Category Archives: Local News
Two injured in crash involving disabled pickup on US 51 north of Sandoval
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say two people were injured when an attempt was being made to push a disabled pickup off US 51 near Ferrydale Road north of Sandoval Monday night. Sheriff's Deputies s...
Oct 18, 2022
One injured, one arrested following wreck south of Iuka
A 31-year-old Iuka man was arrested on an outstanding Clay County warrant on Monday after being involved in a single-vehicle crash on the Iuka Road five miles south of Iuka. Marion County Sheriff's De...
Oct 18, 2022
Salem man arrested two days in a row for domestic battery to same woman
Bond is much higher the second time a 60-year-old Salem man was arrested for domestic battery to the same alleged victim seven hours after posting bond on the first charge. Jeffrey Tate of West Warmot...
Oct 18, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Police Beat for Tuesday, October 18th, 2022
Iuka Police arrested two occupants of a vehicle following a Monday traffic stop. 27-year-old Erika (Kessler) Williams of Iuka was arrested on a Fayette County small claims warrant. 29-year-old Aaron W...
Oct 18, 2022
Rex Brashear & Madigan Wilman SCHS 2022 King & Queen
It was Homecoming at SCHS over the weekend. At the football game on Friday night against Freeburg, a game the Cats would win 21-14, the 2022 Homecoming King and Queen was announced. They are Madigan W...
Oct 18, 2022
Salem City Council to continue to absorb garbage collection surcharge
The Salem City Council has agreed to continue a $1 a month surcharge to the city's garbage collector DBS through January but NOT pass the cost along to the city's residential trash customers. The deci...
Oct 18, 2022
St. Elmo man arrested on outstanding warrant after shots fired and standoff that ends peacefully
Illinois State Police say a 44-year-old St. Elmo man was taken into custody on an outstanding Fayette County warrant following a peaceful ending to a standoff where multiple shots were fired at police...
Oct 18, 2022 Mike Shaheen / CC
Birds nest starts minor fire in HVAC unit at Bryan Bennett Library
A bird's nest is blamed for a smoky fire at the Salem Bryan Bennett Library late Monday morning. The Salem Fire Protection District was first notified by the library's fire alarm system. At the same t...
Oct 18, 2022 Salem Fire Protec tion District Firemen look over an HVAC unit on the roof of the Bryan Bennett Library on Monday after a birds nest inside caught fire.
Salem High School Board hears yearly audit report
The Salem Community High School Board Monday night received its annual audit report from Sara Hanks of Leymone Hardcastle in Salem. Hanks reported the district was in full compliance with required int...
Oct 18, 2022
Two charged with aggravated battery and mob action at SCHS
Two Salem Community High School students were formally charged in Marion County Court on Monday with aggravated battery and mob action following an alleged assault on a third student at the school on ...
Oct 17, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
