Category Archives: Local News
Cedarhurst Receives Highest National Recognition with Reaccreditation
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded to the nation's museums. Accreditation signifies excellen...
Apr 07, 2026 Cedarhurst Center for the Arts. (Facebook photo)
Central City Mobile Home Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed a Central City mobile home late Monday morning. A resident, Justin Dubois, had just moved into the home at 326 North Park on Sunday, with power turned on earlier in the day. The home is...
Apr 07, 2026 Fire at a Central City mobile home on Monday. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Wamac Council brings back liquor license for establishment damaged by 2025 fire
By Steven Stilt The Wamac City Council voted during its meeting Monday evening to reopen a liquor license for use by an establishment that is in the process of being rebuilt following a fire that took...
Apr 07, 2026 File photo: Wamac City Hall
14,000 Plastic Eggs Quickly Gathered at ATVs and More Easter Egg Hunt
An estimated 400 kids quickly made their way through ATVs and More in Salem Saturday morning to gather more than 14,000 eggs spread out throughout the building. Marketing Director Curtis Denzik says t...
Apr 06, 2026 Easter egg hunt in progress at ATVs and More in Salem. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Wamac Area Easter Egg Hunt Sees One of Its Biggest Turnouts
Over 750 kids converged on the Wamac City Park Sunday for the Wamac Areas 16th Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Coordinator Butch Mathus says he always wants to make sure every kid gets something since it migh...
Apr 06, 2026 Children participate in the Wamac Easter Egg Hunt. Photo by Vicki Rodgers.
Salem Lion's Club Celebrates 90th Easter Egg Hunt with More Prizes
The Salem Lion's Club hosted its 90th annual Easter Egg Hunt in Bryan Memorial Park on Sunday. The event featured more prize eggs including six bicycles, many toys, and even some eggs containing $10 c...
Apr 06, 2026 Bicycle winners at the Salem Easter Egg Hunt in Bryan Memorial Park. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Operating Room Expansion and Renovation to Be Completed This Week at Salem Township Hospital
Salem Township Hospital Chief Executive Officer Jim Timpe says work on the operating room renovation and expansion is wrapping up this week. Timpe says the project will then be on hold before work wil...
Apr 06, 2026
Salem Police Make 2nd Arrest in Connection with Friday Altercation
Salem Police have arrested a second person in connection with a Friday evening altercation at Starlight Mobile Home Park at 300 East Olive. 46-year-old Sean Dean was arrested at his residence in the m...
Apr 06, 2026
Centralia Police Release Report on Thursday Evening Crash with Six Injuries
Centralia Police report six people were injured early Thursday evening in a van-SUV crash in the 200 block of East 8th at an alleyway. Police say a van driven by 66-year-old Karla Kern of Post Oak Lan...
Apr 06, 2026
Three Semi Trucks Collide When One Attempts to Use I-57 Turn Around Lane North of Mt. Vernon
Jefferson Fire officials say northbound and southbound traffic on I-57 at mile marker 97 about three miles north of Mt. Vernon was down to a single lane early Sunday night after three semi trucks coll...
Apr 06, 2026
