Category Archives: Local News
Salem woman celebrates 100th birthday on Wednesday
(Photo credit: Sam Snodsmith) A Salem woman turns 100 on Wednesday. Leona Meador was presented a Key to the City to mark the occasion at a small gathering over the holiday weekend by Mayor Nic Farley.
Dec 01, 2021
Kinmundy plans Christmas activities
Several Christmas activities are planned in Kinmundy this weekend. The annual toy auction returns to the Kinmundy Community Center following a year's absence at six Saturday night. Kinmundy Alma Fire ...
Dec 01, 2021 GT#2...Off permanently
Marion County deer hunters bag 1,022 deer during first shotgun deer hunting season
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has announced 50,300 deer were harvested during the first shotgun deer hunting week last month. The number includes 1,022 in Marion County. Statewide the d...
Dec 01, 2021 John Champion / CC
Centralia woman sentenced for felony retail theft
A Centralia woman has been sentenced in Marion County Court on a felony retail theft charge. Jennifer Akes of West 4th was placed on 30 months probation, 60 days in jail with credit for six days alrea...
Dec 01, 2021
Centralia home heavily damaged in early morning fire
A Centralia home was heavily damaged in an early morning fire, but all five occupants got out safely before the fire department arrived. The fire was at a home rented by Sarah Miller at 1208 Case Stre...
Dec 01, 2021 Firefighters work on fire at home occupied by Sarah Miller at 1208 Case Street in Centralia. Photo by Brady Toennies.
Police Beat for Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
Three people were brought to the Marion County Jail on Tuesday on outstanding warrants. 32-year-old Kirk Johnston of Page Avenue in Odin was arrested by Washington County Deputies on outstanding Mario...
Dec 01, 2021
Odin man charged with felony aggravated fleeing or eluding after nearly running Centralia Police Chief off the road
Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson says he became involved in a high-speed chase with a man who nearly crashed into his car and later forced him into a ditch last Wednesday afternoon. The driver ident...
Nov 30, 2021 Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson.
Centralia High School Board approves tax levy request
The CHS school board introduced plans for this year's tax levy as part of a regular board meeting on Monday, November 29. The school will request a four percent levy increase but expects to receive le...
Nov 30, 2021
Fall harvest wraps and nearly all winter wheat is planted
Fall harvesting has wrapped up as we hear in the last weekly crop report of the season. Corn and soybeans are out of the ground and 98% of winter wheat has been planted both temperatures and rainfall ...
Nov 30, 2021 lamoix / CC
Georgia man killed in I-57 crash north of Salem
Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon says a 50-year-old Lawrenceville, Georgia man was killed in a crash on northbound I-57 ten miles north of Salem early Monday night. The victim is identified as Freddy...
Nov 30, 2021
