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Kell Firemen battle two combine fires
Kell Firemen battled two combine fires on Saturday. The first was in a cornfield near the Kell and Buchanan Road intersection in rural Texico. Kell Fire Chief Lonnie McDaneld says crop residue built u...
Bruce Kropp Oct 16, 2022 Combine owned by Shannon Hays of Kell was one of two to be damaged by fire Saturday in separate incidents.

Centralia City Firemen fight fire in items placed out for Centralia Fall Clean-Up
Centralia City Firemen say it appears items put out for pickup in this week's Centralia Fall Cleanup were set on fire after the rear door was kicked in to a home at 906 East Broadway on Saturday after...
Bruce Kropp Oct 16, 2022

Centralia City Firemen clear gas from a home after copper pipes are stolen
Centralia City Firemen were called to a vacant home at 818 North Elm early Saturday night when a neighboring business reported the strong smell of gas. When entering the home, firemen discovered the c...
Bruce Kropp Oct 16, 2022

Police Beat for Sunday, October 16th, 2022
Salem Police have arrested a 60-year-old Salem man for aggravated domestic battery. Police were called to the home of Jeffrey Tate of West Warmouth Street where a female resident of the home had alleg...
Bruce Kropp Oct 16, 2022

Centralia High School Choral Department holds annual Fall Concert
Photos by Pat Hodges The Centralia High School Choral Department held their annual Fall Concert on Thursday night, performing for a public audience in the Centralia High School cafetorium. The 25 stud...
WJBD Staff Oct 16, 2022

Salem Police say victim of minor stabbing declines pressing charges
Salem Police say the alleged victim of a minor stabbing incident late Friday night escaped injury and didn't want to file charges. Police report both men reportedly involved in the altercation were go...
Bruce Kropp Oct 15, 2022

Police Beat for Saturday, October 15th, 2022
An 18-year-old Salem man was taken to the Marion County Jail after being arrested for aggravated battery in a public place and mob action. Carder Owens of North Broadway was allegedly involved in an i...
Bruce Kropp Oct 15, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Two crashes reported in work zone on I-57 Friday night
No serious injuries were reported in two wrecks that occurred within three minutes of each other on southbound I-57 in the construction zone at mile marker 109 near the Route 161 interchange. Kell Fir...
Bruce Kropp Oct 15, 2022

Eight fire departments battle 50 acre fire southwest of Mt. Vernon
Eight fire departments battled a fire that burned about 50 acres of soybean field stubble in a field fire in the 9000 block of East Bakerville Road southwest of Mt. Vernon Friday afternoon. Jefferson ...
Bruce Kropp Oct 15, 2022 file photo

Kell Firemen say firewood fire sends flames 15 to feet in air Friday night
Kell Fire Chief Lonnie McDaneld says a brush fire was blown out of control into a large pile of firewood Friday night. The blaze on the Jason Howard property at 199 Myers Road was stopped before it co...
Bruce Kropp Oct 15, 2022
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