Category Archives: Local News

Salem man arrested after stolen car crashes on Racetrack Road
A 27-year-old Salem man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for alleged theft of a motor vehicle and theft from a motor vehicle. Deputies say Shane Parker of South College was found ...
Bruce Kropp Sep 10, 2023

Police Beat for Sunday, September 10th, 2023
Two people were brought to the Marion County Jail on Saturday following separate domestic battery arrests. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 22-year-old Cameron Deadmond of Arizona Street in S...
Bruce Kropp Sep 10, 2023

Most of Marion County returns to normal soil moisture levels
The US Drought Monitor weekly update shows all of Marion County except a very small area in the southwest corner that includes Centralia is out of the abnormally dry conditions and has returned to nor...
Bruce Kropp Sep 09, 2023

Police Beat for Saturday, September 9th, 2023
Centralia Police have arrested 41-year-old Robert Poe of South Poplar in Centralia for possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. Centralia Police ar...
Bruce Kropp Sep 09, 2023

Farina man injured in single-vehicle crash south of Forbes State Park
A 53-year-old Farina man was injured in a one-vehicle crash on Steavers Road near Foster Road southeast of Forbes State Park early Saturday morning. Initial information from the Marion County Sheriff'...
Bruce Kropp Sep 09, 2023

Centralia man charged with felony resisting a peace officer
A 31-year-old Centralia man has been charged with felony resisting/obstructing a peace officer after allegedly kicking a garage door down on a Centralia Police Officer's arm. Centralia Police say they...
Bruce Kropp Sep 09, 2023

Two face new felony drug charges
Two people have been charged in Marion County Court with unlawful possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine. 53-year-old Anjela Briones of South Sycamore in Centralia was arrested during a...
Bruce Kropp Sep 09, 2023

Arrest made in one of two Friday morning arson fires in Centralia
An arrest for arson has been made in connection with one of two suspicious fires in Centralia Friday morning. 41-year-old Edwin Steinkamp of Sanders Street in Wamac was arrested a few blocks away from...
Bruce Kropp Sep 08, 2023 Edwin Steinkamp

Centralia man faces sex abuse and unlawful restraint charges
A 37-year-old homeless Centralia man has been formally charged in Marion County Court with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse to a 13 to 17-year-old and a single count of unlawful restrain...
Bruce Kropp Sep 08, 2023 Bryce Jones

Three arrested after a search warrant is executed on Mt. Vernon home
Three people have been arrested following the execution of a search warrant on a home in the 2200 block of College Street in Mt. Vernon. The Mt. Vernon Police/Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Narcoti...
Bruce Kropp Sep 08, 2023 Drug bust executed on home on College Street in Mt. Vernon on Thursday morning.
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