Category Archives: Local News
Odin man injured when shed being torn down collapsed on him
A 53-year-old Odin man was trapped underneath a shed he was helping to tear down when the roof collapsed Tuesday afternoon. Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says Tracy Deadmond was helping his son with the ...
Jun 21, 2023 Fire and medical equipment at scene of roof collapse of shed being taken down in Odin Tuesday afternoon.
U.S. victims in German attack were University of Illinois computer graduates
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A U.S. hiker who fell to her death during a savage attack in Germany and a friend who tried to protect her had just graduated together from the U...
Jun 20, 2023
Police Beat for Tuesday, June 20th, 2023
Centralia Police have arrested 28-year-old Kaeleigh Pannell of South Sycamore in Centralia for alleged aggravated domestic battery. She was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a decision on forma...
Jun 20, 2023
Salem City Council approves ten year lease extension with SCHS for Tully Park
The Salem City Council has approved a new ten year lease with Salem Community High School for continued use of Tully Park for the high school's softball teams. Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering told th...
Jun 20, 2023 Salem City Clerk and Mayor Nic Farley.
Salem Public Works Director updates on-going projects
Salem Public Works Director Annette Sola says a temporary work around has been found at the Salem Water Treatment Plant to remove sediment to the lagoon until a non-functioning valve can be replaced. ...
Jun 20, 2023 South Broadway water line replacement project approaches Salem Fire Protection District entrance that will be bored to not disturb the concrete. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem man arrested after driving stolen pickup into pond northwest of Central City
A 24-year-old Salem man faces multiple charges after leading police on a chase in a stolen pickup truck early Monday morning before driving it into a pond. Central City Police say Tristan Rankin was a...
Jun 19, 2023
Mass shootings and violence leave dead and injured across the US this weekend, including Chicago and St. Louis
By MATTHEW BROWN and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Mass shootings and violence killed and wounded people across the United States this weekend, including at least 60 shot in the Chicag...
Jun 19, 2023 Investigators look over the scene of an overnight mass shooting at a strip mall in Willowbrook, Ill., Sunday, June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Georgia man faces sex assault and residential burglary charges in Centralia
A 22-year-old Georgia man who has been staying in Centralia has been arrested in connection with two residential burglaries and an unrelated aggravated criminal sexual assault. James Wooten was taken ...
Jun 19, 2023
Four arrested when break-in to old Banks Bowl broken up in progress
Four people were arrested when a burglary in progress Sunday night was broken up at the former Banks Bowl on Old US 51 in Junction City. 21-year-old Toby Boughers of Walnut Hill Road in Centralia is b...
Jun 19, 2023
Salem man hurt by accidental gunshot wound
A 23-year-old Salem man was injured Sunday night when he accidentally shot himself in the leg with a gun at a home on the 1900 block of Yards Road northeast of Salem. Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripp...
Jun 19, 2023
