Wildcats Drop 3rd Straight Falling To Mt Vernon Saturday

The Salem Lady Wildcats are 11-14 on the season coming off a hard loss to Roxana at home on Tuesday night. Salem looks to improve on their 1-7 conference record, but it won’t be easy as they play at conference leading Freeburg tonight. Christ Our Rock girls are at...

The Salem Lady Wildcats opened their game at home with Roxana last night on a 31-6 run that ended with 2 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. Roxana then went on a 32-6 run of their own to take a 1 point lead in the 4th quarter that they would grow to double digits as the Shells left with a 54-48 win over Salem.

Here are the boys prep basketball polls with rank, team, first-place votes, record, total points and previous ranking. Others receiving votes: New Trier 12. Glenbrook North 12. Curie 4. Lyons 4. Oswego East 3. Downers North 3. Geneva 1. Yorkville 1. Class 3A. School W-L Pts Prv. 1. Simeon (8)...

The Franklin Park Bobcats will open up the post season tonight as the 2 seed in the Wesclin Class L Regional. Salem enters at 20-6 and will take on 3rd seed Centralia. The Tigers are fresh off a 3rd place finish in the O’Fallon Tournament to end their regular season. It will be the 2nd game of the night starting around 7pm following the opening game at 5:30 between top-seed Wesclin and Highland. The winners will play for a trip to state on Thursday night at 6pm.

The Franklin Park Bobcats season came to an end falling to Centralia in the regional semifinals at Wesclin 50-41. Salem trailed by 10 points early, but went on a short run at the end of the first half capped off by an Avery Gullion steal and score before the buzzer to cut the deficit to 22-18. But the Tigers built their lead back up and held off the Bobcats who had an off night shooting.

Cecelia Felice Hill-Prince, affectionately known as ‘Co-Co’, was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 19, 1976, to James Bradley, Jr. and Cheryl Hill and departed this life on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at 12:30 a.m. in the SSM Health Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. Vernon, Illinois at the age of 46 years, after a lingering illness.

Alternative Learning Academy in Centralia e-learning day. Apostolic Christian Academy in Salem late start at 10 am. BCMW Head Start and Early Head Start will be closed on Tuesday. Central City Grade will have an e-learning day. Centralia City Schools and Centralia Junior High E-Learning. Centralia High School e-learning day.

Linda K. Johnson, 79, of Salem, Illinois passed away on January 29, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia. She was born on May 3, 1943 at Salem Memorial Hospital, the daughter of Wm. Howard and Helen (Herdt) Berry. She married Denzil ‘Leroy’ Decker on September 2, 1962 and they had one son, Mark Allen Decker of Salem. They divorced. On July 20, 1968, she married Clifton James ‘Jim’ Johnson, Jr. in Shawnee, OK. He survives her in Salem. They had one son, Clifton ‘Cliff’ James Johnson, III of Salem.

Carol L. Schwartz, 73 of Salem, Illinois passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023 at St. Luke’s West Hospital in St. Louis, MO, surrounded by her family. Born September 12, 1949 in Centralia, Illinois, she was the daughter of Vurl and Anna (Roux) Easley who preceded her in death. A...

An 18-year-old Milford, Michigan resident has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies for possession of methamphetamine. Skyler Carmon was taken into custody during a traffic stop Tuesday night on Mills Cart Road in Salem. 21-year-old Shah-heed Webster, who told authorities he was homeless, was arrested by Centralia Police...

No injuries were reported when a fire started on the front porch of the Chris Johnson home at 432 East McMackin Street in Salem Monday afternoon. Salem Fire Protection District officials say Johnson and his son were in the home when the fire started that quickly spread to the entire front porch and into the attic.

A 43-year-old Centralia man has been arrested on a 1998 Marion County failure to appear in court warrant on a residential burglary conviction. Shane Swindell of West 16th Street in Centralia is being held in lieu of $4,000 bond. 29-year-old Josiah Abbott of North Broadway in Salem was arrested by...

Sandoval Elementary School recognized the Students of the Month for January. The students were chosen because of their outstanding display of SELF DISCIPLINE in showing self control of emotions and feelings, working hard even when no one is watching, giving their best at all times even when something is difficult, and having a positive “can do” attitude. The sponsor for this month was Wal-Mart.

Washington, Indiana Police have released further details on the armed robbery arrest of a 21-year-old Alma man on Monday. The department reports Jacob Lindsey had a Level 3 Felony Warrant for Armed Robbery issued for his arrest in January in connection with a robbery that took place in April 2018 at a Chuckles gas station in Washington, Indiana. The press release did not indicate what happened to the filing the charges now four years after the robbery.

Marion County Supervisor of Assessments Mark Miller has announced the 2023 Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption renewal forms & Senior Assessment Freeze forms are being mailed on February 3rd and the deadline for returning them is April 28th. In order to continue to receive the Senior Homestead Exemption and if applicable, the Senior Assessment Freeze, you must sign and return these forms each year.

Two people were arrested on outstanding warrants and brought to the Marion County Jail on Tuesday. 48-year-old Brian Brown, who told authorities he was homeless, was returned to the Marion County Jail from Decatur on a Marion County felony failure to appear warrant on pending possession of methamphetamine and criminal trespass to land charges. Bond is set at $15,000.

A 21-year-old Alma man has been arrested on a Davies County, Indiana warrant for armed robbery. Jacob Lindsey of Orchard Road was arrested at his place of employment in Alma by Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies and taken to the Marion County Jail. He is being held on $250,000 bond, with no 10-percent posting provision.

Police have taken a 60-year-old Salem man into custody as a suspect in the Tuesday morning armed robbery of the Southern Illinois Bank in Zeigler. Earl Michael Morlan was reportedly apprehended in a traffic stop in Du Quion Wednesday morning. Preliminary information indicates he was identified by Marion County law...

The Marion County Sheriff’s Department handled a dozen calls from minor accidents or vehicles sliding off the road due to icy road conditions on Monday. Six of those calls were from slide-offs on I-57. Only one incident required extrication and minor injuries. The Marion County Sheriff’s Department reports 50-year-old...