Category Archives: Local News
Police chase ends with suspect successfully running on south side of Salem
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports a short pursuit ended with the suspect getting away early Tuesday morning. The sheriff's department reports the driver initially pulled over on Route 37 ...
Dec 21, 2021
Centralia City Council approves new four year contracts with operating engineers and firefighters
The Centralia City Council has approved new four year contract agreements with the Operating Engineers and International Association of Firefighters. Both contain four percent increases each year of t...
Dec 21, 2021
Salem Township Hospital Administrator concerned about mental effect of COVID-19 on nursing staff
Salem Township Hospital Administrator Alex Nazarian is concerned about the mental impact of the on-going battle with COVID-19 on the nursing staff. He brought up the concern when reporting to the Sale...
Dec 21, 2021
Marion County Health Department announces pediatric Pfizer Vaccination Clinic
The Marion County Health Department will be having a first dose Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Tuesday, December 28, at the Salem office by appointment only. The Pfizer COVID-19 pediatric vacci...
Dec 21, 2021
Salem High School Board learns of student, staff, and community effort to help this Christmas season
Salem Community High School Principal John Boles says students, staff and the community have been in a giving spirit to the less fortunate this holiday season. He told the school board Monday night a ...
Dec 21, 2021
Police Beat for Tuesday, December 21st, 2021
Two people remain in the Marion County Jail after being arrested by Wamac Police for violation of an order of protection. 50-year-old George Jones and 50-year-old Tammie Smith from different addresses...
Dec 21, 2021
Report details 'failure' in handling of 1st Smollett case
CHICAGO (AP) - A newly released report finds prosecutors' handling of the initial case against former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett represented a "major failure of operations." The report by special ...
Dec 21, 2021 Stephen Hogan / CC
U-Illinois to briefly go online in January as virus heats up
URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois will temporarily switch to remote learning in January before welcoming students back to classrooms. Students and staff in Chicago and Champaign-Urbana wi...
Dec 21, 2021 Raymond Cunningham / CC
Dec. 15 storms across north-central US classified as derecho
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) - A line of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes that swept across the north-central U.S. last week has been classified by the National Weather Service as a serial derecho - the first...
Dec 21, 2021 steffen l / CC
Jefferson County Sheriff says actions to stop an inmate escape attempt was 'lawful and within guidelines'
Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard says the department's administrative investigation has found the shooting of an inmate attempting to escape from the courthouse sally port was 'lawful and within ...
Dec 20, 2021 Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy fires a shot that strikes Frederick Goss as he holds gun on correctional officer who was trying to take him to court. Clip extracted from video released by State Police.
