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A 22-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for alleged domestic battery. Dalton Crabtree of South Cherry was taken to the Marion County Jail pending a decision on formal charges. 48-year-old Mary Nevells of East Kerr in Centralia was arrested by Salem Police for alleged possession of under...

Joyce M. Deiters, age 61 of Carlyle, passed away at her home on Saturday, May 14, 2022, with her family by her side. Mrs. Deiters was born in Breese, Illinois on December 31, 1960, a daughter of Henry V. and Lucille M. (nee Kuhl) Trame. She married Daniel B. Deiters in Beckemeyer on November 3, 1984.

Clinton County Coroner Phillip Moss says two Sandoval residents were pronounced dead at the scene of a head on crash late Sunday afternoon on new US 50 between Breese and Beckemeyer. The two victims are identified as the driver of the car involved, 19-year-old Gage Rollinson, and one of the...

The National Weather Service is now confirming a brief tornado touched down in a field northwest of Salem around 3:50 Sunday afternoon as isolated heavy thunderstorms were moving through the area. The weather service says the touchdown was in a field southeast of the intersection of Boone Street and Hoots...

Both the Salem Police and Fire Departments were called out Saturday night to a home on East Bryan Street to help free a six-year-old from a pair of handcuffs he had placed around his ankles. Salem Police say the keys had apparently been lost and his parents called for help...

State Police say four persons were injured in a golf cart wreck about eight miles south of Fairfield in Wayne County Saturday afternoon. Preliminary investigation indicates the driver of the golf cart, 29-year-old Elyse Wiser of Nashville was traveling eastbound on Wayne County Road 50N about a half-mile west of Wayne County Road 2150E when she lost control in loose gravel and overturned.

The Assistant Principal and Dean of Students at Woodlawn School District has been hired as the new Superintendent of the Odin School District. Belinda Kirgan will replace Kimberly Briggs who is leaving June 30th to take the Superintendent’s job in the Chester School District. Kirgan is no stranger to...

The Salem Community High School Gym was filled to near capacity for Sunday’s graduation ceremony that saw 139 seniors receive their diplomas. Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering said the theme of this year’s graduation is small things. He noted a number of ‘small things’ such as being the first graduating class to be able to take off their masks, embracing the new Wildcat logo on their sports uniforms, and having the largest number of graduates in the CNA program among others.

James W. “Jim” Cavins Sr., age 80 of Salem, passed away at Union County Hospital in Anna on Friday, May 13, 2022. Jim was born on July 11, 1941 in Salem, the son of James W. “J.W.” and Martha (Guymon) Cavins. He is survived by four...

The Salem 11u Wildcats traveled to the Toledo Tournament this weekend and fell in the championship game to Jasper County 8-7. In the loss, Jax Schaubert and Colton Tockstein drove in 2 runs each. Owen Tennyson, Rhett Starnes and Jared Crompton added RBI. This was after Salem beat Flora in...

Salem Bowl hosted the Last Chance Tournament over the weekend. Silas Moats was first in the 15u division and 5th overall. Dominick Winkler won the event, Charlie Hunter was 2nd and Rhett Runge 3rd with Colton Shoemaker finishing 4th just ahead of Moats.

The Salem City Council Monday night will be asked to give first reading approval to a proposal to charge for profit businesses with video gaming machines. The proposed fee is $250, the maximum allowed by the state. The state earlier capped the fee at $50 per machine, but Salem has never had a fee in the past. The proposed new fee would go into effect July 1st of next year. Mayor Nic Farley suggested earlier the fee might help control the number of machines in.

A Marion County Jury deliberated just a half-hour before finding a 31-year-old Centralia man guilty of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. Donald Hemmings of Wabash Avenue had been charged with delivering less than a gram of fentanyl on July 6th, 2020 by Centralia Police. He had been taken into custody during a traffic stop after police say they witnessed a hand-to-hand drug transaction take place in plain view. Centralia Police investigators had set up in the area after receiving complaints in the area about drug trafficking.

The Salem 9u played at the O’Fallon, Missouri GMB Tournament and came away with the championship beating the Junior Statesmen 12-8. EJ Wolfe went 3-4 with 3 runs and an RBI, Jacob Butts had 2 hits and drove in 4, Isaac Knaap 3 hits and drove in 3 with Izac Heinzman adding 2 RBI.

One mission, four routes. The mission of Run for the Wall is to promote healing among all veterans and their families and friends, to call for an accounting of all Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action (POW/MIA), to honor the memory of those Killed in Action (KIA) from all wars, and to support our military personnel all over the world.

The Salem 8u won the Centralia Tournament beating the SI Strikers in the title game 16-12. Grayson Purintun was 3-4 with 4 RBI and a pair of triples. In the semifinal, Salem nipped the DuQuoin Batz 20-19. Ethan Parrett had 4 hits and 6 RBI. Salem opened the tournament 17-5...

A program started by the 6th Grade Soar Class at Centralia Junior High has raised more than $1,000 that will be utilized to feed Ukrainian refugees. SOAR teacher Mike Morris explained how the program got started. “My students had been looking at some kind of fundraising project, and when the...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Carlyle Lake Project will host Kids to Parks Day on Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Carlyle Lake Visitor Center. Participants will have the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors through multiple educational activities. From a live animal presentation and nature hikes with park rangers, to the new interactive Junior Ranger Program all participants are sure to have a fun outside experience. After the event, head over to the Dam West Boat Ramp to see the IHSA State Bass Fishing Finals weigh-in at approximately 3:30 p.m.

The baseball Greenville Comets entered post-season play this week with an 18-12 record, after beating Nashville on Saturday 15-5. Greenville scored seven times in the third inning, posted four tallies in the fifth and added five more in the sixth. Chase Bellegante and Haiden Graham belted home runs for the...

CLINTON COUNTY — Authorities have released the names of two Sandoval residents killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday night that sent a third resident to a St. Louis area hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Clinton County Coroner Phillip Moss confirmed that 11-year-old Adler Waterbury and his big brother...