Category Archives: Local News
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
Salem man pleads guilty to three felony drug charges
A 21-year-old Salem man has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to three felony possession of drug charges pending against him. Wade Morlan of Mills Cart Road was placed on two years probation after...
Oct 06, 2021
Centralia man pleads guilty to sex offender registration charge
A 22-year-old Centralia man has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court for failure to register as a sex offender. Dawson Coughlin of North Hickory admitted to not registering his Tik Tok and Snapchat a...
Oct 06, 2021
Appellate Court vacates TRO allowing five Bond County students not to wear masks
The Fifth District Appellate Court at Mt. Vernon has vacated a temporary restraining order that had blocked the Greenville-based Bond County Community School District from requiring five students from...
Oct 06, 2021 Paul Sableman / CC
State points to Arizona study on effectiveness of masks in schools
Masking up in school is a contentious issue in many areas, but the State Board of Education is pointing to a recent CDC study that found masks are effective in reducing the spread of COVID-19 The C-D-...
Oct 06, 2021
First 'Tales from East Lawn Cemetery' tour draws good reviews with capacity crowds
The Chair of the Salem Historical Commission says the first-ever 'Tales from East Lawn' cemetery tour over the weekend went off without a hitch and to great reviews from those who heard the tales from...
Oct 05, 2021 Chelsea Duke and Levi Malan tell the stories of Gypsies Sam Joles and his wife.
