Category Archives: Local News
Unemployment stable across region, but number on unemployment drops slightly in Marion County
Unemployment in Marion County jumped a tenth of a percent in June to 4.7 percent. However, the number of unemployed dropped 15 people from May to 718. The number of employed jumped 702 to 15,734. The ...
Jul 24, 2026
Keep Centralia Beautiful provides beautification grant to Centralia Community Youth Center
Keep Centralia Beautiful has presented a $100 grant to the Centralia Community Youth Center for a beautification project. The center will use the money for supplies and plants to maintain their pollin...
Jul 24, 2026 Executive Director Mike Morris presented a check to CCYC Director Josh Favors at a recent CCYC Board meeting.
Police Beat for Friday, July 24th, 2026
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies have arrested 54-year-old David Faith of Norton Road in Sandoval on outstanding no-bond Marion and Clinton County failure to appear warrants. He was taken to the Mario...
Jul 24, 2026
Centralia High School issues debt certificates to pay for summer projects
The Centralia High School Board of Education authorized up to $530,000 in general obligation debt certificates to put money toward facility improvements including fixing sidewalk and replacing the pum...
Jul 24, 2026
Cecil Sutherland loses another appeal for a new trial for the 1987 murder of Amy Schulz
The man serving life in prison without parole for the 1987 murder and rape of 10-year-old Amy Schulz has had another appeal denied seeking a third trial. Cecil Sutherland claimed ineffective counsel f...
Jul 23, 2026
Salem Elks present $6,500 in Beacon Grants
The Salem Elks Lodge on Wednesday night presented Beacon Grants from the National Elks to two organizations that help make sure everyone has food. The Hungry Hearts program that provides lunch ...
Jul 23, 2026 The Elks Lodge presents a check for $3500 to Hungry Hearts. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Old SCHS Bleacher Seats to be sold on Saturday
Salem Community High School will be making number boards from the old bleacher seats available to the public on Saturday. The old bleachers are being taken out and being replaced by new bleachers in B...
Jul 23, 2026 Bleacher boards from B.E. Gum Gymnasium to be sold on Saturday, July 25th.
Vacant Centralia home destroyed by fire day after tax sale
Centralia City Firemen say a vacant home at 416 South Pleasant was destroyed by fire Thursday morning. Firemen report the entire home was engulfed in flames shooting 20 feet into the air upon their ar...
Jul 23, 2026
Shed Destroyed by Fire East of Central City
A 12 by 16 foot shed was destroyed by fire Tuesday night east of Central City. Centralia Fire Protection District Chief Ross Boshera says the shed at 914 Green Street Road was fully engulfed in fire u...
Jul 23, 2026
Centralia Police outline path of crime for Salem man in downtown Centralia
Centralia Police have placed a timeline together of the alleged actions of 59-year-old Gerald Moon of West Allmon Street in Salem on Saturday morning that led to his arrest on five felony charges incl...
Jul 23, 2026
