Category Archives: Local News
Officials: 7 dead after tornadoes tore through central Iowa (updated 2:20 pm Sunday)
WINTERSET, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say seven people are dead after tornadoes swept through central Iowa, destroying homes, knocking down trees, and toppling power lines in the deadliest storm in the s...
Mar 06, 2022 NOAA Photo Library / CC
Flashfire injures pastor and Landmark Church in Mt. Vernon heavily damaged (updated 8am Sunday)
The Landmark Church in Mt. Vernon on their Facebook page says their pastor Michael Piercy is receiving good care for the burns he received in the first of two fires that destroyed the church at 1304 N...
Mar 06, 2022
Police Beat for Sunday, March 6th, 2022
A 27-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for violation of bail bond and criminal trespass to state-supported land. Ethan Futhey of Maulding Drive was taken to the Marion Count...
Mar 06, 2022
Police Beat for Saturday, March 5th, 2022
Centralia Police have arrested a 33-year-old Odin man for possession of stolen property. Kirk Johnston of Page Avenue was taken to the Marion County Jail. 25-year-old Dionte Kendrick of North Lincoln ...
Mar 05, 2022
State certifies 1.0 multiplier for Marion County
The Illinois Department of Revenue has issued Marion County a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0. That means the property assessments as earlier figured by Supervisor of Assessments ...
Mar 04, 2022 Marion County Supervisor of Assessments Mark Miller.
No new COVID-19 related deaths in Marion County this week
The Marion County Health Department is reporting no new COVID-19 related deaths in the week ending Friday. That keeps the county's number of COVID-19 related deaths at 211 since the pandemic began. Th...
Mar 04, 2022
Flora man arrested on drug and conservation charges
A 40-year-old Flora man has been arrested for manufacture/delivery of 3,000 to 5,000 grams of cannabis and possession of a controlled substance after nine pounds of cannabis were seized following the ...
Mar 04, 2022
Fayette County State's Attorney Joshua Morrison Announces His Candidacy for Circuit Judge
After nine years serving the people of Fayette County as State's Attorney, Republican Joshua Morrison is announcing his intention to seek the office of Resident Circuit Judge for Fayette County replac...
Mar 04, 2022
Third person pleads guilty to murder of former Salem resident
A third person was pleaded guilty in Jackson County Court at Murphysboro in connection with the 2016 first-degree murder of a former Salem and Mt. Vernon resident. 30-year-old Robert Dennis received a...
Mar 04, 2022
Police Beat for Friday, March 4th, 2022
A 57-year-old Salem man was arrested on multiple charges after allegedly refusing to stop for Salem Police following an attempted traffic stop Thursday evening. Police initially tried to stop Brad Den...
Mar 04, 2022
