Category Archives: Local News
Salem High School Board receives updates on summer projects
The Salem Community High School Board Monday night received an update on summer improvement projects. Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering announced the nine old poles and lighting at the football field h...
Jun 22, 2021 Two of the four new football lights installed at the Salem High School Football Field. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021
Salem Police arrested two persons when spotting a male they knew was wanted on a warrant getting into a car at the Caseys General Store on South Broadway. 31-year-old Jerrad Middleton of England Road ...
Jun 22, 2021
Bodies of 2 brothers pulled from Ohio River
WICKLIFFE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky officials say the bodies of two brothers who had apparently been boating have been pulled from the Ohio River. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources sai...
Jun 22, 2021 Don O'Brien / CC
U of Illinois requiring vaccination for on-campus students
URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois is requiring students attending classes in person this fall to be vaccinated against COVID-19. University President Tim Killeen says in an email that the...
Jun 22, 2021 Epjt Tours
Weather Service: Suburban Chicago tornado had 140 mph winds
CHICAGO (AP) - The National Weather Service says a tornado that swept through Chicago's western suburbs, damaging more than 100 homes and injuring several people, was packing 140 mph winds when it hit...
Jun 22, 2021 Aiko, Thomas & Juliette+Isaac / CC
Clinton County has new Sheriff
The long stalemate over the appointment of a new sheriff in Clinton County is over. The Clinton County Board Monday night unanimously named Acting Chief Deputy Dan Travous to complete the term of form...
Jun 22, 2021 Clinton County Sheriff's Department. Photo courtesy of department's Facebook page.
Salem City Council indefinitely tables sale of Edith Kell Park
The Salem City Council Monday night decided not to move forward on the sale of Edith Kell Park on the city's south side. The decision came after a neighbor complained how a proposed mobile home park b...
Jun 22, 2021 The first new equipment installed as part of the major improvements to Bryan Memorial Park is a fitness station along the walking trail. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Fire destroys storage shed and damages pole barn on east side of Centralia
A fire believed to have been started by burning embers from a brush fire spread to a small shed and part of a pole barn before being extinguished late Monday afternoon. Centralia Fire Protection Distr...
Jun 22, 2021 Fire spreads from a shed to pole barn on the Shayne and Lora Densmore property at 2229 East Calumet Street just east of Centralia late Monday afternoon. Photo by Pat Hodges.
It's official: Matt Renaud to become Regional Superintendent of Schools July 1st
The new Regional Superintendent of Schools for Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, and Washington Counties says all the requirements have now been met for him to take over on July 1st. Matt Renaud will replac...
Jun 21, 2021 New Regional Superintendent of Schools Matt Renaud.
Fairview Shopping Center in Centralia has new owners
The Fairview Shopping Center in Centralia has new owners. Ipanema Management has purchased the center. The privately-owned, Miami-based real estate investment company owns and operates a diverse real ...
Jun 21, 2021 Fairview Shopping Center. Photo by Pat Hodges.
