Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Health Department reporting two more COVID-19 deaths; 114 new cases
The Marion County Health Department is reporting two new COVID-19 deaths and a large number of new cases on Monday and Tuesday. The department reports the deaths were a male and female in their 80s th...
Dec 22, 2020
Salem Elks Teen of the Month --- Kaitlyn Banning
The December Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Salem #1678 Teen of the Month is Salem High School student Kaitlyn Banning. The senior is President of the National Honor Society, High Honor Ro...
Dec 22, 2020
Salem City Council approves new social media policy
The Salem City Council has approved a new social media policy. City Manager Rex Barbee says while in the past the city archived its social media pages at the end of the day, that will be stepped up to...
Dec 22, 2020
Salem Township Hospital Board approves emergency room entrance renovation
The Salem Township Hospital Board Monday afternoon approved moving forward on a $255,000 renovation of the emergency room/outpatient entrance at the rear of the hospital. Hospital President Kendra Tay...
Dec 22, 2020
Police Beat for Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020
A 29-year-old Salem woman has been arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Onnica Wimberly of Quail Run Road was a passenger during a traffic stop by Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies on Mond...
Dec 22, 2020
Salem Community High School hires new Assistant Principal
The Salem Community High School Board has hired a new Assistant Principal. Current Social Studies teacher and department head Clint Wolfe will replace Kelly Conklin when she retires at the end of the ...
Dec 22, 2020
Salem City Council awards bid for Inclusive Playground Equipment
The Salem City Council took another step forward in making the Inclusive Playground in Bryan Memorial Park a reality. The council approved a $330,000 proposal from the Hutchison Company that will prov...
Dec 22, 2020
Rural Kell man walks to church for help following single vehicle crash
A 26-year-old rural Kell man walked to a church for assistance after his vehicle crashed into a ditch on Buchanan Road south of Exchange Road in rural Texico. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies sa...
Dec 21, 2020
Police Beat for Monday, December 21st, 2020
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department arrested a 23-year-old Nashville man after receiving a complaint he was walking in the roadway and throwing rocks at vehicles on the Tonti Road near Route ...
Dec 21, 2020
Raccoon Grade School Teacher is WJBD-WSIQ Teacher of the Week
Raccoon Grade School Superintendent Misty Johannes (left) with this week’s teacher of the week, Kindergarten teacher Angie Hart. A kindergarten teacher at Raccoon Grade School that a parent says...
Dec 21, 2020
