Marion County Clerk Steve Fox says the March primary election results are final after incumbent coroner Troy Cannon has decided not to contest his loss to Claude Howell in the coroner's race. Cannon had left that option open after losing the contest by less than five percent of the vote, which allowed him to seek a discovery recount. The deadline for starting the process to obtain a recount was Monday.

A few isolated heavy thunderstorms crossed the region early Tuesday night, but there have been no reports of any serious damage. The Iuka Fire Department was called out to a lightning strike on the Carla Lyons home on US 50 west of town. Lyons flipped the breakers off after smelling smoke, but after the fire department checked walls with a thermal cameras the breakers were turned back on and no problems found. Both Salem and Centralia received very little rain, with the Salem Water Plant rec...

A 40-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for alleged domestic battery and on an outstanding no bond major traffic warrant. Jonathan Bailey of South Maple was taken to the Marion County Jail to await an appearance in court. A 37-year-old Salem woman, Jessica Welch of East Main, was arrested in Clinton County on a Marion County failure to appear warrant. She was later released on pre-trial conditions following an appearance in court.

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate, nail-biting strategy known as "Whiteyball," has died. He was 92. Cardinals spokesman Brian Bartow said Tuesday the team had been informed of his death by Herzog's family. The team did not immediately have additional details about Herzog, who had been at B...

The Salem Community High School Board Monday night heard from the four seniors in the Little Egypt CEO program. Jacob Thrash, Melanie Knaak, Payton Phillips and Jairen Stroud told the board it took conviction to stay with the program that has them develop a class business in the first semester and their own individual businesses in the second semester. Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering is pleased with the opportunity the program that serves all six Marion County High Schools is giving to stude...

Without any additional questions, the Salem City Council Monday night approved the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. City Manager Annette Sola says department heads put a lot of work into the plan. She is pleased with the acceptance by the city council. Sola earlier said revenues from all funds would total $19.9 million and expenses $21.6 million. "It is balanced budget. We do have a lot of things in front of us that is going to require everybody to be vigilant while moving forward. We don'...

Two people were arrested on Monday on no bond warrants and were taken to the Marion County Jail. Central City Police arrested 31-year-old Christa Wintermann of South Beech in Centralia on a failure to appear major traffic warrant. 31-year-old Keenam Ruckman of Centralia was arrested by Centralia Police on a failure to appear warrant on a pending misdemeanor case.

The Salem City Council has approved a zoning change to allow for the development of a 72-unit apartment complex on Airport Road south of the current apartments. Scott Conant is the developer. "As soon as we get everything approved we hope to start pretty much immediately so it just depends on how fast that can move along. Three phases are the plan, starting with 6 buildings and 24 units. We put it in the contract we signed with the city that it could take up to five years but I'm reall...