people injured in one vehicle crash on Green Street Road
Both occupants of a vehicle that ran off the Green Street Road at the Dunbar Road intersection east of Central City on Monday were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries. The Marion County Sh...
Apr 25, 2023
Police Beat for Tuesday, April 25th, 2023
A 48-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested by Centralia Police on a new charge of domestic battery and a failure to appear warrant on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge. Tonya Pannell of Hes...
Apr 25, 2023
Kaskaskia College has new student trustee
The Kaskaskia College Board swore in the new student trustee at Monday night's meeting by Board Chair Bill Hawley. Madison Johnson of Vandalia was a 2022 Vandalia Community High School graduate and pl...
Apr 25, 2023 New Kaskaskia College Student Trustee Madison Johnson takes the oath of office from KC Board Chair Bill Hawley.
