Category Archives: Local News

The former treasurer of the Perry County Agricultural Society is under federal indictment for defrauding the organization out of more than $100,000. 47-year-old Billy Harris is charged with ten counts...

The Marion County Health Department is reporting 42 new cases of COVID-19 over the past five days beginning on Saturday. Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says during the reporting period...

The Marion County Board has entered two agreements they hope will put them in a position to be able to use federal COVID-19 relief funds to complete major building improvements. The board signed a con...

The Marion County Board has once again failed to reach a decision on a county ordinance to fine those who have dogs running at large. The community relations committee recommended an ordinance that wo...

The Marion County Board has issued a new Class A liquor license. The license was granted to Allan Meyer who is renovating a building at 1213 South Broadway just south of the Casey's Store on Salem's s...

Bond has been set at $7,500 for a rural Kell woman charged in Marion County Court with aggravated battery following a Tuesday altercation with another woman in the parking lot of the Days Inn in Salem...

Salem Police arrested a 57-year-old Salem man for alleged domestic battery following an incident outside his home. Police report Wally West of Trenary Street allegedly slapped another resident of the ...

Fire damaged a Salem home late Tuesday night. Salem Fire Protection District officials say light smoke was showing from the roof of the Robert Quandt home at Eight Lakedale on their arrival. Firemen w...

Centralia Police have arrested a 25-year-old Centralia woman who was earlier sentenced to prison after failing to show up for her sentencing hearing. Shatavia McGee of McKee Street had been sentenced ...

About two dozen organizations, programs, and churches were represented at the first ever Community Resource Roundtable held in Salem Tuesday night. Angie Courtright of Mission Salem put together the p...