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Salem City Hall to get new heating and air conditioning system
After several years of dealing with a malfunctioning boiler, the Salem City Council Monday night voted to replace it with a new heating and air conditioning system. The council selected the bid from B...
Nov 03, 2020
2020 11/05 - Anna L. Self
Anna L. Self, 76, of Centralia, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020 at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia. Anna enjoyed going camping. She also enjoyed watching the Young and the Restless an...
Nov 03, 2020
2020 11/07 - Darla Griffin
Darla Griffin, 58, of Centralia, passed away peacefully Monday, November 2, 2020 at her home with her family by her side. Darla started working in area restaurants at a young age. In her adult years s...
Nov 03, 2020
2020 11/05 - Robert "Buddy" Carlton
Robert “Buddy” Carlton, 75, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 4:51 am November 3, 2020 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Mr. Carlton proudly served h...
Nov 03, 2020
Flora man arrested after foot chase with Iuka Police
A 34-year-old Flora man was arrested following a Tuesday morning foot chase with Iuka Police that began after he pulled into the Mayor’s driveway. Police were attempting to stop Kyle Applegate o...
Nov 03, 2020
Centralia Police make arrest in March aggravated battery and mob action case
Centralia Police have arrested 21-year-old Bryce Bradley of Centralia in connection with a March 19th aggravated battery and mob action case where a man was reportedly hit in the face with a bat. Poli...
Nov 03, 2020
Salem Police arrest Centralia man on drug charges
A 27-year-old Centralia man has been arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop by Salem Police. Dereck Woods of East 16th was initially stopped based on a driving complaint made to police. He ...
Nov 03, 2020
Combine destroyed by fire in rural Sandoval
A look from above of how a woods fire spread into a field on North US 51 south of Centralia Monday afternoon. It was one of several fires in the area on Monday. Photo by Tim Ferguson. The Sandoval Fir...
Nov 03, 2020
2020 11/06 - Arletha C. Petrea
Arletha C. Petrea, age 87 of Salem, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020 at Salem Township Hospital. Arletha was a member of the Iuka United Methodist Church. She was an LPN and later became an RN,...
Nov 03, 2020
Marion County Clerk projects huge voter turnout
Marion County Clerk Steve Fox is projecting the biggest voter turnout in at least decades as area residents go to the polls Tuesday. Polls opened at six am and will be open until seven tonight. Fox sa...
Nov 03, 2020
