Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Saturday, November 5th, 2022
A 30-year-old rural Odin woman has been returned to the Marion County Jail after being arrested in Clinton County on an outstanding Marion County felony failure to appear warrant for making a false al...
Nov 05, 2022
ISP makes arrests following threats at Pana High School
Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 4 has arrested two juveniles for threats of violence at Pana High School. The DCI unit first responded to the school on Wednesday after sc...
Nov 04, 2022 Pana High School School logo.
Centralia cancels burn weekend this Saturday and Sunday
The City of Centralia has canceled the burn weekend for this Saturday and Sunday, November 5th and 6th, due to the dry conditions and anticipated high winds. The next regularly scheduled burn weekend ...
Nov 04, 2022
Powerball Jackpot now largest jackpot of all time
The Powerball drawing on Saturday night has been increased to $1.6-billion and is now the world record for the largest lottery jackpot of all time. Some lottery ticket locations are seeing lines aroun...
Nov 04, 2022 Photo supplied by Illinois Lottery.
Police Beat for Friday, November 4th, 2022
Salem Police arrested a 51-year-old Salem man for a violation of the sex offender law. Bradley Gibson of North Jackson allegedly was within 500 feet of a park when he was taken into custody near Jacks...
Nov 04, 2022
Salem Fireman quickly control grass and woods fire
The Salem Fire Protection District quickly extinguished a grass and woods fire Thursday afternoon. Firemen say the fire on the Beth Ann Branch property in the 2400 block of State Route 37 south of Sal...
Nov 04, 2022
Fairfield woman trapped, but not injured following Tuesday crash on 161 Extension at Iuka Road
A 43-year-old Fairfield woman was trapped in her car following a two-vehicle crash on the Route 161 Extension at the Iuka Road on Tuesday morning. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Cheryl Hedrick p...
Nov 04, 2022
State Fire Marshal investigating alleged arson fire in rural Sandoval
The State Fire Marshal's office is investigating two small fires apparently set in a home in the 1600 block of Ticklen Road in rural Sandoval early Thursday night. Sandoval Fire Protection District Ch...
Nov 04, 2022 File photo.
Rural Odin man already in jail arrested in connection with wire theft
The Marion County Sheriff's Department has made an arrest in connection with the theft of three spools of wire at a solar field installation site on US 51 north of Sandoval. 24-year-old Trevor Langfor...
Nov 04, 2022
UPDATE 3: Centralia Police say victim of what was thought to be a hit and run apparently tried to jump onto cab of passing semi
Centralia Police say an investigation into a fatal hit and run indicates the person killed apparently lunged towards the passenger side of the cab of a semi after it had slowed before receiving a gree...
Nov 04, 2022 Locust Street at Noleman Street intersection. Photo by Pat Hodges.
