Category Archives: Local News
Old Christmas light strands being recycled
Keep Salem Beautiful is collecting old strands of Christmas lights for recycling. The lighting can be placed in containers at Farm Fresh Market in Salem, Big R, and at the Salem Community Activity Cen...
Jan 02, 2025
One person airlifted from scene of rollover crash on Route 161 Extension
One person was airlifted from the scene of a one vehicle rollover crash Wednesday night on the Route 161 Extension near Wallis Road in rural Kell. The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports a vehi...
Jan 02, 2025
Police Beat for Thursday, January 2nd, 2025
Salem Police arrested 28-year-old Jarad Sidener of South Washington in Salem for alleged domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a decision on charges and a first appearance ...
Jan 02, 2025
2024 wetter with more snow than 2023
Weather statistics released by the Salem Water Treatment plant show that 2024 was wetter with more snow than 2023. Total precipitation for 2024 was 58.67 inches, up from 43.28 inches in 2023. There wa...
Jan 01, 2025
Seriously hurt woman found lying in road near Cartter
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is trying to determine what happened to a 40-year-old Salem area woman who was found lying in the roadway near Cartter and Summertime Roads in the Cartter area w...
Jan 01, 2025
Centralia man faces home invasion and other charges after entering Junction City home
A 26-year-old Centralia man faces multiple charges including Class X home invasion with a deadly weapon after allegedly entering a Junction City home twice early New Year morning. Oslo White of Saddle...
Jan 01, 2025
Out of area ambulance crashes west of Wamac, no injuries reported
An ambulance from the Metro-East crashed while taking a Centralia area patient home on New Year's Eve. The crash occurred on Wilkin Road west of Wamac. The ambulance ran off the road and hit a power p...
Jan 01, 2025 An Abbott EMS Ambulance for unknown reason ran off the Wilkin Road west of Wamac Tuesday and crashed into an electric pole. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Broken cross arm causes early Wednesday morning power outage in Centralia
Ameren Illinois reports a broken cross arm on a pole on the south side of Centralia was the cause of an early Wednesday morning power outage that left 2,300 Centralia area residents in the dark. The o...
Jan 01, 2025
Police Beat for Wednesday, January 1st, 2025
A 24-year-old Kinmundy woman was transferred to the Marion County Jail on Tuesday after being arrested in Fayette County on a Marion County traffic failure to appear warrant. Anna McCarty of North Mon...
Jan 01, 2025
Marion County Board approves budget, warns of harder times next year
The Marion County Board at a special meeting Monday night approved its fiscal year 2025 budget. The budget was 30 days late but was reported to be balanced. Board Chair Steve Whritenour says both reve...
Dec 31, 2024 Marion County Board Chair Steve Whritenour.
