Category Archives: Local News
Elisa Hourigan accepts defeat for SCHS board seat; won't contest close election
A Salem Community High School board candidate who lost the election by three votes says she accepts defeat and will not contest the results. With 80 late-arriving mail-in votes being added to the Mari...
Apr 16, 2025
Five receive minor injuries, but no hospital treatment, in Centralia crash
All five of those involved in a two-car crash at Noleman and Poplar in downtown Centralia Monday afternoon declined hospital treatment. The crash occurred when 39-year-old Jenna Eldred of Sherwood Dri...
Apr 16, 2025
Centralia Police release details of Saturday crash that sent three to the hospital
Centralia Police say three people went to the hospital for treatment following a two-car crash at Pleasant and McCord Streets around three Saturday afternoon. Police say a car driven by 25-year-old Mi...
Apr 16, 2025
Mike McKinzie appears to be winner of tight Salem Community High School Race
While still not final, it appears incumbent Salem Community High School Board member Michael McKinzie will hold onto his seat by a six-vote margin over Elisa Hourigan now that late mail-in votes have ...
Apr 16, 2025
Salem Lion's Club to Host 89th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday
The Salem Lion's Club will host their 89th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday. Lion Leon Chapman says there will be lots of prizes. "We will start at two o' clock in Bryan Memorial Park," Chapman...
Apr 15, 2025 Middle group at last year's Salem Lion's Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia plans to update municipal code
The Centralia City Council held a discussion of proposed updates to the Centralia Municipal Code at its regular meeting on Monday. New state law requires municipalities to have baseline building codes...
Apr 15, 2025
Keep Salem Beautiful Spring Cleaning scheduled for May 3
Keep Salem Beautiful is inviting residents to take part in a community-wide Spring Litter Cleanup Event on Saturday, May 3. The movement is a part of the Greatest American Cleanup, a nationwide litter...
Apr 15, 2025
Centralia woman arrested for hitting a man with her car
A 20-year-old Centralia woman has been charged with aggravated battery, reckless driving and resisting arrest after allegedly hitting a man with her car during a road rage incident early Sunday mornin...
Apr 15, 2025
Homeless Centralia man charged with sexually abusing 16-year-old runaway
A 44-year-old homeless Centralia man has been charged in Marion County Court with two counts of criminal sexual abuse to the same 16-year-old runaway girl. Joshua Turner was located by Centralia Polic...
Apr 15, 2025
Investigation clears Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy of death during struggle over his gun
Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard says an investigation has been completed into the death of a Mt. Vernon man who was shot while wrestling with a sheriff's deputy over control of his gun. 20-year-...
Apr 15, 2025
