Category Archives: Local News
Driver escapes injury after striking and knocking down street light in downtown Salem
A 49-year-old Salem man escaped injury after his car struck a street light pole in the 100 block of West Schwartz in Salem late Tuesday afternoon. Salem Police say Mark Atkins of East Bennett veered t...
May 04, 2022 A concrete street light pole crashes onto the front of a car that veered off the 100 block of West Schwartz into the pole. Photo by Rob Barton.
Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson retiring; Lt. Whritenour designated Acting Chief of Police (updated)
Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson has announced his retirement from the department effective Friday. City Manager W. Kory Smith has designated Lieutenant Steve Whritenour as the Acting Chief of Polic...
May 04, 2022 Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson.
Electricity portion of Ameren bills to double this summer
The energy portion of your Ameren electric bill will double this summer, but those participating in the municipal electric aggregation programs are protected from the soaring rates. The Director of Co...
May 04, 2022
Salem Ministerial Alliance changes food giveaway times
The Salem Ministerial Alliance has changed the time of the pickup for the food pantry. Starting with the give-away on Thursday, the distribution will be between 8:45 am to 10 am. The food drives are h...
May 04, 2022
Police Beat for Wednesday, May 4th, 2022
Centralia Police arrested two people for possession of a controlled substance following a traffic stop Tuesday night at Poplar and McCord Street. The driver, 54-year-old Bobby Ashford of Lynwood, IL w...
May 04, 2022
Woman whose son was killed in tornado criticizes Amazon
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The mother of a man killed in December when a tornado slammed into an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is speaking out against the company. At a press briefing in ...
May 04, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
CORLHS Crowns Prom King & Queen
At a celebration held over the weekend, the Christ Our Rock Lutheran High School held their prom. Congratulations to Queen Jordynn Duensing and King Jensen Boatright.
May 04, 2022
Salem Police collect 68 pounds of unwanted drugs
The Salem Police Department has announced they collected 68 pounds of no longer wanted medications during the National Drug Take-Back program last Saturday. Deputy Chief Susan Miller says that's up fr...
May 04, 2022
Marion County Mobile Home Tax Bills in the mail
The Marion County mobile home tax bills are in the mail. The Marion County Treasurer has announced a total of 1,834 mobile home privilege tax bills are being mailed with the total amount due of $163,9...
May 04, 2022
Pasta Fundraiser for Loll Family
The Downtown Lounge located at 235 South Locust in Centralia will be hosting a Pasta Day Fundraiser on Saturday, May 14th for the Zach and Andrea Loll Family. Blain Loll, seventeen year old son of Zac...
May 04, 2022
