Category Archives: Local News
Evacuation request remains in effect for Starlight Mobile Home Park; flood watch extended until 10:45 am Tuesday
The City of Salem asked residents to evacuate the Starlight Mobile Home Park at mid-afternoon on Monday due to water rising to near the underpinning of one of the mobile homes. While water going over ...
Nov 04, 2024 Richter Drive through Bryan Memorial Park was closed Monday afternoon due to flooding from Town Creek. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Keep Salem Beautiful presents first business beautiful award
Keep Salem Beautiful has presented its first Business Beautiful Award to the ABC Pub on South Broadway. The newly reestablished program will recognize businesses for attractiveness, cleanliness and wi...
Nov 04, 2024 ABC Pub receives the first Business Beautiful Award from Keep Salem Beautiful. Left to right: Kegan Grimes and Susan Jamison of the ABC Louge, Sharon Blair and Jane Marshall of Keep Salem Beautiful, Kelley Predium of the ABC Lounge and Salem Economic Development Director Lea Dellicarpini. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Monday, November 4th, 2024
A 65-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for alleged aggravated battery to a police officer and criminal trespass to property. Joel Firebaugh of South James was taken to the M...
Nov 04, 2024
Marion County Clerk projects 65-percent voter turnout on Tuesday
Marion County Clerk Steve Fox has issued his voter turnout project for Tuesday's election. Fox bases his estimate on what he has seen in early and vote by mail numbers. "This election has picked up he...
Nov 04, 2024 Marion County Clerk Steve Fox
Sign Up begins for WJBD/Centralia Youth Center Adopt-a-Family program
Sign up begins on Monday for the Adopt-a-Family program. The Centralia Community Youth Center will partner with WJBD-WSIQ this year to provide struggling families with some Christmas help. Signup will...
Nov 04, 2024
Salem's new police chief to be formally sworn in Monday night
Salem's new Police Chief Susan Miller will be formally sworn into her new position at Monday night's City Council meeting. Miller takes over for retiring chief Kyle Ambuehl who will remain active in s...
Nov 04, 2024 New Salem Police Chief Susan Miller
Two injured in crash on Walnut Hill Road
Two people were injured in a rollover crash on the Walnut Hill Road at the Sleepy Hollow Road intersection southeast of Centralia late Friday night. State Police say a preliminary investigation indica...
Nov 03, 2024
State Police release names of those involved in crash on US 50 at Omega Road
State Police have released the names of those involved in a crash last Sunday afternoon on US 50 at the Omega Road in Iuka. Reports indicate the driver of a pickup truck was 21-year-old Jackson Johnso...
Nov 03, 2024 ISP FILE PHOTO: An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Police Beat for Sunday, November 3rd, 2024
Centralia Police have arrested a 43-year-old Salem man for domestic battery and on an outstanding no-bond Marion County felony failure to appear warrant. Corey Irvin of Illinois Street was taken to th...
Nov 03, 2024
Project Bread Meal Sites in Salem and Centralia temporarily close because of no federal payments
Project Bread meal sites in Salem and Centralia have temporarily shut down due to a lack of federal funding. The Executive Director of the Community Action Agency BCMW Jessica Backs says the difficult...
Nov 02, 2024 Some of those at Project Bread in Salem Friday were working collectively on a puzzle. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
