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The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting five COVID-19 related deaths across South Central Illinois on Thursday. The deaths included a male in his 70s in Marion County, a female in her 80...

The driver of a pickup truck was killed in a crash involving a semi-truck at the Veterans Memorial Drive exit near Mt. Vernon Thursday afternoon. State Police say the name of the person killed has not...

Republic Services has announced they will resume trash collection in Centralia on Friday and Saturday as long as no additional snow is received. In a statement, the company says they will start with W...

Three arrested include (left to right) Charles McGee, Fredrick Webster, Calvin McGee (Centralia Police photos) Home in 400 block of North Locust where Thursday morning search warrant was issued. Centr...

A 33-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been arrested for alleged aggravated criminal sexual assault. Anthony Knappier was taken into custody on Wednesday following an investigation that began with a Februar...

A 45-year-old Centralia man has been arrested on a warrant charging Contempt of Court for allegedly being present at a Zoom Court Hearing where he had earlier been barred. William McClanahan of South ...

A 30 by 40-foot barn on the Ron Daniels property at 6195 North Abbott Lane south of Belle Rive was destroyed in a Wednesday night fire. Jefferson County Fire Protection District officials say the barn...

Peggy G. Kiselewski, 61, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 9:50 am February 10, 2021 at her residence in Mount Vernon. She worked forty years until retirement from Continental Tire. Peggy belo...

SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia has been awarded an “A” in the 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. The national distinction by the independent watchdog organization reco...

A 39-year-old Centralia man has been charged with a felony offense of defrauding a drug and alcohol screening test. Jason Peters of South Maple is accused in the charge of knowingly and unlawfully att...