Category Archives: Local News
IDOT to Begin Resurfacing Work on US 51 between Sandoval and Central CIty on Monday
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that daily lane closures will be in place in both directions of U.S. 51 for approximately 4 miles between Central City and Sandoval in Marion Co...
May 6, 2026
Three Ordered Held Without Bond After Being Charged with Domestic Violence Related Crimes
Three people arrested over the weekend for domestic violence related incidents have all been ordered by Judge Wes Gozia to be held without bond pending further court action. 48-year-old Dennis Schuchm...
May 6, 2026 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Iuka Man Charged with Failure to Register as Sex Offender
A 34-year-old Iuka man has been charged in Marion County Court with felony failure to register as a sex offender. Damien Stanford of Camp Street is accused of failure to register within one year after...
May 6, 2026
Applications open for Chad Beguelin Fine Arts Scholarship
Chad Beguelin, a Tony and Drama Desk Award nominee, is once again offering the $5,000 Chad Beguelin Fine Arts Scholarship. Beguelin is from Irvington, a 1986 graduate of Centralia High School, and was...
May 5, 2026 Chad Beguelin
SCHS Seniors Honored on Senior Night
Salem Community High School seniors were presented $1,046,908 in scholarships during Senior Awards Night Monday night. Jordan Kessler was awarded Outstanding Senior of the Year and Kyler Sapp Senior V...
May 5, 2026 All of the SCHS Seniors honored on Senior night. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Senator Plummer Advances Resolution Honoring Sgt. Levi Ridgley with Memorial Highway Designation
State Senator Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) has announced the passage of Senate Joint Resolution 53, honoring the life and sacrifice of U.S. Army Sergeant Kenneth Levi Ridgley of Olney. The resolutio...
May 5, 2026 Matt Turner / CC
100 Block of North Washington in Salem Becomes One-Way Wednesday
The City of Salem has announced that North Washington Avenue from US 50 to Schwartz Street on the east side of the courthouse will become one-way traffic only going northbound beginning on Wednesday m...
May 5, 2026 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Centralia Man Held Without Bond on Seven Sex Related Offenses
A 33-year-old Centralia man has been ordered held without bond on seven sex related offenses. Ryan Goodwin of Jolliff Bridge Road in Centralia faces two counts apiece of predatory criminal sexual assa...
May 5, 2026
Wamac Council Approves 47-Acre Solar Field Project
By Steven Stilt The Wamac City Council on Monday evening gave its approval on a planned solar project in the community. Council members approved the zoning request for the solar array, which will sit ...
May 5, 2026 File photo: Wamac City Hall
Salem City Council Approves Sale of Industrial Park Property
The Salem City Council has approved the sale of six acres of property east of Hotze Road and north of the railroad tracks in the Industrial Park to MGI Ready Mix of Effingham. Mayor Nic Farley says th...
May 5, 2026 Isaac Hays (left) is sworn in as a new Salem city patrolman by Mayor Nic Farley. Hays wife Ashley holds the Bible. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
