Category Archives: Local News
This is Homecoming Week at Salem Community High School
This is Homecoming Week at Salem Community High School, culminating with the homecoming football game against Roxana on Friday night and the homecoming dance on Saturday. The Senior Homecoming Court i...
Sep 22, 2025
Mt Vernon Festivals names Grand Marshals for 2025 Fall Fest Parade
The Mt. Vernon Festivals Fall Fest Committee has announced the Summer Food Distribution Program team will be the Grand Marshals of the 2025 Fall Fest Parade that will make its way through downtown Mt....
Sep 22, 2025
Centralia city council to consider purchase of two used vehicles
The Centralia City Council Monday night will consider the purchase of two used vehicles. One of the vehicles would be for the police department. Chief Chris Locke is requesting the purchase of a 2023 ...
Sep 22, 2025
Side-by-side flips over at 15th and Hickory in Centralia; driver arrested
A 57-year-old Centralia man was arrested after the side-by-side he was driving flipped over at the 15th and Hickory intersection in Centralia late Saturday night. Centralia Police say the driver, Jack...
Sep 22, 2025
Police Beat for Monday, September 22nd, 2025
A 47-year-old Vernon man has been arrested on a Fayette County felony no-bond failure to appear warrant. Billy McCoy of Seven Hills Road was taken into custody by Salem Police. He was later transferre...
Sep 22, 2025
Salem Wildcats Open Marching Season with Numerous Awards
The Salem Community High School Marching Wildcats opened their marching season over the weekend with a big win at the Robinson Marching Maroons Festival. Band Director John Randolph says the band won ...
Sep 22, 2025
Odin Health and Rehab Awards Lucky Staff Caregiver $5,000 Prize Package
A Certified Nursing Assistant at the Odin Health and Rehab Center has won a $5,000 'Home Package' prize as part of a special staff raffle tied to National Skilled Nursing Home Week. A special ceremony...
Sep 21, 2025 Odin Health and Rehab Center Certified Nursing Assistant Ashlee Robinson (pictured with her children) won a $5,000 “Home Package” prize as part of a staff appreciation raffle at the skilled nursing facility.
Driver injured in one vehicle crash at Southbound Entrance to I-57 in Salem 9-21-25
A 32-year-old Michigan man was injured Sunday morning when his pickup, pulling a trailer, went out of control and rolled over onto the I-57 southbound entrance ramp at West Main in Salem. Salem Police...
Sep 21, 2025
Minor Injuries Reported in Selmaville Road Crash Saturday Night
A single-vehicle crash Saturday night on Selmaville Road near the curves at the Nation Road intersection southwest of Salem resulted in minor injuries. Initial information from the Marion County Sheri...
Sep 21, 2025
Police Beat for Sunday, September 21st, 2025
A 42-year-old Centralia man has been arrested on a no-bond failure to appear warrant issued in a major traffic case. Centralia Police took Bradley Timmons of Trust Road to the Marion County Jail to aw...
Sep 21, 2025
