Category Archives: Local News
Drug and weapon charges filed after Salem traffic stop
Two men who were allegedly found in possession of methamphetamine following a weekend traffic stop by Salem Police were formally charged in Marion County Court on Monday. 45-year-old Michael Allison o...
Oct 5, 2021
Salem City Council gives final approval to boat dock ordinance
The Salem City Council Monday night gave final approval to an ordinance that will allow boat docks on the Salem Reservoir to remain and be upgraded. City Manager Rex Barbee says the city gets some con...
Oct 5, 2021
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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 2021
