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New Pet Business Opens in Salem
The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting to welcome Modern Paw Pet Company to Salem. The business owned by Lauren Fox is located at 730 North Broadway in the former Paradise Flowers...
17m ago Dog groomer Ashley Featherstun (left) and owner Lauren Fox (right) behind the counter at Modern Paw Pet Company.
Boil Order LIFTED for Parts of 3rd and 4th Street in St. Peter
St. Peter Water Department has LIFTED the boil order for residents on 3rd and 4th Street from Water to South Walnut following replacement of a fire hydrant.
Dec 11, 2025
KSB and Daffy Dill Garden Club select Christmas flower box winners
Keep Salem Beautiful and the Daffy Dill Garden Club have announced the winners of the downtown flower box decorating contest. The first-place winner is Rural Health and Wellness. Their planter box is ...
Dec 11, 2025 Rural Health and Wellness had the first-place flower box entry. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
St. Clare Foundation welcomed to Centralia with ribbon cutting and open house
A new foundation with a well-known health care sponsor has been formed in Centralia to deal with two major health care issues. Sister Clarette of the Felician Sisters says the St. Clare Foundation is ...
Dec 11, 2025 Ribbon cutting at the St. Clare Foundation in Centralia. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Kinmundy Christmas Parade Delayed Due to Weekend Weather Forecast; Other Activites to Go on As Scheduled
The City of Kinmundy will delay its lighted Christmas Parade, scheduled for Saturday night. Due to the weather forecast that contains the possibility of snow, the parade has been moved to Saturday, De...
Nov 27, 2025 Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus featured on a float in the Kinmundy LIghted Christmas Parade.
Marion County Board adds $750,000 to budget to begin correcting assessment problems
The Marion County Board has added money to the budget to begin addressing the county's property assessment problems that were detailed in a study released last week. Board Chair Steve Whritenour agree...
Nov 26, 2025 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Illinois senators split on proposal to end government shutdown
The US Senate has taken the first step to end the government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats, including Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of h...
Nov 10, 2025 File: U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin speaks to reporters following an event at the Illinois Air National Guard base in Springfield on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Shed Burns in Royal Lakes Neighborhood in Rural Odin
A ten-by-12-foot shed was destroyed by fire at the Zach Horton residence at 2686 Queens Avenue in the Royal Lakes neighborhood in rural Odin on Friday afternoon. Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says an una...
Nov 08, 2025 Odin Firemen look over Friday afternoon shed fire in Royal Lakes neighborhood.
2025 Centralia Children's Halloween Parade results, video and photo gallery
The following are the results for the Centralia Children's Halloween Parade, by category: Tony Demijan Overall Winner Hailey Cullip, Central City Floats 1st: Haunted Gingerbread House with Frights and...
Oct 26, 2025 Participants march in the Centralia Children's Parade. Photo by Austin Williams.
Police Beat for Saturday, October 25th, 2025
A 23-year-old Centralia man was arrested at the courthouse on Friday for violation of pretrial conditions. Justin Dubois of North Park was ordered to remain in the Marion County Jail until November 7t...
Oct 25, 2025
