Category Archives: Local News

One person was injured in a two-car crash on West Boone near Lost Hollow Drive late Friday afternoon. Salem Police say a 17-year-old male juvenile struck a vehicle in the rear, driven by 36-year-old J...

A 52-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for resisting arrest with injuries and failure to provide ID following a traffic stop on his motorcycle. Brian Weber ...

Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a 20-year-old Kinmundy man they clocked speeding 121 miles per hour. Payton Potter of East 3rd was reportedly traveling over 35 miles per hour over the speed ...

Six persons buried in East Lawn Cemetery will be portrayed in this year's Tales from Eastlawn by the Salem Historic Commission. The programs are set at four times between 5:30 and 7:45 on both Friday ...

Wamac Fest is this Saturday at the Wamac Park. Mayor Butch Mathus, Jr. says there is something for everyone. "We'll have a bunch of kids games that will be coordinated by the boy scouts and cub scouts...

The Marion County Health Department has started offering adult high dose and regular dose walk-in flu vaccination at both its Salem and Centralia offices. The walk-in clinics are available from eight ...

Odin Firemen handled two brush fires in the same area of the 2700 block of Queens Avenue in the Royal Lakes neighborhood on Thursday afternoon. In the first fire, two to three acres burned, but there ...

The Kinmundy Log Cabin Village Fall Festival will be held the next two weekends. More than 200 crafters, food, live demonstrations, and tours of the 1800's log cabins will be available to all who come...

The Odin Village Board decided to do more this year for the Action Pack program that provides a weekend package of food for 60 students at the Odin School. The board agreed to up this year's donation ...

The Marion County Drug Support Board is holding a Spaghetti Dinner from four to seven Saturday night at the First United Methodist Church at 103 South Elm in Centralia. Tickets are $10 apiece and are ...