Category Archives: Local News
Centralia City Grade School Board Appoints New Member
The Centralia City Grade School Board of Education appointed Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson at the meeting on Tuesday to fill the board vacancy left by Blake Griffin. Dodson will serve the remaind...
Aug 11, 2021
SCHS Freshman Orientation Details
Freshmen and new student orientation for Salem Community High School will be held on Thursday, August 12, from 9a-1p. During this event, students will be issued their school iPad, which will allow the...
Aug 11, 2021
Marion County Health Department reporting COVID-19 related death and 65 new cases
The Marion County Health Department is reporting a COVID-19 related death and 65 new positive cases from Friday through Monday. The health department reports the death was a male in his 70s who had no...
Aug 10, 2021
Centralia City Council approves rebate to residents for no landscape waste pickup
The Centralia City Council Monday night approved a rebate to city residents on their next utility bill for not receiving yard waste pickup in July and August. Acting City Manager Derrick Sherman says ...
Aug 10, 2021 Centralia City Council
Names released of two killed in Bond County crash
The names of the two people killed in a head-on crash Monday morning on Illinois Route 127 near Sale Barn Avenue near Greenville in Bond County have been released. The two killed are identified as 30-...
Aug 10, 2021
Mt. Vernon man hurt in crash east of Salem
A 35-year-old Mt. Vernon man was involved in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 50 at Banister Road east of Salem Monday afternoon. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Benjamin Landsman of Magnolia Avenu...
Aug 10, 2021
Two face felony charges following weekend arrests in Marion County
Two face new felony charges following weekend arrests in Marion County. 22-year-old Cody Young of Harrison Street in Mt. Vernon was released on $10,000 personal recognizance bond after being formally ...
Aug 10, 2021
Police Beat for Tuesday, August 10th, 2021
A 37-year-old Salem man has been arrested by Salem Police for violation of an order of protection. Quinn Chin of Chatham Drive was later released from the Marion County Jail pending further investigat...
Aug 10, 2021
Odin School Board rejects high school boys basketball co-op with Patoka on 3-3 vote (updated with naming of Odin's new coach)
The Odin School Board rejected a high school boys basketball co-op with Patoka on a three to three vote Monday night after hearing passionate comments from both sides. Board member Rudy Walker warned ...
Aug 10, 2021
Odin School starting over on plans for new high school, but moves forward on bonds to pay for the work
The Odin School Board has moved both forward and backward on plans for a new high school. The board Monday night agreed to move forward on the issuance of a $1.35-million bond issue that would be paid...
Aug 10, 2021 Odin School Board listens to comments from Superintendent Kimberly Briggs during a lengthy Monday night meeting.
