State Police have released more details on those involved in a single-vehicle crash Friday morning on Selmaville Road near the Scout Road intersection southwest of Salem. The driver of the car was 47-year-old Jeremy Dickerson of Centralia. The passengers were 44-year-old Valerie Dickerson of Centralia and a 17-year-old male and 17-year-old female juveniles. State Police earlier said the driver was northbound on Selmaville Road when the vehicle ran off the right side of the road, struck a cu...

A 16-year-old Salem juvenile girl was injured when losing control of her car when swerving to avoid a deer on the 2100 block of Iuka Road in rural Iuka Friday night. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say the juvenile was taken to Salem Township Hospital for treatment. She was the only person in the vehicle at the time of the crash which was reported at 9:12 Friday evening.

A 37-year-old Salem man has been arrested on a warrant issued last week in Marion County Court for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. Anthony Harden of North Howard was taken into custody by Salem Police on Friday and transferred to the Marion County Jail where he will be held without bond pending further court action. A 38-year-old Salem resident was arrested by Salem Police for possession of methamphetamine and on a Clay County failure to pay warrant. Shannon Hicks of South Perr...

A Centralia home was destroyed by fire early Saturday morning. Centralia City Firemen say the fire was at the Cindy Wooters home at 821 East 5th Street. She was not home at the time. First arriving firemen found the back half of the house and part of the roof engulfed in flames. With the head start and a strong wind blowing the flames into the rest of the home, the entire structure ended up with heavy damage. All available Centralia City Firemen were called to the scene along with the Cent...

Odin High School is holding its 2024 Prom on Saturday night. The theme is Havana Nights! Everyone is invited to the Coronation at the Odin High School Gym at six pm. The dance will follow at 7 pm. Admission will be accepted at the coronation. The cost is $3 for adults, $2 for students (K-12), and free for those from birth to pre-kindergarten.

South Central High School Prom is Saturday night. Prom Coronation will take place at the high school gym in Farina at 5:30 Saturday evening. The public is welcome to attend the coronation.

A 57-year-old Centralia man was killed Friday morning in a UTV crash off the 29,000 block of Sycamore Road in extreme northeastern Washington County. Washington County Coroner Mark Styninger pronounced Anthony Watkins of the address where the crash occurred dead on the scene. Styninger says it appears Watkins was an unrestrained driver of the utility vehicle being used to attempt to corral a pony that had escaped its enclosure. Watkins was reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed when th...

Salem Fire Protection District Chief Jim Cerny says two occupants of a car that ran off Selmaville Road on the curves near Scout Road were airlifted from nearby the scene by medical helicopters. Initial information from Illinois State Police says the driver was northbound south of Joy Lane when the vehicle ran off the right side of the road. The car then struck a culvert and overturned. The driver as well as three passengers were injured. The names of those involved have not been release...