Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Board meets in special session Monday to approve budget
The Marion County Board will meet in special session Monday night. Three topics are on the agenda. The board will be asked to review and give final approval to its Fiscal Year 2025 budget that is a mo...
Dec 30, 2024 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Police Beat for Monday, December 30th, 2024
A 54-year-old homeless Kell man was arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies on Sunday for violation of probation. Christopher Baur was taken to the Marion County Jail to await further court actio...
Dec 30, 2024
Rural Iuka man arrested on weapon and domestic battery offenses
A 32-year-old Iuka man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for reckless discharge of a firearm and two counts of domestic battery. Tyler Powless of Kasznel Road is accused of firing ...
Dec 30, 2024
Mt. Vernon man arrested for armed violence at rural Texico home Saturday night
A 48-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been arrested by Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies on multiple counts in what started as a report of violation of an order of protection. Michael Glenn was taken int...
Dec 30, 2024 Michael Glenn
Fire causes heavy damage to home in Salem Mobile Home Park
A kitchen fire caused significant damage to a home in Salem Mobile Home Park at 1700 North Broadway late Sunday night. Salem Fire Protection District officials say Jacob Miller and Keaden Lucas were i...
Dec 30, 2024
Rural Noble man dies in tractor crash after suffering medical issue
A 65-year-old rural Noble man has died after a tractor he was driving ran into a ditch after he was apparently already unresponsive from a medical issue. Clay County Coroner Bryce Henry pronounced Don...
Dec 30, 2024
Salem woman arrested after allegedly hitting man with altered bat
A 48-year-old Salem woman has been arrested for aggravated battery after allegedly attacking a 57-year-old Salem man with an altered bat. Salem Police say Dee Schwarm of North Trenary is accused of st...
Dec 29, 2024
Rural Salem man injured when hit by oxygen bottle
A 23-year-old Salem man was transported to Salem Township Hospital after allegedly being hit in the head by a small oxygen tank. The incident occurred at a home on Ruble Lane in the Selmaville area so...
Dec 29, 2024
Police Beat for Sunday, December 29th, 2024
Centralia Police arrested a 45-year-old Centralia man on multiple counts on Saturday. Jarcus Croft of North Elm was taken to the Marion County Jail on new counts of domestic battery, violation of pre-...
Dec 29, 2024
Unemployment drops slightly in South Central Illinois in November
Unemployment dropped slightly in Marion County and South Central Illinois in November. The latest unemployment numbers for Marion County show a 4.6-percent unemployment rate, down two-tenths of a perc...
Dec 28, 2024 Jkirsch13 / Depositphotos.com
