Category Archives: Local News
Driver injured in one vehicle crash at Southbound Entrance to I-57 in Salem 9-21-25
A 32-year-old Michigan man was injured Sunday morning when his pickup, pulling a trailer, went out of control and rolled over onto the I-57 southbound entrance ramp at West Main in Salem. Salem Police...
Sep 21, 2025
Minor Injuries Reported in Selmaville Road Crash Saturday Night
A single-vehicle crash Saturday night on Selmaville Road near the curves at the Nation Road intersection southwest of Salem resulted in minor injuries. Initial information from the Marion County Sheri...
Sep 21, 2025
Police Beat for Sunday, September 21st, 2025
A 42-year-old Centralia man has been arrested on a no-bond failure to appear warrant issued in a major traffic case. Centralia Police took Bradley Timmons of Trust Road to the Marion County Jail to aw...
Sep 21, 2025
One Injured in Crash at West Boone and Lost Hollow in Salem
One person was injured in a two-car crash on West Boone near Lost Hollow Drive late Friday afternoon. Salem Police say a 17-year-old male juvenile struck a vehicle in the rear, driven by 36-year-old J...
Sep 20, 2025
Man Arrested After Attempt to Take Dog from Fairgrounds During Coon Hunt
A 52-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for resisting arrest with injuries and failure to provide ID following a traffic stop on his motorcycle. Brian Weber ...
Sep 20, 2025
Police Beat for Saturday, September 20th, 2025
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a 20-year-old Kinmundy man they clocked speeding 121 miles per hour. Payton Potter of East 3rd was reportedly traveling over 35 miles per hour over the speed ...
Sep 20, 2025
Tickets Go on Sale Monday for this year's Tales from East Lawn
Six persons buried in East Lawn Cemetery will be portrayed in this year's Tales from Eastlawn by the Salem Historic Commission. The programs are set at four times between 5:30 and 7:45 on both Friday ...
Sep 19, 2025
Wamac Fest set for Saturday
Wamac Fest is this Saturday at the Wamac Park. Mayor Butch Mathus, Jr. says there is something for everyone. "We'll have a bunch of kids games that will be coordinated by the boy scouts and cub scouts...
Sep 19, 2025 Wamac "Lil Toot Train, Lil American Pride". Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Marion County Health Department begins flu vaccination clinics
The Marion County Health Department has started offering adult high dose and regular dose walk-in flu vaccination at both its Salem and Centralia offices. The walk-in clinics are available from eight ...
Sep 19, 2025
Odin firemen handle two brush fires in Royal Lakes neighborhood
Odin Firemen handled two brush fires in the same area of the 2700 block of Queens Avenue in the Royal Lakes neighborhood on Thursday afternoon. In the first fire, two to three acres burned, but there ...
Sep 19, 2025
