Category Archives: Local News
Accountability Commission hears testimony about excessive force by ICE agents. Felt like a 'war zone'
by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois December 18, 2025 Article Summary The Illinois Accountability Commission held its first public meeting Thursday to review and document misconduct of federal ...
Dec 19, 2025 Illinois Accountability Commission Chair Judge Rubén Castillo, Vice Chair Patricia Brown Holmes and Commissioner Susan Gzesh listen to public comments at the Dec. 18 commission meeting. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Greater Salem Area Chamber of Commerce executive director resigns
The Executive Director of the Greater Salem Area Chamber of Commerce has resigned. Chamber President Siretha Howe says Jessiycka Coleman has made the decision to step back and focus on her own busines...
Dec 19, 2025
Marion County Supervisor of Assessments announces retirement
Marion County Supervisor of Assessments Mark Miller has announced he will retire at the end of 2026 after serving as Marion County Supervisor of Assessments for 10 years. Miller says he is releasing h...
Dec 19, 2025 Marion County Supervisor of Assessments Mark Miller.
Odin Village Board gets clean audit and sets 2.79 percent tax levy increase
The Odin Village Board Thursday night approved a 2.79 percent property tax levy increase over last year's collections. Mayor Greg Smith says the village expects to collect $63,305 in property taxes th...
Dec 19, 2025 Odin Village Hall (credit: Odin Village Hall Facebook page)
Centralia High School approves annual audit and tax levy
The Centralia High School Board approved a 4.99% tax levy, staying below the threshold for requiring a Truth in Taxation hearing. Superintendent Chuck Lane noted that even though the district is raisi...
Dec 19, 2025
Flatbed semi truck overturns when missing driveway on Green Street Road
Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps says the driver of a flat bed semi was not hurt when his rig overturned after the rear wheels missed a driveway on the Green Street Road a half mile west of the Odin...
Dec 19, 2025
Both drivers decline hospital treatment in crash just south of Centralia
Both drivers declined hospital treatment in a two-vehicle crash on South Poplar at South Pine Street just outside the southern Centralia City Limits early Thursday evening. Deputies say 43-year-old Ja...
Dec 19, 2025
Police Beat for Friday, December 18th, 2025
Sandoval Police arrested 28-year-old Donavan Watson of South Lincoln in Centralia on a no bond misdemeanor warrant. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. Two were sent to the jail from the courthous...
Dec 19, 2025
Salem Township Hospital Board receives clean audit, warned about future finances
The Salem Township Hospital Board received a clean audit at its Wednesday board meeting. While there were no findings, the auditors expressed concern over the cost of inflation raising costs more than...
Dec 18, 2025
South Central School Board sets tax levy
The South Central School Board has voted to limit the increase of its property tax rate to help district residents deal with rising costs. Superintendent Kerry Herdes says most of the increase will al...
Dec 18, 2025
