Category Archives: Local News

There will be a food distribution on Saturday in Salem sponsored by Saved by Amazing Grace and the 1st Church of Christ on East Main at the Union Pacific overpass. This will be a drive-through distrib...

Five people were brought to the Marion County Jail on Thursday and early Friday morning. 53-year-old John Hunt of Centralia was arrested at the probation office on a petition to revoke his probation o...

Salem Community High School will have Prom this year….but it has been moved to after graduation. Megan Kessler who helps with the annual preparation says the decision was made to move Prom to Fr...

A 38-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested on new drug charges and an outstanding warrant. Centralia Police initially stopped Tina Lee of Marion Street while she was walking Wednesday afternoon d...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Labor and delivery are thought of as the riskiest times for new mothers, but many women die in the weeks and months after giving birth. Now a provision in the COVID-19 relief bill wo...

CHICAGO (AP) - Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth took to Twitter to announce plans to run for a second term in 2022. In a brief tweet on Tuesday, Duckworth claimed her work for Illinois families an...

Salem Fire Protection District officials say a fire that melted an electric pizza maker caused a small smoky fire at the Liz Wimberly home at 315 East Bryan in Salem late Wednesday morning. Fire offic...

The City of Salem has announced the spring leaf vacuum schedule. The leaf vac will begin operation on Monday, March 29th for two weeks. The city will do its best to follow the regular trash pickup sch...

The Centralia City Grade School Board has set Thursday night, May 27th, for eighth-grade promotion. However, Superintendent Craig Clark says what the event will consist of will be determined by COVID-...

Marion County’s newest board member is Debra Reid who was sworn into office at Tuesday night’s meeting. Photo by Bruce Kropp. The Marion County Board has appointed a new member. Debra Reid...