Category Archives: Local News

The United Way and the Salem Community Center are hosting a food distribution starting at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon. Each vehicle driving through will receive a box that contains produce, meat and a ha...

A 22-year-old Salem man had short-lived freedom when posting a $1,000 bond to get out of the Marion County Jail on Monday on a sex offender registration violation. After Anthony Snow went to the Salem...

Centralia firemen battle a house fire at 644 North Hickory late Monday night. Photos by Tim Ferguson. Fire caused considerable damage to a home in Centralia that was vacant following the recent death ...

A spokesperson for the Governor has indicated the state will not be quickly moving to the ‘Bridge Phase’ that would allow for a relaxation of crowd sizes. A growing number of COVID cases i...

Bond has been set at $100,000 for a 48-year-old Centralia man who faces six criminal charges following a Sunday morning stabbing at the Home Motel on West Noleman in Centralia. Dewayne Whipple of the ...

A 16-year-old Mt. Vernon juvenile boy is in custody after leading Jefferson County and Mt. Vernon Police on a lengthy chase that ended with all five of the occupants jumping out of the vehicle near Go...

A 50-year-old Salem man has been arrested for possession of methamphetamine following a traffic stop in the 400 block of East Locust Street in Salem. Larry Woodward of Cottonwood Drive was allegedly f...

A member of the South Central FFA has been named the State FFA Proficiency Winner in Turf Grass Management. Alec Langley is now eligible to compete in the National FFA Awards in July. He previously wo...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Before you toss trash out the car window while cruising down an Illinois highway, think of this: Taxpayers pay $6 million a year to clean it up. The Illinois Department of Tra...

Three people were taken to the hospital for treatment following a two-vehicle crash early Friday night on Richview Road at the Boyd Lane intersection. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies say a c...