Category Archives: Local News
Three Outbuildings Destroyed in Fire East of Kinmundy
Three outbuildings were destroyed in a late Saturday afternoon fire on the Gary White property at 6003 Sinclair Road east of Kinmundy. Kinmundy-Alma Fire Chief Kevin Day says White had been burning of...
Mar 22, 2026 liz west / CC
Police Beat for Sunday, March 22nd, 2026
Two people were arrested in separate domestic battery cases. Salem Police arrested 38-year-old Ricky Webb of Deer Path Drive in Salem early Sunday morning. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 31...
Mar 22, 2026
Centralia Names New Fire Chief
Centralia has a new fire chief. Captain Blake Perez is a more than 20-year veteran of the department and was one of three internal candidates for the position. "We're a great department, and I've alwa...
Mar 21, 2026 Incoming Centralia Fire Chief Blake Perez
Salem Man Hurt in Deer-Motorcycle Crash
A 43-year-old Salem man was injured in a deer-motorcycle crash late Friday night on Green Street Road near the Odin Road intersection south of Odin. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Jason Lewis of...
Mar 21, 2026
Police Beat for Saturday, March 21st, 2026
A 53-year-old Junction City man was arrested by Salem Police early Friday evening for aggravated domestic battery and on a Marion County no-bond felony failure to appear warrant. Henry Rowcliff was ar...
Mar 21, 2026
Salem to Celebrate William Jennings Bryan's Birthday on Saturday
The Salem Historical Commission will celebrate William Jennings Bryan's birthday with an open house and program on Saturday. Bryan was born on March 19th, 1860. He was a three-time presidential nomine...
Mar 20, 2026 File photo: The William Jennings Bryan Home in Salem.
Fire Destroys Rural Odin Mobile Home
A mobile home at 2710 Queens Avenue in the Royal Lakes neighborhood south of Odin was destroyed by fire Thursday night. The fire was at a home engulfed in flames upon the arrival of the Odin Fire Depa...
Mar 20, 2026 Mobile home on fire in the Royal Lakes neighborhood near Odin.
Odin Village Board Raises Water, Sewer, and Garbage Rates
The Odin Village Board Thursday night gave final approval to water, sewer, and trash rates on bills that will go out at the end of the month. The base water and sewer rate will increase 35-cents a mon...
Mar 20, 2026 Odin Village Hall (credit: Odin Village Hall Facebook page)
One Hurt in Crash at Route 37 and 161 South of Salem
One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash at State Route 161 and Route 37 south of Salem Thursday night. Preliminary information from the Marion County Sheriff's Department indicates both drivers ...
Mar 20, 2026
Salem Grade School Board Acts on Numerous Personnel Issues
The Salem Grade School Board accepted a retirement letter from long time teacher and athletic director Suzie Worman at Thursday night's meeting. Worman plans to retire at the end of the 2029-30 school...
Mar 20, 2026
