Category Archives: Local News
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital Once Again is Awarded 'A' Safety Grade from Leapfrog Group
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital has received an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. This national distinction shows St. Mary's achievements in protecting hospital patients from preventab...
Nov 20, 2022
Iuka man escapes serious injury in motorcycle accident
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports a 20-year-old Iuka man refused hospital treatment for injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on private property off the 8100 block of River Road in...
Nov 20, 2022
Police Beat for Sunday, November 20th, 2022
Salem Police have arrested a 59-year-old Lebanon man for felony retail theft at the Salem Walmart store. Michael Lyday was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a decision on formal charges. 21-yea...
Nov 20, 2022
Employee who robbed Wendy's Restaurant in Salem gets 23 year prison sentence
A 41-year-old rural Salem woman who held up her manager at the Wendy's Restaurant in Salem in October 2021 after calling in sick has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. Judge Mark Stedelin handed do...
Nov 19, 2022
Marion and Washington Counties back to medium COVID-19 community spread level
Both Marion and Washington Counties increased to the medium community spread level for COVID-19 in the week ending on Thursday. In Marion County, the CDC tracker indicates 29 new COVID-19 cases were r...
Nov 19, 2022
Autopsy to be completed on Centralia man found at foot of his deer stand
Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon says an autopsy will be held Monday to try and determine what led to the death of a 59-year-old Centralia man at the foot of his deer stand in a wooded area east of C...
Nov 19, 2022
Police Beat for Saturday, November 19th, 2022
Centralia Police have arrested a Centralia man for possession of methamphetamine and criminal trespass to a residence. Darrell Hough of East 6th was taken to the Marion County Jail. Centralia Police a...
Nov 19, 2022
Jeep destroyed by fire on I-57 at Marion-Jefferson County line
The Kell Fire Department reports a 2014 Jeep Patriot that had just left the repair shop was destroyed in a fire on northbound I-57 at the Marion-Jefferson County Line early Friday night. Chief Lonnie ...
Nov 19, 2022
Salem Fire Protection District has new chief and assistant chief
The Salem Fire Protection District has a new chief and assistant chief. The Board of Trustees Friday afternoon announced the promotion of Assistant Chief James Cerny to the Chief's position replacing ...
Nov 18, 2022 Salem's new Assistant Chief Bill Fulton (left) and new Chief Jim Cerny (right)
Centralia Police honored by US Attorney's Office for Exceptional Service
The US Attorney's Office has presented a group award to members of the Centralia Police Department and Centralia Safe Streets Working Group. The award is for their investigation which led to the succe...
Nov 18, 2022 Centralia Police Department members attending the awards ceremony include (left to right) Centralia Police Department Lieutanant Jamie James, Officer Travis Ripperda and Sargeant Mike Peebles. Also pictured is Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Hudson.
