Category Archives: Local News
Fire guts condemned vacant home in Centralia
A fire listed as suspicious in nature gutted a vacant condemned home at 521 West 6th Street in Centralia Friday night. All available Centralia City Firemen were called to fight the fire. Flames were a...
Apr 02, 2023 Centralia City Firemen fight a fire in a vacant condemned home at 521 West Sixth Street on Friday night. Photo by Brady Toennies.
Police Beat for Sunday, April 2nd, 2023
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 53-year-old Harold Ainsworth of South Oak in Patoka for driving under the influence, illegal transportation of liquor, and improper lane usage following a sin...
Apr 02, 2023
National Weather Service: Tornado responsible for damage in Salem area
A National Weather Service Science and Operating Officer says a six-mile path of damage through the Salem area is most likely the result of a single tornado path. Ben Herzog says the path studied Satu...
Apr 01, 2023
Curfew in effect Saturday night for area hard hit by tornado
Salem Mayor Nic Farley has declared a State of Emergency and established a curfew for the area hit hardest by the Friday night tornado. The area includes East Blair and Lake Streets between Broadway a...
Apr 01, 2023 Salem Police Department map of the area under curfew Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
Cleanup underway following severe storm that hit southside of Salem damaging homes and businesses (10:00 am Saturday update)
Cleanup is underway in several areas where there was significant building damage from a severe thunderstorm that moved across central and northeast Marion County Friday night. Mayor Nic Farley says in...
Mar 31, 2023 Damage at Lake and South Broadway, including Red Roof building housing several businesses.
Unemployment climbs in South Central Illinois
Unemployment increased across South Central Illinois in February. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports Marion County's unemployment rate is now at five percent, up from 4.8 percent i...
Mar 31, 2023
Odin man transferred by helicopter after being critically burned in flash fire
An Odin man was airlifted to a St. Louis Hospital from the Odin School parking lot on Thursday afternoon following a flash fire outside his home. Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says the man was burning br...
Mar 31, 2023
Odin man killed in crash south of Odin
A 58-year-old Odin man has died in a two-vehicle crash early Thursday night on the Odin Road near the Lindell Road intersection south of Odin. Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon says Jason Alsept was p...
Mar 31, 2023
Saturday voting at the Marion County Courthouse
There will be early voting on Saturday at the Marion County Courthouse for the Tuesday, April 4th, consolidated election. Voting will take place in the Marion County Clerk's office on the second floor...
Mar 31, 2023
Five fire departments fight seven-acre woods fire southeast of Centralia
Five area fire departments fought a fire that burned seven acres of woods late Thursday afternoon. Centralia Fire Protection District Chief Ross Boshera says the fire was on the Charles Rash property ...
Mar 31, 2023
