A 21-year-old Sandoval man was injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash on US 50 west of Westline Road in rural Odin on Friday morning. Initial information indicates Gavin Mansker of Old US 51 left the roadway, rolled over, and came to rest on its top. Odin Firemen, United Medical Response, Marion County Sheriff's Deputies, and State Police all responded to the scene. Mansker was taken to Salem Township Hospital for treatment. State Police say reports on the crash are not yet complete. The...

A 21-year-old Kinmundy man escaped with only minor injuries in a single-car crash early Saturday morning on Route 37 South on the south side of Salem. Salem Police say Payton Potter of 3rd Street was traveling northbound when he lost control, veered off the road, hit two mailboxes, and came to rest in the west side ditch. He was checked on the scene by United Medical Response, but declined hospital treatment. The crash was reported at 5:25 Saturday morning.

Salem Police arrested 56-year-old Bryan Hester of East Rainey in Salem for alleged domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 61-year-old Harlis Atteberry of Page Road in Salem for possession of a stolen vehicle and violation of pretrial release. No other details were immediately available. Atteberry is being held pending further court action. A 36-year-old Centralia woman, Samantha Horton of North Poplar, was transported from the Cl...

Marion County Treasurer Gary L. Purcell has announced the mailing of the 2025 payable 2026 real estate tax bills. A total of 34,427 bills have been issued, reflecting $49,239,344.66 in real estate taxes, an increase of 6.83% from the prior year. Additionally, $2,023,732.26 in railroad taxes will be collected. Among the county's taxing districts, Kaskaskia College experienced the largest increase at 19.85%, with an additional $644,163.26 to be collected for the college in Marion County. Salem...

The name of the man killed in a four-wheeler crash on Richardson Road off Lake Centralia has been released. He's identified as 50-year-old Andrew Ferguson of Cascade Lane, a short distance from where the crash occurred. Marion County Chief Deputy Anthony Decker says Ferguson hit a tree that had fallen across the road and was thrown off the four-wheeler. Ferguson was pronounced dead at the scene by Marion County Coroner Claude Howell, who said Ferguson had died from blunt force trauma to the h...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate remained at 5.1 percent in May, unchanged from April, and up +0.7 percentage point from the same month, one year ago, based on data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The revised April unemployment rate was 5.1 percent. Total nonfarm payrolls saw a third consecutive over-the-month increase in May, up +6,000 (+0.1%) to 6,164,800. The April monthly change in payrolls was +11,400,...

Junction City Police arrested 23-year-old Amber Winkler-Chappell of Jackson Avenue in Junction City for violation of an order of protection. Winkler-Chappell was taken to the Marion County Jail to await further court action. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 34-year-old Heath Marshall of Carrol Road in Iuka on a no bond Marion County felony failure to appear warrant. He was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a court appearance.

The Centralia City Fire Department says a vacant doublewide mobile home was destroyed in a late Thursday night fire. Firemen say the home at 109 East 12th was fully engulfed in flames when firemen arrived. No other buildings were threatened. The fire is listed as suspicious because there were no utilities serving the mobile home, which had long been vacant. All available off-duty Centralia City firemen were called in to assist with extinguishing the fire. The fire call came in at ten Thursday...