Fire consumes a one-room cabin on Raccoon Lake after a propane heater explodes while being lit causing severe burns to one and minor burns to a second person. Photo by Tim Ferguson. Two people sustained burn injuries when a propane wall heater being lit at a cabin on Raccoon Lake exploded. Centralia Fire Chief…… Read more »
Sandoval Police say two men were stabbed in an argument at a home in the 200 block of East Commercial in Sandoval on Thanksgiving afternoon. A third person was arrested later on two counts of aggravated battery in connection with the incident. Sandoval Police Chief Joe Lyons says a 44-year-old Walnut Hill man was initially…… Read more »
Salem Police arrested a 31-year-old Centralia woman on an outstanding warrant on Thursday when investigating a report of suspicious activity between the Quality Inn and Days Inn. Kimberlyn Pool of West 14th was taken into custody on a Marion County felony failure to appear warrant in a possession of meth case as well as an…… Read more »
The President of the Salem Community High School Student Council is optimistic they will reach their $10,000 fundraising goal for the Salem Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry. Haddon Lybarger says $7,046 has been collected so far. “So far the turnout has been incredible. We have had a lot of donations so far and we’re just very…… Read more »
Salem Chamber of Commerce presents a $100 support check to (left to right) Shelli McIntosh and Nancy Wesling of the Pregnancy Care Center. Making the presentation are Chamber Executive Director Jessiycka Coleman and Chamber Community Development Director Megan Holler. The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce is making $100 donations to six non-profit organizations in the…… Read more »
US Senator Dick Durbin says lawmakers in Washington need to pass another relief package for the nation’s economy. He feels passing something isn’t a done deal and both sides need to compromise on the amount of aid and step up to deliver help to millions of people hurting. “It is certainly bad for the unemployment…… Read more »
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cameron Thomas scored 27 points in his collegiate debut, Darius Days set a career-high with 24 points and LSU opened its season with a 94-81 victory over SIU Edwardsville. Days converted two three-point plays during a 16-3 run to put LSU up 83-68 with 5:11 remaining, and the Tigers led by…… Read more »
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday is reporting 12,022 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and an additional 131 COVID-related deaths. The deaths include a female in her 80s in Clinton County, a male in his 80s, and a female in her 90s in Effingham County and four previously announced deaths in…… Read more »
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department has been able to recover many of the items stolen in a barn burglary. The department reports the burglary was reported to a building in the 4400 block of Short Road in rural Kell Tuesday morning. Later in the day on Tuesday, a search warrant was obtained for a property…… Read more »
A 23-year-old Salem man was arrested by Salem Police on an outstanding Marion County warrant. The warrant was issued to Brian Scott after a petition to revoke his probation was filed on a violation of an order of protection conviction. Scott told authorities he was homeless. He was taken to the Marion County Jail where…… Read more »