Category Archives: Local News
One person injured in single-car crash on I-57 near Farina
A 45-year-old Buffalo Grove, Illinois man was injured when his car went out of control while traveling southbound on Interstate 57 near the Farina exit in Fayette County. State Police say preliminary ...
Jul 09, 2022
Marion County Sheriff's Department investigating three theft complaints
The Marion County Sheriff's Department has three thefts under investigation. The Stevenson Township Road Department reported a fuel line was cut and 150 gallons of gasoline were stolen from the townsh...
Jul 09, 2022
Sandoval Library holding open house Saturday
The Sandoval Library is holding an open house from ten to two on Saturday. This is a chance to check out the progress at the library. Village Administrator LeAnn Speiser said they had hoped for the op...
Jul 09, 2022 Sandoval's library building. Photo by Austin Williams.
Mt. Vernon Police make arrest in two armed robberies involving Facebook deals
The Mt. Vernon Police Department has arrested a 17-year-old juvenile in connection with two armed robberies of persons wanting to finalize a purchase, sale, or trade of merchandise on Facebook Messeng...
Jul 08, 2022
Police Beat for Friday, July 8th, 2022
A 29-year-old East St. Louis man has been arrested by Centralia Police on an outstanding Fayette County warrant. Andre Odell was taken to the Marion County Jail where he is being held in lieu of $1,50...
Jul 08, 2022
Helicopter brought in to lift new HVAC units to roof of SCHS
Contractors working on ten million dollars in improvement projects at Salem Community High School this summer brought in a helicopter Friday to lift new heating and air conditioning units to the roof ...
Jul 08, 2022 The helicopter with an HVAC unit attached on its way from the front SCHS parking lot where the units have been stored to the roof of the school where they are being installed.
Salem Community Theatre performance of "Biloxi Blues" opens this weekend
The Salem Community Theatre performance of Biloxi Blues opens this Friday, Saturday and Sunday and continues next weekend. Michelle Barbee directs the play. "It is a show that is poignant, it's a comi...
Jul 08, 2022 Biloxi Blues cast. Front row left to right: Kristin Bailey as Daisy Hannibal, Jeff Crow as Sgt. Toomey, and Kathie Garren as Rowena. Back Row left to right: Adam Alexander as Eugene Jerome, Zach Torbeck as Don Carney, Donvan Gatren as James Hennessy, Dawson Deckard as Roy Seldridge, Connor Lorrence as Joseph Wykowski and Austin Williams as Arnold. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Mobile home south of Centralia damaged by fire
A mobile home south of the Centralia City Limits was damaged in a Wednesday afternoon fire. Centralia Fire Protection District Chief Ross Boshera says the fire was at a home owned by Roger Downen at 2...
Jul 08, 2022 Centralia Fire Protection District firemen fight a fire in a bedroom at a mobile home at 2321 South Pine. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Minor injuries but no one taken to hospital following three vehicle crash in Salem
Salem Police reported all those involved in a three vehicle crash Thursday afternoon at West Main and Kinney Boulevard refused hospital treatment. Police report the crash occurred when 41-year-old Ste...
Jul 08, 2022
8 unit apartment building in Mt. Vernon damaged in early Friday morning fire
A fire damaged two apartments and resulted in smoke damage to the other six inside an apartment building at 2020 Broadway in Mt. Vernon early Friday morning. Mt. Vernon Fire Chief Kevin Sergeant says ...
Jul 08, 2022
