Category Archives: Local News
More details released on fatal pickup-grain truck crash Saturday evening near Vernon
A 50-year-old Shobonier man has died in a fatal pickup-grain truck crash east of Vernon early Saturday night. The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports Lonnie Whipple, who was driving the pickup,...
Oct 10, 2022
Expanded Celebrate Centralia draws large crowd
Celebrate Centralia celebrated its 10th year with a larger venue and a big crowd Saturday night. Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder was pleased with what he saw. "This used to be for 10 years in a one block ...
Oct 10, 2022 The Centralia City Fire Department displayed the US flag high in the air above the beginning of Celebrate Centralia in the 100 block of South Locust on Saturday night. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
World Coon Hunt begins in Salem Monday; youth champion named over weekend
The World Coon Hunt gets underway in Salem Monday evening with over 1,200 dogs and their handlers expected to compete for the title and a first place prize of over $30,000. Roger Dale Carnegie who hea...
Oct 10, 2022 Chase Laws (kneeling) with 'Tobo' who won the PKC Youth Hunt early Sunday morning. With him is his mother Leslie Laws and father Shane Laws. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Monday, October 10th, 2022
Salem Police arrested a 28-year-old Salem man on Sunday for violation of bail bond. Ethan Futhey of East McMackin allegedly went to a home where he is not allowed by court order. He was taken to the M...
Oct 10, 2022
Odin holds first Goose Creek Festival
The Odin Renewal and Development Corporation was surprised with the number of people who visited the first even Goose Creek Festival on Saturday. The event at the donated Hubbell Warehouse included cr...
Oct 10, 2022 The Odin Express was giving rides to kids at the Goose Creek Festival in 2022. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Man killed in grain truck-pickup truck crash east of Vernon
One person was killed and two others received apparent minor injuries in a crash involving a grain truck and pickup truck at the Vermundy and Farthing Road intersection early Saturday evening a mile a...
Oct 09, 2022
Car destroyed by fire in Centralia
A car parked outside a residence in the 200 block of North Maple late Saturday morning was destroyed by fire. Centralia City Firefighters say the fire started in the driver's wheel area and spread to ...
Oct 09, 2022
Police Beat for Sunday, October 9th, 2022
A 42-year-old Centralia man was arrested by Wamac Police on Saturday on an outstanding traffic warrant. Jeremy Watson of Copple Road was taken to the Marion County Jail where he was being held in lieu...
Oct 09, 2022
Marion County reporting another COVID-19 related death
The Marion County Health Department is saddened to announce the death of a man in his 80s who was positive for COVID-19 at the time of his death. In the weekly COVID update, Health Department Administ...
Oct 08, 2022
Salem man arrested after allegedly hitting Iuka man in the head with a bat
A 23-year-old Salem man is in the Marion County Jail for aggravated battery with a weapon and criminal damage to property. Salem Police say Matthew Whiting of the 200 block of West Warmoth allegedly s...
Oct 08, 2022
