A 43-year-old Centralia man was injured in a single-vehicle crash on the Selmaville Road near the Bryant Lane intersection southwest of Salem early Sunday morning. Initial information from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department indicates Benjamin Beard of Niagra Lane hit a power pole when leaving the road knocking out power to the nearby area.…… Read More »
Illinois hunters harvested more than 153,000 deer during the various deer seasons. Marion County hunters harvested 2,943 deer. State Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Rachel Tobert says deer hunting wrapped up on January 18th bringing an end to the archery, youth and firearm hunting seasons for the winter. “Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total…… Read More »
Andrew Barringer (left) and David Purcell (right). Marion County Sheriff’s Department photos A 32-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies for possession of a controlled substance, possession of adult cannabis in a vehicle and on a Marion County failure to appear warrant in a possession of methamphetamine case. Andrew Barringer of…… Read More »
A 23-year-old Kinmundy man was arrested on multiple traffic charges after his vehicle was found in a roadside ditch early Sunday morning. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies say Salem Police initially found the vehicle driven by Ryan Stroup in the roadside ditch on Edgewood Road a quarter-mile north of U.S. 50 on the east side of…… Read More »
A 22-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for a previous incident of aggravated domestic battery. Dylan Starr of East Green was located by a sheriff’s deputy and transported to the Centralia Police Department for questioning. He was later taken to the Marion County Jail where he remains pending a first court appearance…… Read More »
The Salem Wildcats will play for the consolation championship of the Salem Invitational Tournament after being Highland 64 to 34 Saturday afternoon. Salem will play Mt. Vernon who won the other consolation semi-final. Salem jumped to a 20-12 first-quarter lead and never looked back. The Wildcats led 38 to 23 at half-time and 52-31 at…
The finals are set for the 69th Salem Invitational Tournament after East St Louis and Effingham punched their tickets to the finals in Friday night’s semifinals. Effingham and TTown combined to make 24 three pointers but the Hearts pulled away with a 71-55 win. They will get East St Louis in the 8:30 championship after…
Ayo Dosunmu hit a contested jumper from the free-throw line with 0.5 seconds remaining to give No. 21 Illinois a 64-62 victory over Michigan. The Illini moved into sole possession of the first place in the Big Ten for the moment, and they extended their winning streak to six with a hard-fought victory over the…
