Category Archives: Local News
Two Salem firefighters share honor of Firefighter of the Year
Two Salem Fire Protection District Firefighters share the Firefighter of the Year award following a tie vote among fellow firefighters. Glenn Benzing and Andrew Dice were announced as the winners at t...
Dec 04, 2021 A tie leads to two Salem Firemen of the Year for 2021. Left to right: Firemen of the Year Glenn Benzing, Fire Trustee President Mike Squibb who presented the awards, and Firefighter of the Year Andrew Dice. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Two transferred to St. Louis following side-by-side wreck in Walnut Hill
Two occupants of a side-by-side were injured when it crashed in the 100 block of Main Street in Walnut Hill Friday evening. The Marion County Sheriff's Department identifies the driver of the side-by-...
Dec 04, 2021 Side by side after crash on Main Street in Walnut Hill Friday night. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Salem Community Fund has $20,000 goal again this year
The Salem Community Fund has once again set its goal at $20,000 for the Christmas Season. Bell ringing began the Friday after Thanksgiving and will continue every Friday and Saturday until the week be...
Dec 04, 2021
105th COVID related death reported in Clinton County, 19 new cases in Marion County
Clinton County is reporting their 105th COVID-19 related death this week. The male was in his 90s. Two existing admissions remain in the hospital. The health department also saw 139 new cases from Nov...
Dec 03, 2021 Fusion Medical Animation / Unsplash
Salem High officials say three shells found on floor of locker room were accidentally brought to school
Salem High School Superintendant Dr. Brad Detering says a student has come forward to say three gun shells found on the locker room floor Friday morning belonged to the student and had been left in cl...
Dec 03, 2021
Long time member of Centralia Police Department retires
A 33-year member of the Centralia Police Department has resigned effective Thursday. Lieutenant Todd Hempen spent his entire career with the Centralia Police Department, joining the department as a pa...
Dec 03, 2021
Centralia Cultural Society presents 61st Annual Christmas Concert Sunday
The Centralia Cultural Society will present its 61st Annual Christmas Concert, "Holiday Festival of the Arts", at the Community Arts Center at 2:30 Sunday afternoon. After a year of closures because o...
Dec 03, 2021
Marion County Health Administrator waiting more information on new COVID-19 variant
Marion County Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says the department is waiting further information before making any recommendations specifically towards the new omicron variant of COVID-...
Dec 03, 2021 Marion County Health Department Administrator Mellissa Mallow at earlier COVID-19 vaccination clinic.
Wisconsin man formally charged with aggravated battery to a nurse
Bond was set at $7,500 in Marion County Court on Thursday for a 25-year-old Wausau, Wisconsin man charged with aggravated battery to a nurse. Jonathan Sanchez-Anaya was arrested by Salem Police after ...
Dec 03, 2021
Donations and adopters still needed for BCMW-WJBD Adopt a Family
A total of 193 families with 525 children will receive help this Christmas season through the BCMW-WJBD Radio Adopt a Family program. So far, 122 of the families have been adopted by 59 groups, indivi...
Dec 03, 2021
