Category Archives: Local News
Farmers make some progress in the fields, but still well behind schedule
Farmers got a little more time in the fields this past week. Crop statistician Mark Schleusener says the weekly crop report shows about three days were suitable for fieldwork. He says planting remains...
May 03, 2022 United Soybean Board / CC
Salem City Council sells soccer complex land to firm promising 90 good paying jobs
The Salem City Council over the objection of soccer supporters has approved the sale of nearly 24 acres of land that was going to be the site of the city's soccer complex to Salem Enterprises, LLC. Th...
May 03, 2022
Salem compromises on inflation help with garbage collector
The Salem City Council has agreed to give its garbage contractor 50-cents more per customer for 120 days to help with inflationary costs. At that time, the council will look at the situation again. DB...
May 03, 2022 Salem Mayor Nic Farley
Mt. Vernon firm to continue to provide legal services to Centralia under new city manager
The City of Centralia has announced they will continue to be represented by the Law Office of Black, Ballard, McDonald, PC following the appointment of one of the firm's attorney's W. Kory Smith as Ci...
May 03, 2022
Centralia man injured in one vehicle wreck on Nation Road
A 23-year-old Centralia man was injured in a single-car wreck in the 3600 block of Nation Road southwest of Salem early Sunday morning. Elijah Cates of Fairway Drive went to SSM Health St. Mary's Hosp...
May 02, 2022
Police Beat for Monday, May 2nd, 2022
Centralia Police arrested a 22-year-old Centralia man on Sunday for alleged domestic battery. Ian Anderson of East Kerr was taken to the Marion County Jail. 44-year-old Steven Wathan of Valbert Street...
May 02, 2022
Sandoval dedicates new park facilities and names ball field Steve Walker Memorial Ball Field
Several years of work culminated over the weekend as the Sandoval Village Board dedicated around $400,000 in park improvements and named the Steve Walker Memorial Field for his years of dedication to ...
May 02, 2022 Photo by: Sam Snodsmith
Salem Community High School Prom set for Friday night
Prom is set at Salem Community High School Friday night. The theme this year is "Enchanted Night" and the colors representing the theme are sage and blush. Queen candidates this year are Emma Tyberend...
May 02, 2022 Senior Prom King and Queen candidates (upper left to right): Steven Mulvaney and Emmaleigh Brandon; Treyton Simcox and Emma Tyberendt; Grant Purcell and Mataya Petrea; Conner Teriet and Mallory Moore, and Alex Smith and Sydney Donoho. Junior attendants (lower left to right): Gage Eddings and Madison Smith, Andrew Tate and Mykah Anderson, Cole Johnson and Kenadie Hancock; Rex Brashear and Kaley Blomberg; and Levi Young and Marissa Wooters.
Murray Center Parents celebrate 51 years with parade and Memorial Garden Dedication (see parade photo gallery below)
Murray Parents, staff, and residents, joined with political leaders in celebrating the 51st year of the Murray Parents Association on Sunday with a parade, dedication of a new Memorial Garden, and a d...
May 02, 2022 The centerpiece of the new Murray Center Memorial Garden was dedicated during the Murray Center Parents Association 50th Anniversary which came a year late due to COVID-19. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem City Council to consider land sale to Fortune 500 company that plans to start with 90 jobs
The Salem City Council Monday night will be asked to sell land currently set aside for the city's soccer complex to a Fortune 500 company that initially plans 90 jobs. Mayor Nic Farley said he was exc...
May 02, 2022
