Category Archives: Local News
First Measles Case of 2026 Identified in Metro East Area
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting this year's first confirmed case of measles in the state in an adult residing in the Metro East area. The individual recently returned from...
Feb 18, 2026
Salem Police Department Releases Annual Report
Salem Police Chief Todd Boles has released the department's annual report. Boles says the department made 268 arrests. 10,863 calls for service were received, resulting in 646 incident reports. There ...
Feb 18, 2026 Salem Police Chief Todd Boles.
Marion County Highway Worker Receives Minor Injuries in Road Patching Incident on Walnut Hill Road
A Marion County Highway Department employee was treated at Salem Township Hospital Tuesday for apparent minor injuries after falling into the side of a moving car when losing his footing while filling...
Feb 18, 2026
Salem City Council Awards Another Downtown TIF Grant for Building Improvements
The Salem City Council Tuesday night approved a $47,000 Tax Increment Financing Agreement with Jered Gambill to purchase and rehabilitate four downtown addresses. Gambill will be provided with $10,000...
Feb 18, 2026
Salem Township Hospital Schedules Spring Wellness Program
Salem Township Hospital has scheduled its spring Wellness Program. You'll be able to obtain low-cost blood test vouchers on Thursday, April 9th, from seven am to five pm by driving under the front can...
Feb 18, 2026
Police Beat for Tuesday, February 18th, 2026
A 35-year-old Odin man has been arrested for violation of the sex offender registration law. Brock Powell of Perkins Street was taken to the Marion County by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies to await ...
Feb 18, 2026
Pritzker to present 8th budget as Illinois faces federal funding uncertainty
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois February 16, 2026 Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker will present his eighth budget on Wednesday and outline a plan to deal with limited revenue growth and signif...
Feb 17, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his State of the State and budget address before the General Assembly at the Illinois State Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 19. 2026. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Marion County Coroner Conducting Autopsy on Man Found Dead in Back Yard
Marion County Coroner Claude Howell is conducting an autopsy Tuesday into the cause of death of a 44-year-old rural Salem man who was found dead in the backyard of his home late Monday afternoon. Howe...
Feb 17, 2026
Salem Police Make Arrest in Burglary, Criminal Trespass and Drug Possession Case
The Salem Police Department has arrested a Chicago area woman for residential burglary, felony criminal trespass, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. Salem Police Chief Todd Boles ...
Feb 17, 2026
Centralia Police Swear in New Officer
The Centralia Police Department has sworn in a new officer. Jordan Claar is coming to the Centralia Police Department from the Wamac Police Department. He has two years of full-time and 18 months of p...
Feb 17, 2026 Jordan Claar is sworn in as a Centralia police officer.
