Category Archives: Local News
Salem Fire Department to hold 9/11 Memorial Observance Saturday
The Salem Fire Protection District will be holding its annual 9/11 Memorial Observance in Bryan Memorial Park on Saturday. Deputy Fire Chief Greg Miller says the activity will begin with the 'Run to R...
Sep 09, 2022 Salem Firefighters in full gear walk the steps it took New York first responders to reach the victims of 9-11 during the 2021 ceremony. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Update: Salem Police now say man was stabbed in altercation on West Schwartz Street and not downtown
Salem Police say a 32-year-old Iuka man who was stabbed in the arm Thursday night was involved in an altercation in the 600 block of West Schwartz. Police say initial information indicated the man had...
Sep 09, 2022
Update: Bond set at $75,000 for Vernon woman charged with cattle theft
Bond was set at $75,000 for a 46-year-old Vernon woman in Marion County Court on Friday after she was charged with felony theft for selling cattle she didn't own. Misty Potergois of Farthing Road is a...
Sep 09, 2022
Bradford National Bank and Community Trust Bank parent companies announce plans to merge
Bradford Bancorp, Inc, the parent company of Bradford National Bank, and Community Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Community Trust Bank, have jointly announced that the two companies have sign...
Sep 09, 2022
Illinois officer fatally shoots man who fired at officers
ZION, Ill. (AP) - Police say a northern Illinois police officer fatally shot a man after he fired shots at officers investigating an attempted home break-in. Zion police said officers responded Thursd...
Sep 09, 2022
46th Annual Cedarhurst Art and Craft Fair set for this weekend
The 46th Annual Cedarhurst Art and Craft Fair is this weekend. Marketing Director Sarah Sledge says the craft fair will open from 4:30 to 9:30 Friday night and ten to five on Saturday and Sunday. "We ...
Sep 09, 2022 2022 Cedarhurst Craft Fair
Police Beat for Friday, September 9th, 2022
Centralia Police have arrested 37-year-old Blake Benden of Hester Street in Centralia for aggravated domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. A 61-year-old Centralia man, Harold Rudde...
Sep 09, 2022
Three Centralia schools locked down Thursday following two separate incidents
Centralia Police Lieutenant Steve Whritenour says three schools in Centralia went on lockdown Thursday following two separate incidents that ended up being unfounded. Centralia Junior High and BCMW He...
Sep 09, 2022
State relaunching program to help low income and minorities buy homes
The state is relaunching the "Opening Doors" homebuyer program. The program sets up eligible homebuyers with a 30-year, fixed interest rate mortgage and a $6,000 down payment. That down payment doesn'...
Sep 09, 2022 Mary Stevens / CC
St. Mary's Catholic Parish in Centralia planning AutumnFest on Saturday
St. Mary's Church in Centralia will hold AutumnFest on Saturday. After a 'Never Forget' Memorial 5K run in the morning, evening activities begin at four with the Knights of Columbus Blue Mass. During ...
Sep 09, 2022 St. Mary's Grade School students perform at the 2021 Autumnfest. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
