Category Archives: Local News
Police seeking suspect in hit and run crash and three stolen vehicles
Area police departments are looking for a suspect in a hit-and-run crash and three stolen vehicle cases that are believed to be related. Salem Police say the series of incidents began when a City of S...
Jun 24, 2022
Police Beat for Friday, June 24th, 2022
A 29-year-old Ottawa man, Brandon Stange, was arrested by State Police for possession of a controlled substance and possession of adult cannabis in a vehicle. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. F...
Jun 24, 2022
State Police release details on fatal crash on Route 37 south of Salem
Illinois State Police have released details on the fatal crash on Route 37 at the Sassafras Road intersection south of Salem. The victim is identified as 43-year-old Jessie Scott of Valier. He was pro...
Jun 24, 2022
Salem Grade School Board drops Durham Transportation, but will pay more in hopes of better service
The Salem Grade School Board Thursday night dropped Durham Transportation and approved a considerably more expensive alternative they hope will solve the district's undependable bus service. The board...
Jun 24, 2022 Salem Grade School Board meets in crowded Hawthorn gym where items are being stored due to all the construction projects.
Two Salem men stabbed during fight; both arrested for domestic battery
Salem Police arrested both men involved in a fight that resulted in stab and cut wounds to both with a kitchen knife. Police say 21-year-old Mason Allison of South Broadway and 22-year-old Dalyn Opolo...
Jun 24, 2022
Salem Grade School Superintendent says summer renovation work on schedule
Salem Grade School Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe says the more than $4-million in summer improvement projects underway remain on schedule to be ready for school to open in August. Foppe says there i...
Jun 24, 2022 The frame is up for the new multi-purpose building at the front of Hawthorn School.
Two pickup truck crash results in death Thursday morning
A State Police accident reconstructionist is currently investigating a head-on crash between two pickup trucks that occurred on Route 37 South of Salem near the Sassafras Road intersection. Preliminar...
Jun 23, 2022
Salem woman arrested for burglary broken up in progress
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies have arrested a 33-year-old Salem woman for burglary after she was allegedly discovered inside a business just north of Salem early Wednesday afternoon. When deputies ...
Jun 23, 2022
Police Beat for Thursday, June 23rd, 2022
Centralia Police arrested a 22-year-old Salem man on drug and theft charges after they were called to a home on Maulding Drive Wednesday night where the occupant reported items had been stolen. Kelby ...
Jun 23, 2022
Marion County Health Department reporting 121 current active COVID cases; to offer vaccines to those under five
Marion County Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow told the health department board this week that they will be offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to those under five years of age startin...
Jun 23, 2022
