Category Archives: Local News
Salem Police arrest two for aggravated battery where one is hit by a car
Salem Police say both men involved in an altercation where one was struck by a car have been arrested for aggravated battery. Police say the series of incidents began on North Hotze Road north of the ...
Aug 19, 2021
Some rural bankers in Illinois and other states worried drought will threaten operations
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A new monthly survey of bankers in rural parts of Illinois and nine other Plains and Western states suggests continued economic growth in the region, but some say worsening drought ...
Aug 19, 2021 Mike Cohen / CC
BCMW Community Services announces the 2022 LIHEAP and PIPP ENERGY Assistance Programs starting September 1st
BCMW, as administrator of the Home Energy Assistance Program in Bond, Clinton, Marion, and Washington Counties, is pleased to announce that funds are available to assist income-eligible households wit...
Aug 19, 2021 Grant Source / CC
State Board of Education hears testimony on controversial mask mandate
The State Board of Education heard from officials and parents about the school mask mandate at its monthly meeting on Wednesday. Several people asked the board to leave it up to school districts to de...
Aug 19, 2021
South Central School Superintendent concerned about fast track punishment for school's without mask mandate
South Central School Superintendent Kerry Herdes says the State Board of Education is moving quickly against school district's that are not enforcing mandatory masking of students and staff. The South...
Aug 19, 2021
Sandoval Assistant Police Chief presented Life Saving Award
Assistant Sandoval Police Chief Jake Delcour was presented a Life Saving Award for providing CPR that brought a Sandoval woman back to life last month. The award was presented by Sandoval Fire Departm...
Aug 18, 2021
Police Beat for Wednesday, August 18th, 2021
Two people were returned to the Marion County Jail on outstanding warrants on Tuesday. 42-year-old Emmanuel Neal of Cormick Street in Centralia was arrested for failure to appear on pending unlawful r...
Aug 18, 2021
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies investigate residential burglary
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating a burglary to a rural Odin home. Initial reports indicate a TV, ten boxes of comic books and magazines as well as several other items were taken...
Aug 18, 2021
Centralia man pleads guilty to burglary charge
A 37-year-old Centralia man has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to a burglary charge in exchange for a possession of methamphetamine charge being dropped. Joshua Boyce of Condit Street was place...
Aug 18, 2021
Marion County Health Department reports two more COVID-19 deaths; 67 new cases on Tuesday
The Marion County Health Department is reporting two new deaths and 67 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says one of the deaths was a male in his 60s who wa...
Aug 17, 2021
