Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Sunday, March 20th, 2022
Salem Police arrested a 32-year-old Salem woman on an outstanding Marion County failure to appear in court warrant on a petition to revoke her probation on a felony criminal trespass to residence conv...
Mar 20, 2022
New business welcomed to Orchard Shopping Center
The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting Friday afternoon to welcome a new business to the Orchard Shopping Center. Box Drop Mattress of Salem is actually about a year old, starting...
Mar 19, 2022 Tina Sager cuts the ribbon Friday afternoon as the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce welcomed Box Drop to the Orchard Shopping Center in Salem. Photo by Bruce Kropp
Franklin Park 7th graders celebrate blood drive success
The 91 7th graders at Franklin Park Middle School celebrated their earlier blood drive soaring over its goal. The drive collected 93 units of blood, well over the 77 unit goal, and the third-highest i...
Mar 19, 2022 The 7th grade class at Franklin Park School celebrates the success of their blood drive. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
One person injured in crash at Hickory and Calumet in Centralia
One person was injured in a one-vehicle crash at Hickory and Calumet in Centralia late Thursday afternoon. Centralia Police say 51-year-old Tyrone Alexander of 23rd Street in Mt. Vernon indicated a do...
Mar 19, 2022 Vehicle crashes into protective poles around power pole at Hickory and Calumet late Thursday afternoon. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
One person injured in crash at 2nd and Maple in Centralia
Centralia Police say one person was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 2nd and Maple Streets in Centralia late Thursday morning. Police reports indicate a car driven by 85-year-old John Pryor of North ...
Mar 19, 2022
Police Beat for Saturday, March 19th, 2022
A 26-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. Kellie Whitehouse of South Elm was taken to the Marion County Jail pending the posting of $5,000 bond.
Mar 19, 2022
Chicago gas giveaway results in traffic jams at stations
CHICAGO (AP) - Traffic jams resulted after wealthy Chicago businessman and mayoral candidate Willie Wilson donated $200,000 worth of gas at 10 service stations. The giveaway in $50 increments started ...
Mar 19, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Marion County goes second week without COVID-19 related death
The Marion County Health Department reports no additional deaths from COVID-19 related causes for the second week in a row. The county's death toll during the pandemic deaths to date is 212. Health De...
Mar 18, 2022
Centralia Police say two businesses sold tobacco to minors in latest compliance check
The Centralia Police Department reports two retail tobacco establishments sold to youth buyers during the latest compliance check completed on Thursday. Police Chief Greg Dodson says the businesses th...
Mar 18, 2022 Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson.
6th person dies from pileups on foggy Missouri interstate
CHARLESTON, Mo. (AP) - Officials say the number of deaths has risen to six from a series of fiery chain-reaction crashes involving dozens of vehicles in southeast Missouri on a fog-covered interstate....
Mar 18, 2022 lorenz.markus97 / CC
