Category Archives: Local News
EF1 Tornado Hits North of Shattuc in Sunday Night Storms
The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF1 tornado touched down for just over four miles in eastern Clinton County during the Sunday evening severe weather. The tornado track begins north of US...
Mar 17, 2026
Today Is Election Day....So Far No Issues Have Been Reported in Marion County
Today is election day. Polls are open until seven tonight. So far there have been no issues in voting in Marion County and those who normally vote at the Marion County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building are...
Mar 17, 2026 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Salem City Council Told Electric Cost in Aggregation Program to Be 11% Higher in Coming Year
There apparently will be even higher electric prices next summer as the aggregation rate approved by the Salem City Council Monday night will be eleven percent higher than last year. Goode Energy Repr...
Mar 17, 2026 Salem City Clerk Tabatha Meador, Mayor Nick Farley, and City Attorney Matt WIlzbach at Monday's City Council meeting.
Salem Community High School Board Acts on Number of Personnel Issues
The Salem Community High School Board acted on a number of resignations and appointments at the Monday night school board meeting. The board accepted the resignations of Dylan Courty as physical educa...
Mar 17, 2026
Fire Out on Salem Fire Protection District Arrival Causes Extensive Damage to Home
A rural Salem resident returned to his home late Monday afternoon to find the inside of the house had earlier burned with the fire apparently putting itself out when running out of oxygen. The Ryan Sp...
Mar 17, 2026
Sandoval School Board narrowly votes to renew elementary principal's contract
At a highly attended board meeting on Monday, the Sandoval School District 501 Board of Education voted to approve a new 1-year contract for Sandoval Elementary principal Adam Hanks, with four members...
Mar 17, 2026 Sandoval School Board at Monday night's meeting. Photo by Austin Williams.
ISP Releasing Few Details About Investigation of Death of 26-Year-Old Woman At Central City Apartment (update 3:15 pm)
Illinois State Police confirm the State Crimes Scene Investigations Unit and the Division of Criminal Investigations Zone 8 are investigating the death of a 27-year-old female found deceased on Saturd...
Mar 16, 2026
New Bishop Designate Gets Standing Ovation When Returning to His Hometown of Salem
When Bishop Designate, the Very Reverend Godfrey Mullen, arrived at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Salem over the weekend, he received a standing ovation. The speaking engagement was already planned...
Mar 16, 2026 Bishop Designate Godfrey Mullen standing on the front steps of St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Salem. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Marion County Clerk Candidates Talk About Their Race at Marion County Republican Dinner
Marion County Republicans got to hear from a number of candidates during their annual Lincoln Day Dinner at the Fairgrounds Exhibit Building Saturday night. Statewide candidates Darren Bailey for Gove...
Mar 16, 2026 Republican Marion County Clerk candidates Greg Wright (left) and Zach Rose (right) speaking at the Lincoln Day dinner on Saturday.
Fire Destroys One Garage, Causes Damage to Two Other Buildings in Rural Centralia
An unoccupied garage on the Joe and Lisa Wagner property in the 2500 block of State Route 161 east of Centralia was destroyed in a Sunday afternoon fire, with some damage to two other structures. Cent...
Mar 16, 2026
