Category Archives: Local News
Pickup truck destroyed in fire in rural Salem
The Salem Fire Protection District reports a pickup truck was destroyed by fire late Monday afternoon. The truck owned by Steve McConnaughhay was parked near where he was farming in the 5900 block of ...
May 17, 2022
Fire destroys Ina home
A home in Ina was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. Jefferson County Fire District firemen say fire was shooting from the roof and three sides upon their arrival. The only occupant, Daniel Montgomery...
May 17, 2022
Three women found dead amid heat at Chicago senior center
CHICAGO (AP) - Three women who were found dead at a senior living facility on Chicago's North Side amid high heat have been identified. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said Monday that the w...
May 17, 2022 john spiri / CC
Rural Salem CILA resident charged with aggravated battery to staff member
A 30-year-old resident of a CILA home on the Selmaville Road in rural Salem was formally charged in Marion County Court on Monday with aggravated battery to a staff member. Laurence McCullan is accuse...
May 17, 2022 Marion County Courthouse
Salem's garbage contractor not happy with council's inflation adjustment
The City of Salem's garbage collector isn't happy with the city council only providing them half the inflationary increase they requested. City Manager Rex Barbee is still hoping to find a solution as...
May 17, 2022
Salem Community High School Board approves plans where those in all classes can avoid finals
The Salem Community High School Board Monday night agreed to a policy change that would allow students in all grades to avoid finals throughout their high school career. Superintendent Dr. Brad Deteri...
May 17, 2022
Centralia Halloween Parade Theme selected
The Centralia Halloween Parade committee delivered a pizza party to a Schiller Kindergarten students on Monday to announce one of their classmates had their entry selected as the theme for this year's...
May 17, 2022 Photo by: Pat Hodges.
Continental Tire faces $341,866 proposed penalties for severe injuries to three workers last November
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing penalties totaling $341,866 against Continental Tire of the Americas following severe injuries to three worker...
May 16, 2022
Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies make drug arrest in Dix area
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department reports a large amount of methamphetamine was seized following a Friday traffic stop on Route 37 at the East Middle Road intersection. The department reports ...
May 16, 2022
Clinton County Sheriff's Department releases details on double fatality crash that killed two young people from Sandoval
The Clinton County Sheriff's Department has released details on a head-on crash on New U.S. 50 at the Shoal Creek Bridge between Breese and Beckemeyer that claimed the lives of two young Sandoval resi...
May 16, 2022
