Category Archives: Local News
City of Centralia to look at solar energy to control electric costs
The City of Centralia will be looking at installing solar energy fields at some of their facilities to control electric costs that are expected to double when a new contract takes effect in February. ...
Oct 25, 2022 Jordan Haarman
Kaskaskia College's new HIT program receives 7 year accreditation
Kaskaskia College's new Health Information Technology Program that trains those for coding medical bills for payment has received a seven-year accreditation. College President George Evans is thanking...
Oct 25, 2022 Kaskaskia College Board
Two Marion County Jail inmates charged in connection with weekend fight
Two Marion County Jail inmates face new charges of aggravated battery following a fight in a Marion County Jail cell on Saturday. 27-year-old Matthew Woods of North Maple in Centralia is charged with ...
Oct 25, 2022
2 killed in shooting at St. Louis high school; gunman dead
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - A gunman broke into a St. Louis high school Monday morning, fatally shooting a woman and a teenage girl and wounding six others befo...
Oct 24, 2022
Camper parked at Marion County Fairgrounds destroyed by fire
A fire heavily damaged a camper parked at one of the camping spaces at the Marion County Fairgrounds Monday morning. Salem Fire Protection District Fire Marshal Bill Fulton says the owner, Zackary Sta...
Oct 24, 2022
Marion County Relay for Life soars over goal
The Marion County Relay for Life soared over its goal at the Saturday night event at the Marion County Fairgrounds. The goal of $35,000 was easily topped, with $55,780.50 collected by the closing cere...
Oct 24, 2022 Cancer survivors lead off the opening ceremony at the Marion County Relay for Life.
Happy Hearts Quilt Guild draws good crowd to their weekend show in Salem
The Happy Heart Quilt Guild members displayed 100 quilts made in the past year at their annual show at the Salem Community Center over the weekend. President Julia Clark says they were really happy wi...
Oct 24, 2022 Happy Hearts Quilt Guild member Tere Backs works on a quilt for Sleep in Heavenly Peace.
Salem area first responders hold active shooter/threat event at Hawthorn School
The Salem Police Department, Salem Fire Protection District, and United Medical Response coordinated an active shooter/threat event at Hawthorn Grade School on Saturday. Salem Police Deputy Police Chi...
Oct 24, 2022 Police, Fire, and Medical responders gather outside Hawthorn School during an intruder drill on Saturday.
Police Beat for Monday, October 24th, 2022
Wamac Police arrested 34-year-old Randi Taylor of South Mulberry in Sandoval on multiple offenses following a Sunday traffic stop. Randi Taylor of South Mulberry was taken to the Marion County Jail fo...
Oct 24, 2022
Sandoval holds its first Street Fair
Downtown Sandoval was alive with vendors, the Sandoval School Band, information on village services, and a book sale at the soon-to-open library as part of its first-ever Street Fair on Saturday. Vill...
Oct 24, 2022 Sandoval band plays for the Sandoval Street Fire.
