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Salem Shrine Club sets officers and awards $7,500 in grants
The Salem Shrine Club has elected officers for the coming year and has awarded $7,500 to various groups to support their activities. Steve Lindsey was elected as the new Salem Shrine Club President. M...
News Jan 18, 2021

Man allegedly hid 3 months at Chicago airport due to virus
CHICAGO (AP) - A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicago's O'Hare International Airpor...
News Jan 18, 2021

Police: St. Louis man found dead near Lebanon
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis is investigating the death of a St. Louis man whose body was found across the Mississippi River in Illinois’ rural St. Clair County. Th...
News Jan 18, 2021

2021 01/20 - Ronald Eugene Levitt
Ronald Eugene Levitt, 72, of Woodlawn, Illinois, passed away at 3:30 am January 17, 2021 at his residence in Woodlawn, Illinois. Mr. Levitt proudly served his country in the United States Army during ...
News Jan 18, 2021

Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Holiday
Today is the Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Holiday. Most federal, state, county, and some local government offices are closed. That includes area courthouses and Centralia City Hall. Salem City Hall i...
News Jan 18, 2021

Bluford man injured in Iuka Road crash Saturday night
A 52-year-old Bluford man was injured in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday night on the Iuka Road near the Apple Road intersection south of Iuka. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies say James L...
News Jan 18, 2021

Salem City Council to consider Animal Control Facility improvements
The Salem City Council Monday night will consider mold issues at the Salem Animal Control Facility on the Cartter Road. City Manager Rex Barbee says Serv-Pro has given the city an estimate of $7,256.6...
News Jan 18, 2021

Iuka woman and infant injured in Sunday afternoon crash on Robin Road
An Iuka woman and an infant child received apparent minor injuries when a van crashed on the Robin Road north of the Cross Road intersection southeast of Salem Sunday afternoon. Initial reports indica...
News Jan 18, 2021

Marion County Sheriff's Deputies investigate multiple truck burglaries at Meador Boys Express
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department is investigating burglaries to all of the semi-truck cabs parked on the east side of the Meador Boys Express trucking facility on East Main Street east of ...
News Jan 18, 2021

Police Beat for Monday, January 18th, 2021
A 40-year-old Odin man is being held in the Marion County Jail on drug charges after Salem Police Canine Freddie alerted on his vehicle during a traffic stop. Ricky McIntosh, Junior was arrested for p...
News Jan 18, 2021
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