Category Archives: Local News

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...
Bruce Kropp 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...
Bruce Kropp 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...
Bruce Kropp 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...
Bruce Kropp 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...
Bruce Kropp 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 ...
Bruce Kropp 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...
Bruce Kropp Nov 04, 2022 Photo supplied by Illinois Lottery.

Police Beat for Friday, November 4th, 2022
Salem Police arrested a 51-year-old Salem man for a violation of the sex offender law. Bradley Gibson of North Jackson allegedly was within 500 feet of a park when he was taken into custody near Jacks...
Bruce Kropp Nov 04, 2022

Salem Fireman quickly control grass and woods fire
The Salem Fire Protection District quickly extinguished a grass and woods fire Thursday afternoon. Firemen say the fire on the Beth Ann Branch property in the 2400 block of State Route 37 south of Sal...
Bruce Kropp Nov 04, 2022
Fairfield woman trapped, but not injured following Tuesday crash on 161 Extension at Iuka Road
A 43-year-old Fairfield woman was trapped in her car following a two-vehicle crash on the Route 161 Extension at the Iuka Road on Tuesday morning. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Cheryl Hedrick p...
Bruce Kropp Nov 04, 2022
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