Category Archives: Local News

An attempt to thaw a frozen waterline started a fire that caused minor damage at a rural Bluford home early Saturday morning. Kell Fire Assistant Chief Jason Franke says mutual aid was requested from ...

A 30-year-old Centralia resident was arrested by Centralia Police on a Marion County felony failure-to-appear warrant stemming from a retail theft case. Nikkita Campbell of North Pine was taken to the...

The Salem Community Activity Center is holding a giant garage sale from now until one. More than 170 tables full of items are for sale from many sellers. About 20 tables of items have been donated to ...

The Iuka Fire Protection District has named Bryan Smith as its Firefighter of the Year. The award was announced at the annual Firemen's Supper this week. The Firefighter of the Year is voted on by fel...

The Illinois Department of Revenue has announced it will begin accepting 2026 individual income tax returns on Monday, January 26, the same day the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) opens the federal fil...

Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps says the sheriff's department handled 14,739 calls during 2025. That's an increase of 4,421 over 2024, but Cripps says at least some of the increase is due to better...

The Centralia High School Board of Education agreed to begin the bidding process for health insurance, looking for possible alternatives to the Egyptian Trust which currently provides the school's ins...

The South Central School Board was told Wednesday night there is considerable interest from students in attending vocational class under the Kaskaskia College Now program. Incoming Superintendent Sara...

A former airman stationed at Scott Air Force Base appeared in district court to plead guilty to federal charges for sexually exploiting minors and distributing images and videos of child sexual abuse ...

A federal judge has sentenced a Fayette County woman to 30 months' imprisonment for working as a "money mule" within a foreign-based scam conspiracy to defraud victims out of tens of thousands of doll...