Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Sunday, July 6th, 2025
A 22-year-old Salem man was arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for aggravated domestic battery. Eric Braham of Nation Road was taken into custody after a female went to a neighbor's home to ...
Jul 06, 2025
Large Crowd Gathers Around Salem Reservoir for 4th of July Fireworks Display
A large crowd gathered around the Salem Reservoir in Bryan Memorial Park for the traditional fireworks display over the Salem Reservoir. There were some changes this year. The afternoon music program ...
Jul 05, 2025 One of the fireworks that filled the sky over the Salem Reservoir during the Friday night fireworks display. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem Home Damaged in Early Saturday Morning Fire; Occupants Woke by Police
A Salem home was damaged in an early Saturday morning fire discovered by a Salem Police Officer on patrol. Salem Police say at first it was believed smoke was coming from an outbuilding, but when he g...
Jul 05, 2025
Six-Year-Old Centralia Girl Revived After Contact with Illicit Drug
A six-year-old girl had to be revived with NARCAN after allegedly coming into contact with a potent form of an illicit drug, believed to be fentenyl, at a Centralia home Friday afternoon. Centralia Ci...
Jul 05, 2025 NEXT Distro / Unsplash
No One Seeks Hospital Treatment following Three Vehicle Crash in Odin
All three drivers involved in a chain reaction crash on U.S. 50 just east of the railroad overpass in Odin Friday afternoon declined hospital treatment. Initial information indicates a van driven by 6...
Jul 05, 2025
Police Beat for Saturday, July 5th, 2025
Salem Firemen were called to Salem Township Hospital for a report of a hot electrical smell in the emergency room area. Firemen checked the area but could not locate any source for the smell. The call...
Jul 05, 2025
Centralia Veterans Fourth of July Parade Draws 40 Entries and Good Crowd (corrected 7-9-25)
The 14th Annual Centralia Veterans Fourth of July Parade drew 40 entries and a crowd along the parade route Friday afternoon. The parade included five floats, a number of decorated golf carts, emergen...
Jul 04, 2025 Centralia Masonic Lodge #201 'Honoring the Brave' took 1st in Patriotic. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia's Downtown Summer Concert Series features new day and new bands
The Downtown Summer Concert Series opens for the fifth year this Saturday in downtown Centralia by Crooked Creek Winery. The event will run every Saturday through August 9, featuring a variety of arti...
Jul 04, 2025 A scene from the 2024 Downtown Centralia Concert Series.
Centralia swears in new patrolman
The Centralia Police Department welcomed new patrolman Joshua Hall as he was sworn in as a patrolman at City Hall on Thursday. Originally from Gardner, Illinois, Hall has over ten years of experience ...
Jul 04, 2025 Centralia's newest police officer Joshua Hall is sworn in during a Thursday afternoon ceremony at Centralia City Hall. Photo by Austin Williams.
Mt. Vernon man gets 24-year prison term for retail theft
A 54-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been sentenced in Jefferson County Court to a total of 24 years in prison for felony retail theft. Tyrone Alexander received the maximum six-year prison term on each o...
Jul 04, 2025 Blogtrepreneur / CC
