Category Archives: Local News
Odin Fire Department receives Illinois Fire Department COVID-19 relief grant
The Odin Fire Department has been awarded a $10,049 Illinois Fire Department COVID-19 relief grant. The department was one of 36 fire departments to receive the special grant that was created to help ...
Oct 07, 2021
Odin motorcyclist airlifted from I-57 crash south of Salem
State Police say a 47-year-old Odin man was injured in a motorcycle crash on southbound I-57 at mile marker 109 just north of the Route 161 interchange. Preliminary information indicates Jeff Pflueger...
Oct 07, 2021 Oregon Department of Transportation / CC
Deer mating seasons means more deer on the move and more accidents
Deer mating season is here and the Illinois Department of Transportation is urging motorists to be careful and stay alert The season typically runs October through December, so I-DOT spokesperson Mari...
Oct 07, 2021 Mark Gunn / CC
Salem Police provide details of Salem man arrested for burglary
Salem Police say a 34-year-old Salem man arrested for burglary on Tuesday was in connection with a weekend break in to two or three buildings at County Materials on the south side of Salem. Police Det...
Oct 07, 2021
Police Beat for Thursday, October 7th, 2021
A 58-year-old Wamac man has been arrested on outstanding Marion and Washington County warrants. Shawn Cavins of South Brookside was taken into custody by Wamac Police and transported to the Marion Cou...
Oct 07, 2021
Salem man is third arrested for murder in connection with death of Edgewood man
A 39-year-old Salem man has become the third person arrested in connection with the September 27th strangulation death of 80-year-old Roger Courson at his Edgewood home. Jamie Charlton is charged with...
Oct 07, 2021 Jamie Charlton
Alma man pleads guilty to federal drug and weapons charges
A 45-year-old Alma man has pleaded guilty to federal drug and weapon charges. John Doyle of the 4500 block of Kinoka Road admitted to three counts of distribution of a controlled substance, possession...
Oct 07, 2021
Salem High School Board adds new cafeteria and vocational building lighting to next summer's large building project
Salem Community High School's $10.4-million building improvement project for next summer became a little larger at a special school board meeting Wednesday night. Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering says...
Oct 07, 2021
One home destroyed one damaged by fire in Centralia
Fire destroyed one home in Centralia and damaged a neighboring home five feet away, but the occupants of both got out safely. Centralia Fire Chief John Lynch says Nancy Clark woke up to find her house...
Oct 07, 2021
Dog killing chicken results in Marion County Board opening animal control to incorporated areas of county
Marion County residents who live inside village and city limits can now get animal control services from the county. The change comes as a result of a dog killing a chicken in Iuka where the county an...
Oct 07, 2021 Deb / CC
