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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 team trying to determine the identity of the remains of an unknown victim of the Tonti Train Crash received a surprise Thursday when they began reviewing the contents of the body bag. Case ...

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 ...