Category Archives: Local News
Ft Wayne Indiana man who entered rural Salem home ordered held pending fitness hearing
A 42-year-old Fort Wayne Indiana man has been ordered held in the Marion County Jail until a fitness hearing is completed after being formally being charged Wednesday with felony criminal trespass to ...
Mar 27, 2025 Andrew Walker
Xenia man injured in I-57 crash north of Salem
A 42-year-old Xenia man was injured Wednesday morning when losing control of his pickup truck while driving northbound on I-57 five miles north of the Salem exit. Michael Burdine of Hackberry Road was...
Mar 27, 2025
SCHS Play Beetlejuice Junior opens Thursday night at Salem Theatre
The Salem Community High School performance of Beetlejuice Junior opens Thursday night at the Salem Community Theatre. Director Drew Johnson says this is the first year licenses have been issued for p...
Mar 27, 2025
Centralia man dies from medical issue following single-vehicle crash in Centralia
A 62-year-old Centralia man died at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia after his vehicle ran off the road near Broadway and Lincoln in Centralia and hit a sign before coming to a stop. Marion...
Mar 26, 2025
Carlyle Woman Dies in US 50 Crash at Jolliff Bridge Road (updated 6 pm 3-26)
A 26-year-old Carlyle woman died in an early Wednesday morning crash on U.S. 50 at the Jolliff Bridge Road west of Sandoval. Clinton County Coroner Phil Moss says Hazel Huels was pronounced dead on th...
Mar 26, 2025
Rural Kell Home Escapes Damage in Flue Fire
The Kell Fire Protection District reported no damage in a flue fire at the Jerry Devore home in the 5100 block of Walnut Hill Road in rural Dix Tuesday morning. Fire was coming out the flue of the hom...
Mar 26, 2025 Kell firefighters responding to a flue fire on Walnut Hill Road.
Sandoval mobile home heavily damaged in early Tuesday morning fire
A fire heavily damaged the Andrew Cranford mobile home at 409 North Orange Street in Sandoval early Tuesday morning. Sandoval Fire Chief Scott Towler says Cranford woke up smelling smoke and was able ...
Mar 26, 2025 Mobile home fire on Orange Street in Sandoval.
Marion County Board still undecided on location for animal control facility
The Marion County Board had been looking at a building near the railroad overpass in Odin for its animal control facility, but it's back to the start following a closed session of the board Tuesday ni...
Mar 26, 2025 Marion County Board Chair Steve Whritenour.
Marion County Board member resigns
A member of the Marion County Board from District Three has resigned. Tyson McHenry stayed through the first part of the meeting before handing in his resignation. Marion County Board Chair Steve Whri...
Mar 26, 2025 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Central City approves new SRO contract, baseball field off-limits
The Central City Board of Trustees approved a new contract for a School Resource Officer with Central City School that now has the village paying one month of the officer's salary while the school pay...
Mar 26, 2025 Tilted poles at the Central City baseball field that need to be replaced. Photo by Austin Williams.
