Category Archives: Local News
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Oct 15, 2022
Salem woman charged with two drug offenses involving Nitrous Oxide
A 50-year-old Salem woman has been charged in Marion County with two charges related to nitrous oxide. In the first charge, Sandra Bettger of Yards Road in Salem is accused of unlawful manufacture or ...
Oct 15, 2022
AT&T Illinois to pay $23M to settle corruption probe
CHICAGO (AP) - AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine to resolve a federal probe into its illegal efforts to influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, who also faces new...
Oct 15, 2022
