Category Archives: Local News
Illinois State Police see positive results in first month of reorganization
Illinois State Police are reporting initial positive results in moving from 21 patrol districts to 11 patrol troops. The goal of the move is to enable more officers to be available to respond to calls...
Feb 22, 2023 The new Troop 9 Guidon is placed in front of the troopers during a ceremony at the Effingham Troop Headquarters.
Salem Police arrest Sandoval woman for public indecency
Salem Police have arrested a 43-year-old Sandoval woman for public indecency after she reportedly took off her shirt twice at the Huck's store on West Main. Police report the first complaint came in a...
Feb 22, 2023
Salem Police officer injured in confrontation with homeless man
Salem Police say an officer was injured when a homeless man resisted being arrested after police tried to remove him from under a bridge in the 400 block of North Jefferson Street where he had been st...
Feb 22, 2023
Grass and leaf fire gets out of control in Centralia burning two homes and garage
Centralia City Firefighters say a leaf and grass fire inside a recreation burn container blew out of control Tuesday afternoon and ended up burning the siding of two homes and damaging a garage. The f...
Feb 22, 2023
Marion County Board's new codification subcommittee holds its first meeting
The Marion County Board's new codification subcommittee met for the first time Tuesday night and learned the current condition of county board records for ordinances and resolutions approved in the pa...
Feb 22, 2023 The Marion County Board's new subcommittee looking at codification of county records looks at what other governmental units are doing.
Patoka man arrested for aggravated battery to his roommate
A 19-year-old Patoka man has been arrested for aggravated battery after allegedly hitting his roommate with a golf club and stabbing him in the arm with a knife. Noah Meredith of the Marion County Hou...
Feb 22, 2023
Salem City Council moves forward on two improvement projects and special use permit
The Salem City Council has approved a bid to replace curb and guttering on two city streets. Public Works Director Annette Sola says T and L Contracting, Inc was under budget with their $82,317 bid. "...
Feb 22, 2023
Salem City Council to consider street and wastewater treatment plant improvement bids
The Salem City Council Tuesday night will consider bids for two improvement projects. The low bid from T and L Contracting, Inc of $82,317 is being recommended for curb and gutter replacement on porti...
Feb 21, 2023
Grass and woods fires keep area fire departments busy
Area fire departments have handled a number of grass and woods fires. Sandoval Firemen received mutual aid assistance from three other departments in fighting a Sunday afternoon fire in the 700 block ...
Feb 21, 2023 file photo
Police ID man killed by cops during attempted machete attack
TOULON, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State Police have identified a northern Illinois man who was fatally shot last weekend by officers he had tried to attack with a machete as they were serving an arrest war...
Feb 21, 2023
