Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Police Waiting for Lab Results to Find Out More About Girl Found Unresponsive
Centralia Police are waiting for lab results to find out more about a six-year-old girl found unresponsive at a Centralia home Friday afternoon. Police were greeted by the mother outside the home in t...
Jul 07, 2025
Eight Centralia and Mt. Vernon residents facing new federal meth charges
Eight people from the Centralia and Mt. Vernon area have been arrested on methamphetamine related charges following a two-week coordinated operation led by the FBI. A federal grand jury charged: 35-ye...
Jul 07, 2025
Salem City Council Monday Night to Consider Approval of TIF-4 District
The Salem City Council Monday night, will be asked to approve a new residential and business TIF that stretches through a large part of the community, drawing concerns from some taxing bodies. There a...
Jul 07, 2025
Metal Shed Destroyed by Fire in Centralia
Centralia City Firemen say a ten-by-ten-by-ten-foot metal shed was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. The fire was on the Juanito Thomas property at 406 Linden Street. It was a burn weekend in Cent...
Jul 06, 2025
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