More than 60 received free airplane rides and others came out to watch the plane during the first ever Ralph Mirka Day held at Salem Leckrone Field. Airport Manager Bob Tate says perfect flying weather made the event even better. "I think it's gone exceptionally well. We scheduled it so people had an idea of what time slot they were looking at and so far we have stayed pretty close to that. I don't think we have turned anyone away with walk ups, if there was an empty spot, we were able...

Salem Community High School Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering told 178 graduates Sunday afternoon that the class of 2024 'finished strong' in sports, extracurricular activities, and in helping the community. On the academic side he noted 35 finished with a 4.0 or above grade point average and the school had 24 State Scholars.

A 33-year-old homeless Centralia man was arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail by Centralia Police on Sunday on two Peoria County warrants. Michael Tucker is being held without bond on the traffic and felony failure to appear warrants.

One driver was injured in an early Sunday morning crash at Main and Broadway in Salem that ended with a street light pole at the corner being struck and knocked into the intersection. Salem Police say the crash occurred when a car driven by 25-year-old Vinay Karri of Charleston ran a red light while southbound on Broadway and hit the passenger side of an eastbound car driven by a 16-year-old female juvenile from Salem going east on Main Street. After impact, the juvenile's car ran into the s...

The Illinois Comptroller's Office has made arrangements with the now closed Moran Queen-Boggs Funeral Home to have its pre-need funeral records moved to a licensed pre-need funeral provider. The move is the result of Hugh Moran agreeing to give up his funeral business and never be employed in the death care industry again due to unsanitary conditions found in the funeral home. Hugh and Leslie Moran chose Macz Funeral Homes to take those records with concurrence from the Comptroller's Office. ...

CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago police officer has been acquitted in the 2021 fatal shooting of a woman who was the mother of his child. A Cook County jury on Friday found Pierre Tyler, 32, not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Andris Wofford. Prosecutors have said the two had argued over Wofford's belief that Tyler was married and also had children with the other woman. A video camera showed Tyler walking into Wofford's home. Neighbors said they heard the two arguing, a &qu...

One person was brought to the Marion County Jail on Saturday. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 47-year-old Jason Steinmeyer of East St. Louis on an Illinois Department of Corrections warrant.[socast_ad_slot widget_name="Ad Slot" slot="lightbox_bigbox"]

The Patoka School Board has appointed two coaches for next year and accepted the resignation of the head cook at its meeting on Thursday. The board approved the resignation of head cook Tammy Adams, named Alicia Murray as junior high softball head coach and Misty Cain as junior high cheer coach. The board accepted bids from the Easton, Thalman, and Landreth Bus Companies for regular routes and extracurricular transportation. A bid was accepted from the Landreth Bus Company for vocational, sp...