Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Monday, April 5th, 2021
Sandoval Police arrested two Salem residents following separate incidents for possession of a controlled substance. 26-year-old Autumn Respondek of South Lincoln and 32-year-old Jolee Graham of Allmon...
Apr 05, 2021
In fireworks-wary Illinois, 'fountain' sparklers are debated
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Fireworks enthusiasts want Illinois lawmakers to loosen some of the nation’s strictest laws by legalizing backyard ground-based sparklers called "fountains.” The b...
Apr 05, 2021
Central City man facing multiple charges following series of early Sunday morning events
A 53-year-old Central City man is being held in the Marion County Jail on multiple charges that began when an off-duty Wamac Police Officer saw him driving the wrong way on North Elm Street early Sund...
Apr 04, 2021
Police Beat for Sunday, April 4th, 2021
A 26-year-old Salem man has been arrested by Salem Police for violation of the sex offender registration act. David Lee of Quail Run Road was taken into custody following a traffic stop. He was taken ...
Apr 04, 2021
Two injured in crash on North Broadway at Spillway Road in Salem
Two people were injured Saturday afternoon when an SUV pulled from the Spillway Road in front of a southbound pickup truck on North Broadway in Salem. Salem Police say 79-year-old Eugena White of Bob ...
Apr 04, 2021
Maryville man injured in one-car crash on Route 37 north of Salem
A 58-year-old Maryville man was taken to Salem Township Hospital late Saturday afternoon for treatment of a medical condition following a one-vehicle crash on Route 37 north of the Bason Road north of...
Apr 04, 2021
Clinton County COVID-19 death reported
The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported a COVID-19 related death in Clinton County. The death that appeared on the Saturday update was a female in her 70s. It was the 90th death in Clint...
Apr 03, 2021
Rural Alma man pleads guilty to criminal damage to Salem Little League field
A 33-year-old rural Alma man has entered an Alford plea to a charge of felony criminal damage to property in connection with damage done in January 2020 to the Salem Little League complex on South Col...
Apr 03, 2021
Rural Odin man pleads guilty to three separate felony theft charges
A 36-year-old rural Odin man has pleaded guilty to three separate felony theft charges. Bradin Taylor of Royal Avenue in Odin was placed on two years probation, given credit for time served in jail, a...
Apr 03, 2021
Police Beat for Saturday, April 3rd, 2021
A 33-year-old Kinmundy woman has been arrested on an outstanding Marion County felony warrant in a pending burglary case. Michelle Ratcliff of East 1st remained in the Marion County Jail on Saturday i...
Apr 03, 2021
