L. Elaine Hilmes, aged 66, born on June 29, 1958, passed away on June 19, 2025, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon. Elaine retired during the COVID pandemic to help care for her four beloved ...

A search that lasted about an hour Friday night turned up an elderly Centralia woman believed to be missing from her home. The woman was eventually found sitting in a car in the garage of her home by ...

Odin is getting a self-serve bakery. Paula Henry of 303 Penfield outlined her plans to the Odin Village Board Thursday night. She plans to install a 16 by 10 foot building at her residence where she ...

A former Salem and Centralia City Manager has passed away at the Odin Health Care Center following a lengthy illness. Don Hahn, formerly of Iuka, was 75. Hahn was a CPA who became Salem’s Finance ...

A 27-year-old Kinmundy woman has been arrested by Salem Police for possession of under five grams of methamphetamine and on an outstanding Marion County felony failure to appear warrant. Brittney ...

Get ready to fall in love and laugh out loud! The Salem Community Theatre has announced its upcoming production of Neil Simon’s timeless romantic comedy and Broadway smash hit directed by Matthew ...

The South Central School Board Wednesday night agreed to add a Social Suspension program to the high school student handbook for the coming school year. Incoming High School Principal Michael Koenke ...

The Iuka Fire Department’s thermal drone quickly found three persons who went missing during the heavy Monday night rains in the Dismal Creek bottoms in Clay County. The department had been called to ...

Salem Police have arrested 35-year-old Albert Hoss for violation of an order of protection. He told police he was homeless. 27-year-old Taylor Schulz of Copple Lane in Walnut Hill was arrested at the ...

One of the many ‘No Kings’ protests held around the state and country on Saturday was on the courthouse square in Salem. It was put together by Marion County Democratic Party Chair Becki Parrett who ...

Music, dance performances, vendors, and free food drew a big crowd to the Juneteenth Celebration in Centralia over the weekend. Committee member Julius Flagg was pleased with the turnout at Laura Leak ...

Four Centralia businesses allegedly sold alcohol to a minor during a recent State Police Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement surveillance in Marion County. Illinois State Police Zone 8 Commander Holly ...