Category Archives: Local News
Selmaville Road closed at Crooked Creek Bridge
The Illinois Department of Transportation has now closed the Selmaville Road at the Crooked Creek Bridge three miles south of Salem to all traffic. The bridge is not expected to reopen until early Nov...
Sep 06, 2022
Church Road bridge east of Route 37 reopened to traffic
The Marion County Highway Department has reopened the Church Road a quarter mile east of Route 37 which has been closed for the past two and a half years because of a failed bridge. Highway Engineer M...
Sep 06, 2022 Marion County Highway Department building.
The City of Salem announces plans for city wide cleanup
The City of Salem Public Works Department has announced that the annual City Wide Clean Up will be held the week of Monday, September 19th. The City's residential trash hauler will pick up an amount e...
Sep 06, 2022
Three young teens who climbed into Centralia's storm sewer system later found safe
Three young teens were the subject of a stormwater sewer line search Monday night after they opened a manhole and climbed inside. Centralia Police and Fire were called by a concerned resident in the a...
Sep 06, 2022 Centralia Police and Fire search for three young teens who decided to explore the city's underground storm water sewers. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Salem student takes up Kaskaskia College President on free lunch five years after invitation
An incoming freshman at Kaskaskia College didn't forget an offer for a free lunch offered five years earlier by Kaskaskia College President George Evans. The offer came when Evans made a presentation ...
Sep 06, 2022 Pictured (l-r): Gracee Mejorada, President George Evans, and Jessica Wescher.
Centralia industry adding break room tops August Centralia Building Permit Report
A Centralia industry adding on to their building to provide an employee break room highlights the August Centralia Building Permit report. Intermountain has been issued a $153,449 permit to add on a 5...
Sep 06, 2022
Applications now available for Centralia BPW's Annual Women and Boss of the Year
The Centralia Business Professional Women's Club will be celebrating BPW Week, October 17-21. Each year two awards are presented during BPW Week; "Woman of the Year" and "Boss of the Year." Applicatio...
Sep 06, 2022
Kinmundy Celebrates Labor Day with parade, car show, and 5K run
The threat of rain didn't keep people away from Kinmundy's Labor Day Activities. The South Central FFA had 33 runners participate in their 5K run which returned for the first time in several years. 10...
Sep 06, 2022 Kinmundy-Alma Fire trucks make their way down Madison Street downtown as kids gather along the route to collect a large amount of bandy that was thrown out. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Marion County budget looks solidly in black for coming fiscal year; board leaders say they will avoid property tax hike
A Marion County Board committee spent five hours on Friday reviewing their budget numbers for the fiscal year beginning December first and came away happy with what they saw. While some numbers are st...
Sep 06, 2022 Marion County Courthouse
Man who exposes himself at Forbes State Park campground knocked unconscious
A 47-year-old Washington State man was knocked unconscious by another camper upset about him exposing himself during a Monday night incident at the Forbes State Park Oak Ridge campground. Marion Count...
Sep 06, 2022
