Category Archives: Local News
Mt. Vernon man killed in crash that may have been caused by a deer
A 19-year-old Mt. Vernon man died in a single-car wreck off New Harmony Lane north of Mt. Vernon early Saturday morning. A witness told the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department that Hunter Marlow swe...
Oct 04, 2021
Bond set at $2.5-million for two men charged with murder of rural Edgewood man
Two men were formally charged in Clay County Court at Louisville Monday in connection with the death of an 80-year-old rural Edgewood man in his home on September 26th. Bond was set at $2.5-million ap...
Oct 04, 2021 Walter West and Christopher Gallatin.
Little Egypt Festival attendees praised for sticking out the rain
The General Chair of the Little Egypt Festival is pleased how everyone stuck together to carry out the festival despite on and off rain throughout the day on Saturday. Jay Henke says everything went a...
Oct 04, 2021 The 5K race is on, with 55 showing up to run despite a light to moderate rain falling at race time. Photo by Austin Williams.
Centralia High crowns homecoming king and queen
Centralia High School has named its homecoming King and Queen. Caleb Wright was crowned King and Lexi Sanders Queen during the halftime festivities of Friday night's football game. They then presided ...
Oct 04, 2021 Centralia High School Homecoming King Caleb Wright and Queen Lexi Sanders. Photo by Stephen Peeck.
Bond set at $25,000 for Mt. Vernon man that led Centralia Police on high speed chase
Bond has been set at $25,000 for a 21-year-old Mt. Vernon man who has been formally charged in Marion County Court with felony aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer. Jonathan Wall...
Oct 04, 2021
City of Salem sets City Wide Clean-Up
The City of Salem Public Works Department has set the week of Monday, October 11th, for City-Wide Clean-Up. The City's residential trash hauler will pick up an amount equal to one pickup truckload of ...
Oct 04, 2021
Salem City Council returns to in-person meetings with further discussion of Salem Reservoir boat docks and sign-on bonuses for police officers
The Salem City Council will have further discussion Monday night on grandfathering in eight existing boat docks on the Salem Reservoir so they can be repaired and renovated. City Manager Rex Barbee sa...
Oct 04, 2021
Police Beat for Monday, October 4th, 2021
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating the theft of a chain saw from the front porch of a home in the 1800 block of North Broadway just north of Salem. The theft report was made at 4:...
Oct 04, 2021
Thousands in rally for abortion rights, oppose Texas curbs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Sign-waving, chanting crowds rallied in Illinois Saturday in support of abortion rights just weeks after Texas restrictions all but banned the procedure in that state. Thousan...
Oct 03, 2021 Fibonacci Blue / CC
Miss the Little Egypt Parade: Here's a look back in photos
The rain didn't stop most of the entrants and a good crowd still gathered to watch the parade in an off-and-on rain Saturday afternoon. WJBD was there not only to broadcast but to gather a large colle...
Oct 03, 2021
