Category Archives: Local News
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon receives award to improve stroke care
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon has been awarded the American Heart Association's Get with the Guidelines-Stroke Rural Recognition Bronze Award for its efforts to address the unique h...
Jul 08, 2023
Mt. Vernon man arrested on child pornography and meth charges
A 36-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been arrested on child pornography and methamphetamine charges. James Hembree was taken into custody at his home in the 300 block of Harrison Street last Monday when a...
Jul 08, 2023 Michael Hembree
Salem Police arrest two for delivery of methamphetamine
Salem Police have arrested both occupants of a vehicle for methamphetamine delivery and possession of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine. 34-year-old Whitley Mulvaney of Meadowlane in Salem and 33-yea...
Jul 08, 2023 Michael Wimberly and Whitley Mulvaney.
Police Beat for Saturday, July 8th, 2023
A 52-year-old Wamac man was arrested on new drug charges when being released from the Illinois Department of Corrections on Friday. Jackie Scanlon of Wabash Avenue is being held in the Marion County J...
Jul 08, 2023
Odin fireman called to pickup truck fire
The Odin Fire Protection District was called Friday to the 500 block of Hickory Street in Odin where a 2000 Chevrolet pickup truck caught fire. Jennifer Watson was driving the truck at the time the fi...
Jul 08, 2023 Odin firemen fight fire in pickup truck on Friday.
Centralia man graduates from Marion County Drug Court
A 37-year-old Centralia man has graduated from Marion County Drug Court. Blake Miller of Fulton Road in Centralia had charges of residential burglary and a petition to revoke his probation on a posses...
Jul 08, 2023
Illinois and 9 other states plan to sue EPA over standards for residential wood-burning stoves
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Attorneys general from 10 states plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying its failure to review and ensure emissions standards for residential wood-burning st...
Jul 08, 2023 zeevveez / CC
Police Beat for Tuesday, July 7th, 2023
Centralia Police have arrested a 29-year-old Centralia man for unlawful use of a weapon and driving on a suspended license. Derrick Nixon of Howard Street was taken to the Marion County Jail pending a...
Jul 07, 2023
Three of Salem's five outdoor warning sirens currently not operating
Three of Salem's five outdoor warning sirens currently are not working. Emergency Management Agency Coordinator Andrew Strong says the siren in Bryan Memorial Park did not sound during the June test. ...
Jul 07, 2023 Lake Street tornado siren. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem Firemen put out multiple fires along Route 37 south of Salem
The Salem Fire Protection District put out multiple grass fires along the east side of Route 37 from Church to Sassafras Roads late Thursday afternoon. Salem Assistant Fire Chief Bill Fulton says all ...
Jul 07, 2023