Category Archives: Local News
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 4, 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 4, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 2021
Centralia Firemen rescue two stranded 25 feet in air in bucket truck
Centralia City Firemen assisted two members of a tree cutting service who became stranded 25 feet in the air in a bucket truck Thursday afternoon in the 400 block of Bicknell Street. Fire department r...
Dec 3, 2021 webhamster / CC
