Category Archives: Local News
Fire destroys three-car garage east of Mt. Vernon, car in field near Dix
Jefferson Fire Protection District officials say a three-car garage was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. Another fire destroyed a car that burned in a grass fire near Dix. Firefighters say the th...
Jan 30, 2022
Battle of Badges Blood Drive in Centralia soars over goal
The first Battle of the Badges Blood Drive in Centralia on Friday soared over its goal. Centralia Police Department School Resource Officer Tiana Barbee says they ended up with 88 units of blood donat...
Jan 29, 2022 Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson gives blood as the Centralia community collects 88 units of blood during the Battle of the Badges blood drive on Friday at the Centralia American Legion.
Salem teen injured following wild crash on South Broadway
Salem Police say a 17-year-old Salem juvenile male was injured when his SUV ran off South Broadway and sheared off a power pole and struck a building. Police report the juvenile was traveling south on...
Jan 29, 2022
Slick road conditions blamed for SUV sliding into utility pole in Sandoval
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports a slick spot on the road apparently caused the driver of an SUV to lose control while making a left turn from U.S. 50 onto U.S. 51 at the north split in ...
Jan 29, 2022
Traffic light destroyed in crash on West McCord and Airport Road
Centralia Police say a 48-year-old Centralia man refused medical treatment following a single-vehicle crash on West McCord at Airport Road on the west side of Centralia just before noon on Thursday. P...
Jan 29, 2022 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC
Police Beat for Saturday, January 29th, 2022
Centralia Police have arrested a 19-year-old Centralia man for aggravated battery. Darrion Walker was taken to the Marion County Jail. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 49-year-old Henry Rowcl...
Jan 29, 2022
Marion County Health Department reports five more COVID-19 related deaths this week
The Marion County Health Department is reporting five more COVID-19 related deaths. One of the five was vaccinated, a male long-term care resident who was in his 80s. The rest were unvaccinated and no...
Jan 28, 2022
Bond set at $1-million for Farina man who was allegedly found with more than 800 grams of methamphetamine in his home
Clay County State's Attorney Andrew Koester has announced the filing of three felony charges after more than 800 grams of methamphetamine is seized at a rural Farina home. Roger W. McCarty is facing c...
Jan 28, 2022 tsbxbby / CC
Kyle Rittenhouse gun from Kenosha shootings to be destroyed
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - A judge has approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used to kill two people and wound a third during a 2020 street protest in Wis...
Jan 28, 2022
Former SW Illinois cop sentenced for falsifying time cards
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A former southwestern Illinois police officer has been sentenced to five months in federal prison after pleading guilty to collecting about $60,000 in fraudulent pay by fal...
Jan 28, 2022
