Category Archives: Local News
Salem home damaged by falling tree during strong Saturday winds
The top of a large oak tree broke off and crashed into a carport and part of a Salem home early Saturday morning. Sarah Buchanan of 324 William Street was still asleep when she heard an extremely loud...
Nov 05, 2022 The top of a large oak tree fell onto this Salem home during the strong winds Saturday morning. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Three large wind-driven fires keep firemen busy Friday afternoon
Three large wind-driven fires burned acres of brush and grass but never threatened any buildings. The first fire began during the noon hour on Pine Avenue south of Odin in the Royal Lakes area. The br...
Nov 05, 2022 Fighting a large grass and brush fire on Pine Avenue south of Odin Friday afternoon. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
All of South Central Illinois now at low transmission level for COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control reports all of South Central Illinois is now at the low community transmission level. The report for the week ending Thursday showed 17 new cases and one new hospital a...
Nov 05, 2022
Salem man charged with two sex offender registration violations
A 51-year-old Salem man has been charged with two sex offender registration violations. Bradley Gibson of North Jackson was charged with failure to register as a sex offender for failing to notify Sal...
Nov 05, 2022
Rural Odin man charged with felony theft of electrical wire
Bond has been set at $20,000 for a 27-year-old rural Odin man who was charged Friday in Marion County Court with felony theft of three spools of electrical wire from a solar farm construction site nor...
Nov 05, 2022
You're encouraged to check smoke alarms when changing time Saturday night
The Illinois Fire Marshal's office is urging the public to test their smoke alarms when they 'fall back' this weekend. Daylight savings is a good time to make sure all of your alarms are working prope...
Nov 05, 2022 Alachua County / CC
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.
