Dennis Rosenberger Sentinel

SALEM — The Salem Elementary Board of Education was updated on plans for summer facility improvement projects during Thursday’s board meeting.

SALEM — The Salem Police Department will hold a bicycle giveaway event on Saturday morning, May 4, where community residents will have a chance to pick out a free bike to take home with them.

SALEM — Businesses, organizations and individuals in the local area were recognized Saturday evening as part of the Second Annual Salem Chamber of

SALEM — Officials from the Salem Fire Protection District and the City of Salem expressed their gratitude for the alertness and caring spirit shown by two local youths recently, when

SALEM — The Marion County Board has approved an upgrade project for the main courtroom on the third floor of the Marion County Courthouse in Salem that will help to

SALEM — Students from several Marion County school districts spent Thursday morning taking part in the annual Progressive Ag Safety Day event at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Salem.

SALEM — The Salem Area Historical Museum in downtown Salem has a new exhibit on display featuring items and information from the life of longtime Salem physician Herbert E. Schoonover.

MARION COUNTY — The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) has announced recipients of the 2024 Small Equipment Grant Program, with two Marion County departments benefitting from the program this year.

SALEM — The Village Garden restaurant in Salem recently reopened its doors, after being closed for two-and-a-half years due to fire damage, and the

SALEM — The Daffy Dill Garden Club in Salem will hold a Festival of Flowers event next month at the William Jennings Bryan statue garden on North Broadway.