Category Archives: Local News
Detached camper being used as primary residence destroyed by fire
A 30-foot long camper used as a primary residence in rural Opdyke was destroyed by fire late Wednesday night. Jefferson Fire Officials say Billy and Sandra Lewis of 19,994 East Lynchburg Road had left...
Feb 23, 2023 Robert Couse-Baker / CC
Salem man injured in construction accident crashes on Hardacre Road
A 24-year-old Salem man told Marion County Sheriff's Deputies he may have lost consciousness before leaving the Hardacre Road east of Route 37 Wednesday afternoon and crashing into a tree. Trevor Lewi...
Feb 23, 2023
Salem Township Hospital Board gets new member
The Salem Township Hospital Board has a new member. Brian Gansauer attended his first meeting since being appointed by the Salem Township Board to fill the remainder of the term of John Raymer who res...
Feb 23, 2023
Fire destroys former Mt. Vernon church converted to apartments (updated 11:15 am Thursday)
Mt. Vernon Fire Chief Kevin Sargent says no one was injured when a former church building at 11-01 Perkins that was converted into apartments burned in a Wednesday afternoon fire. The owner has now be...
Feb 23, 2023
Illinois State Police see positive results in first month of reorganization
Illinois State Police are reporting initial positive results in moving from 21 patrol districts to 11 patrol troops. The goal of the move is to enable more officers to be available to respond to calls...
Feb 22, 2023 The new Troop 9 Guidon is placed in front of the troopers during a ceremony at the Effingham Troop Headquarters.
Salem Police arrest Sandoval woman for public indecency
Salem Police have arrested a 43-year-old Sandoval woman for public indecency after she reportedly took off her shirt twice at the Huck's store on West Main. Police report the first complaint came in a...
Feb 22, 2023
Salem Police officer injured in confrontation with homeless man
Salem Police say an officer was injured when a homeless man resisted being arrested after police tried to remove him from under a bridge in the 400 block of North Jefferson Street where he had been st...
Feb 22, 2023
Grass and leaf fire gets out of control in Centralia burning two homes and garage
Centralia City Firefighters say a leaf and grass fire inside a recreation burn container blew out of control Tuesday afternoon and ended up burning the siding of two homes and damaging a garage. The f...
Feb 22, 2023
Marion County Board's new codification subcommittee holds its first meeting
The Marion County Board's new codification subcommittee met for the first time Tuesday night and learned the current condition of county board records for ordinances and resolutions approved in the pa...
Feb 22, 2023 The Marion County Board's new subcommittee looking at codification of county records looks at what other governmental units are doing.
Patoka man arrested for aggravated battery to his roommate
A 19-year-old Patoka man has been arrested for aggravated battery after allegedly hitting his roommate with a golf club and stabbing him in the arm with a knife. Noah Meredith of the Marion County Hou...
Feb 22, 2023
