Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Wednesday, October 12th, 2022
A 35-year-old Patoka woman has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for possession of a stolen four-wheeler. Toshia Dodson of East Clinton is accused of taking the vehicle from Patoka on ...
Oct 12, 2022
Weight Limit won't be coming off Skillet Fork Bridge on 161 Extension
Marion County Highway Engineer Mike McCormick had good and bad news for the county board Tuesday night on bridges on the Route 161 Extension in far southeast Marion County. The good news, the departme...
Oct 12, 2022 Some earlier repairs were made to keep the bridge open, but it is still in a deteriorated state requiring replacement.
Odin teen hurt in one vehicle crash
An 18-year-old Odin man was injured in a one vehicle crash in the 4000 block of Nation Road just west of I-57 late Tuesday night. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Zachary Mansell of Valentine Stre...
Oct 12, 2022
Centralia Police Department gets third lieutenant; work begins on Sunset Drive improvements
The Centralia City Council Tuesday night approved a revised organizational chart for the Police Department. City Manager Kory Smith explained the changes. "This is going to eliminate a Sargeant positi...
Oct 12, 2022
Salem woman charged with first-degree murder released from jail on bond
A 29-year-old Salem woman indicted by a Marion County Grand Jury for first-degree murder has been released from the Marion County Jail on $25,000 cash bond. Christina Bartley's bond had been reduced f...
Oct 12, 2022
Centralia Fairview Park Pool Committee begins work with goal of a new outside pool
Each of the members of the Centralia Fairview Park Pool Committee that met for the first time Monday night said they were in favor of the city having a new outdoor pool. Most favored a return to a sin...
Oct 12, 2022 Centralia Pool Committee (left to right) Eric Collins, Jennifer Price, Mickey Martin, Spanky Smith, Stephanie Perez, Amanda Marshall, Jacy Keef and Centralia Economic Development Director Derek Sherman.
Centralia City Schools board hears tax rate is down; more improvements planned at Centralia Junior High
Centralia City Schools heard their audit report from Glass and Shuffett on Tuesday night. Superintendent Craig Clark was pleased with the downward trend for levies and taxes. "I do like the fact we ar...
Oct 12, 2022
The 2022 Sentinel Power Tour comes to Salem to display the latest in firefighting technology
More than a dozen fire trucks were brought to the Pennington Chevrolet Parking Lot on West Main Street in Salem Monday for the 2022 Sentinel Power Tour. The display gave fire departments around the re...
Oct 11, 2022 Representatives of area fire departments try out a new aerial truck at the Sentinel Power Tour in Salem on Monday. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem announces Leaf Vacuum will begin Monday, October 24th
The City of Salem will begin its fall leaf vacuum program on Monday, October 24th. The collection will run on the same schedule as the trash collection. Residents are reminded to only place piles of l...
Oct 11, 2022 neiljs / CC
Police Beat for Tuesday, October 11th, 2022
A 21-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested by Centralia Police for alleged meth delivery and possession of drug paraphernalia. Charie Brewer of Sanders Street was taken to the Marion County Jail....
Oct 11, 2022
