Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Board cuts general fund balance 10-percent across board
The Marion County Board has cut the county's proposed $12.6-million general fund budget for the current fiscal year 10 percent across the board. The vote came after an amended motion to do only a five...
Dec 11, 2024 Marion County Board meets on December 10. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Marion County Board to look at forensic audit
The Marion County Board will be asked at its next meeting to hire a forensic auditor to figure out the county's fiscal problems. Board Chair Steve Whritenour feels there is something wrong that there ...
Dec 11, 2024 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Police Beat for Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
A 38-year-old Clinton, Tennessee man has been arrested by State Police for possession of under five grams of methamphetamine, possession of cannabis, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jason Wall w...
Dec 11, 2024
Centralia City Schools will request South Pine Street be made a one-way for student safety
At the end of Tuesday night's Centralia grade school board meeting, superintendent Craig Clark received permission from the board to submit a letter to the city of Centralia requesting that the portio...
Dec 11, 2024
Centralia City School Board approves audit and tax levy
The Centralia City School Board received a clean audit report from Glass and Shuffett at its regular meeting on Tuesday. The district maintained Recognition status with a financial profile score of 3....
Dec 11, 2024 The school board receives the annual audit report. Photo by Austin Williams.
Marion County Board Committee discusses dog situation following end of Centralia contract
By Cole Wimberly With the non-renewal of the contract with Centralia, Marion County's new County and Community Committee sat down for the first time Monday night to discuss long and short-term solutio...
Dec 10, 2024 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Three people involved in North Broadway crash in Salem decline hospital treatment
Three people were checked for injuries but decline hospital treatment following a two car crash at North Broadway and Schwartz Street in downtown Salem Monday afternoon. Salem Police say a car driven ...
Dec 10, 2024
Police Beat for Tuesday, December 10th, 2024
Three people were brought to the Marion County Jail on Monday on outstanding warrants. 25-year-old Joseph Mangarelli of North 500th Street in Patoka was arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies on...
Dec 10, 2024
Shattuc man order held without bond in Best Western Room fire in Centralia
A 27-year-old Shattuc man has been ordered held without bond after being formally charged in Clinton County Court on Monday with aggravated arson, criminal damage between $500 and $10,000 and obstruct...
Dec 10, 2024 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Salem man ordered held without bond on stalking and public indecency charges
A 30-year-old Salem man has been formally charged in Marion County Court with stalking and public indecency following two incidents where he allegedly looked through a front window of a home on North ...
Dec 10, 2024 John Anderson
