Category Archives: Local News
Salem City Council Monday to be asked to move forward on dog park improvements
The Salem City Council Monday night will be asked to move forward on improvements to the city's dog park in Bryan Memorial Park. Public Works Director Annette Sola says all the fencing will be replace...
Mar 03, 2023 Salem Dog Park in Bryan Memorial Park. (Photo: Salem Dog Park Facebook page)
Three arrested for allegedly shooting 38 with Orbeez or airsoft type gun
Three men have been charged with 38 counts of aggravated battery in the aftermath of a Wednesday morning incident outside Marion Junior High where multiple students were allegedly struck with projecti...
Mar 02, 2023 Andrew Toskin / CC
Centralia to hold public hearing on new water treatment plant
The City of Centralia has scheduled a public hearing to discuss its intentions to provide a new water treatment plant. It will be held at two Wednesday afternoon, March 15th, at Centralia City Hall. I...
Mar 02, 2023
Salem man reportedly shot in hand during fight in Salem Village Apartments
Salem Police say one person was shot in the hand and another person has been arrested for aggravated domestic battery following a scuffle between two occupants of an apartment at the Salem Village Apa...
Mar 02, 2023
Marion County Sheriff's Department gets donation of three defibrillators
Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps has announced a donation of three LIFEPAK defibrillators. Cripps accepted the units from Rich Crouse at the Crouse Funeral Home in Salem. He says the donation will m...
Mar 02, 2023
Murder Mystery Dinner Fundraiser to be hosted at Castle Ridge
Castle Ridge is excited to host a Murder Mystery Dinner on Saturday, March 4th, on behalf of Carrie Leigh's upcoming Dream Come True Prom. This interactive event will have actors from Local Celebrity ...
Mar 02, 2023 File: Castle Ridge (Facebook photo)
Odin man faces Class X drug charge
Bond was set at $100,000 in Marion County Court on Wednesday for a 43-year-old Odin man who was formally charged with a Class X felony drug offense along with two other drug possession charges. Randle...
Mar 02, 2023
Rural Salem man arrested following non-injury crash
A 30-year-old Salem man escaped injury but was arrested following a single car crash late Wednesday night on Barton Road south of Nevada Road in rural Sandoval. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Ji...
Mar 02, 2023
Marion County Circuit Clerk gets $282,468 Technology Modernization Grant
Marion County Circuit Clerk Tiffany Schicker has received a $282,468 Technology Modernization Grant from the Illinois Courts System. Schicker says a number of improvements are planned with the money. ...
Mar 02, 2023
Mt. Vernon man found guilty by Jefferson County jury for armed violence
A Jefferson County Jury deliberated about 20 minutes Wednesday afternoon before finding a 19-year-old Mt. Vernon man guilty of armed violence. Jaylen Smith was arrested on the charge last December aft...
Mar 02, 2023 Blogtrepreneur / CC
