Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Board begins planning more courthouse renovation and gets update on current projects
The Marion County Board is looking at a major renovation of the main third-floor courtroom as a future project. The board Tuesday night also discussed ongoing projects and delays in getting the Treasu...
Jul 27, 2022 Ameresco's Gene Mackey illustrates a point at Tuesday night's county board meeting.
Heavy rains hit region, with up to 11 inches in some parts of St. Louis region
Many low-lying roads that normally flood are underwater Tuesday following continual rainfall since the early morning hours. That includes all the roads that cross the Crooked Creek bottoms in Salem To...
Jul 26, 2022 File photo of flooding on Brick Hill Road below the Raccoon Lake dam. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Kaskaskia College Board approves tentative budget and four-year contract with faculty union
The Kaskaskia College Board was presented a tentative budget for the coming fiscal year at their meeting Monday night. College President George Evans says the budget includes revenues of $26.9-million...
Jul 26, 2022 Chairman Bill Hawley (left) and KC Professor Pete Donnelly (right) signed the new faculty contract at the July 25, 2022 board meeting.
West Kell Street waterline project in Salem delayed by rain (updated 9:45 am Tuesday)
Salem Public Works Director Annette Sola says as a result of the heavy rain on Tuesday there will be a delay on the West Kell Street waterline replacement project. The work scheduled for this week inc...
Jul 26, 2022 Salem Public Works Director Annette Sola.
Salem High School Superintendent "optimistic" renovation will be done for start of school
Salem Community High School Superintendent Brad Detering says everything is still on schedule for more than $10-million in renovation work to be completed before school starts next month. Detering say...
Jul 26, 2022
Centralia approves cannabis grow facilities as special use permit
The Centralia City Council has approved adult use cannabis craft grower and transporter facilities as special uses in the I-1 light industrial zone. There was no opposition from anyone in the audience...
Jul 26, 2022
Sales of Adult-Use Cannabis in Illinois jumps 50-percent last fiscal year
Sales of adult-use cannabis in Illinois jumped by 50% in the last fiscal year. Illinois Department of Revenue spokesperson Maura Kownacki says recreational marijuana sales climbed to one $1.5-billion ...
Jul 26, 2022
Police Beat for Tuesday, July 26th, 2022
A 35-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for theft. Joshua Orrell of North Walnut was taken to the Marion County Jail. 33-year-old Aaron Hubbard of East Broadway in Centralia ...
Jul 26, 2022
Where young adults moved to based on race and ethnicity
It turns out millennials haven't strayed very far from the areas where they grew up. A study released Monday by Harvard University and U.S. Census Bureau researchers found that by age 26, more than tw...
Jul 26, 2022 Chris Waits / CC
Isolated storm damage reported across Marion County from Sunday evening severe weather
Some isolated areas of Marion County are reporting damage from strong winds and hail as severe thunderstorms crossed part of the county late Sunday afternoon. Both Salem and Centralia missed the heavy...
Jul 25, 2022 Chimney toppled at home on Woodland Drive on the northeast side of Salem. Photo by Charlene Donoho.
