Clinton County Sheriff Dan Travous says a rural Breese man has been charged with three Class 4 felony counts in Clinton County of unauthorized videotaping in connection with two cameras found in temporary bathrooms at a St. Rose Church picnic earlier this month. Marco Monreal-Rojas did not qualify to be detained on the charges under the SAFE-T Act so he was placed on GPS monitoring and released from the Clinton County Jail. Just after his release, Travous said he received a notification that...

Around fifty people were in Foundation Park Wednesday evening for crew training ahead of Balloon Fest this weekend. Balloons were filled with air, but conditions did not allow for takeoff Wednesday night. Some participants who signed up were assigned to balloons in need of crew, and those who were not assigned to a balloon may still be asked to help balloons as the need arises during activities on Friday and Saturday.

A Salem Community High School sophomore ended the State Fair Livestock Competition with the overall Land of Lincoln Reserve steer. Kaolin Lewis earlier won reserve overall for the Simmental breed and was grand champion in the Land of Lincoln Simmental competition. Lewis also showed a Charolais Heifer that was also a grand champion. Lewis is in her fifth year showing at the state fair and is a seven-year member of the Marion County Pioneers 4-H club. Blake Hanke of Centralia won 4th place ov...

A 35-year-old Odin man has been airlifted to a St. Louis Hospital for treatment of injuries after his motorcycle crashed into the rear of a pickup truck early Thursday night on West Main near Cross Creek Boulevard. Salem Police say Zachary Horton of Queens Avenue had just made a right turn onto West Main when he sped up and crashed into the rear of the pickup truck driven by 21-year-old Gavin Kemp of Shuler Road in Salem. Horton was initially taken to Salem Township Hospital before being tran...

One person went to SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital for treatment of injuries following a two-vehicle crash at Broadway and Locust in Centralia early Wednesday evening. Centralia Police say a pickup truck driven by 83-year-old Ruth Sutherland of Johnson Road in Iuka ran a stop light while westbound on Broadway and struck a westbound car on Locust Street driven by 47-year-old Carrisa Pate of North Hickory in Centralia. Reports indicate the front right fenders of the two vehicles collided. Pate ...

An audit of St. Louis mail handling centers has found widespread problems resulting in delivery delays, lost packages and substandard service impacting families and municipalities. US Congressman Mike Bost appealed to the U.S. Postal Service for an audit and says he is thankful the Trump administration conducted it, identified the problems and demanded accountability. The Inspector General's report included 12 recommendations. They include filling vacant positions, improving supervisor overs...

The cab of a semi truck caught fire while parked at the Saatkamp residence in the 500 block of 3rd Street in Kell on Wednesday evening. Kell Firemen arrived on the scene to find the inside of the cab on fire. Firefighters got a quick knockdown, but there was fire, heat, and smoke damage throughout the cab and sleeper. The cause of the fire has not been determined, but the owner was trying to track down an electrical problem. The fire appears to have started in the dash area. Firefighters we...

Two people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Wednesday. 18-year-old Mason Wolf of North Beech in Centralia was arrested by Centralia Police on a Marion County felony no bond warrant. 25-year-old Abbie Harris of South College in Salem was arrested by Sandoval Police for alleged reckless driving and driving under the influence. The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating the theft of a transformer. The theft occurred at a residence near the intersection of Range Road and US 5...