Category Archives: Local News
Sergeant Ian King Named Salem's New Deputy Police Chief
Salem Police Chief Tyler Rose has named Sergeant Ian King as the department's new Deputy Chief. King first joined the Salem Police Department in 2019 and became a sergeant last April. He worked at the...
May 26, 2026 Ian King when being sworn in as Police Sergeant in April 2025 by Salem Mayor Nic Farley.
2026 Centralia Memorial Day Service held at American Legion Post #446
A Memorial Day service was held in Centralia this past Memorial Day at the American Legion Post #446. The ceremony began with a Posting of the American Flag colors. Following the flag colors, Scout Ve...
May 25, 2026
Trash Pickup One Day Late in Salem this week; on Regular Schedule in Centralia
Residential trash pickup in Salem will run one day late this week, with no pickup on Monday, Memorial Day. Salem City offices will also be closed for the holiday. In Centralia, garage pickup will be o...
May 24, 2026
One Room of Salem Home Damaged in Early Sunday morning Fire
A short in the cord of a floor lamp apparently started a fire in the living room of a Salem home early Sunday morning. Salem Assistant Fire Chief Bill Fulton says the smoky fire was at the Michael Mas...
May 24, 2026 Salem Police Officer Brett Niepoetter with dog he helped get out of home during smoky early Sunday morning fire.
Mt. Vernon man dies from injuries sustained when struck by a pickup truck
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department reports a 40-year-old Mt. Vernon man was killed from injuries sustained when hit by a pickup truck on Wednesday night while walking on the 8300 block of North...
May 24, 2026
Police Beat for Sunday May 24th, 2026
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 26-year-old Jordan Rinehart of Brubaker Road in Salem for domestic battery and aggravated assault. He was taken to the Marion County Jail await further court ...
May 24, 2026
A decade after Standing Rock protests, contentious segment of Dakota Access oil pipeline gets OK
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Federal officials on Thursday gave final approval for the Dakota Access oil pipeline to continue operating its contentious Missouri River crossing, ...
May 24, 2026 FILE - A sign for the Dakota Access Pipeline is seen north of Cannonball, N.D. and the Standing Rock Reservation on May 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
Bears reiterate Chicago stadium options are 'exhausted,' focused on suburban Illinois and Indiana
CHICAGO (AP) - The Bears reiterated Thursday they plan to leave Chicago as they continue to look at building a stadium in suburban Illinois or Hammond, Indiana. "The Chicago Bears have exhausted every...
May 24, 2026 Chicago Bears players warm up during the NFL football team's rookie minicamp, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Lake Forest, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Saturday Opening of Salem Aquatic Center Delayed by Cool Weather; Will Try Again on Sunday
The Salem Family Aquatic Center was unable to open as scheduled on Saturday due to temperatures under 70 degrees, and will try again on Sunday for opening day. However, rain could be a factor there. T...
May 23, 2026
Salem Elks Name Citizen of the Year
Max Dye has been named the Salem Elks Lodge Citizen of the Year. He was honored for his work at Max Dye, Inc, in the Elks, as a member of the Salem Lions, at First Christian Church where he is a deaco...
May 22, 2026 Max Dye was honored as this year's Salem Elks Citizen of the Year. The award was presented (left to right) Mike Hooe, Leon Chapman, Max Dye, and Leon Geary. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
