Category Archives: Local News
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
Discarded live Christmas trees to be collected for fish habitat
Several Illinois Department of Natural Resources facilities have announced they will collect discarded live Christmas trees for fish habitat. Centralia and Salem City Officials have also announced the...
Dec 28, 2024 HeyingPhoto / Depositphotos.com
Salem man charged with felony improper passing of an emergency vehicle
A 22-year-old Salem man was charged in Marion County Court on Friday with a Class 4 felony of improper passing of an emergency vehicle. Andrew Peak of South College is accused of approaching a station...
Dec 28, 2024 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Salem woman charged with four counts of aggravated DUI
A 34-year-old Salem woman has been charged with four counts of aggravated driving under the influence for allegedly having four persons under the age of 16 in her vehicle when stopped on a reckless dr...
Dec 28, 2024
Centralia man charged with aggravated battery and felony domestic battery
A 49-year-old Centralia man was charged in Marion County Court Friday with aggravated battery and felony domestic battery for allegedly striking a pregnant woman in the shoulder with his hand. Central...
Dec 28, 2024 Blogtrepreneur / CC
