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Two charged with possession of meth following traffic stop in Centralia
Centralia Police took all three occupants of a car into custody early Friday morning for possession of under five grams of methamphetamine following a traffic stop at Cherry and Broadway. Police repor...
Dec 18, 2020
2020 12/21 - Shaun Wade Ford
Shaun Wade Ford, 47, of Junction City, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia. Shaun was a faithful member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in San...
Dec 18, 2020
2020 12/20 - Ellie Noelle Bateman
Ellie Noelle Bateman was born sleeping in the hands of the Lord on Friday, December 11, 2020, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Though Ellie will be dearly missed, we know that she in the ar...
Dec 18, 2020
2020 12/20 - Evelyn "Lynn" M. Stonecipher
Evelyn “Lynn” M. Stonecipher, 91, of Centralia, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Mrs. Stonecipher moved to Centralia i...
Dec 18, 2020
2020 12/21 - Dennis Orloff Shroyer
Dennis Orloff Shroyer, 72, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, went to his heavenly home December 17, 2020, with his son and daughter by his side. Dennis was a 1966 graduate of Mount Vernon Township High Schoo...
Dec 18, 2020
2020 12/20 - Patricia Marie Wood
Patricia Marie Wood, 92, of Salem, Illinois, formerly of Wayne City, Illinois, passed away on December 17, 2020 at Twin Willows Nursing Center in Salem. Patricia worked as a beautician and also ran a ...
Dec 18, 2020
Illinois among states making bold new legal claims in two Google lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) - As a wave of antitrust actions surges against Google and Facebook, states in two lawsuits are stretching beyond the cases made by federal competition enforcers to level bold new clai...
Dec 18, 2020
Man dies after being attacked by pit bull in Joliet home
JOLIET, Il. (AP) - Police say a dog that became agitated during a loud argument inside a suburban Chicago home attacked and killed a man who had tried to calm the animal. The 46-year-old man died Thur...
Dec 18, 2020
2020 12/20 - Ricky Dean Dobyns
Ricky Dean Dobyns, 53, of Odin passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Salem Township Hospital. Ricky was known to be a motorcycle enthusiast and loved the feel of the open air on his face while r...
Dec 18, 2020
2020 12/20 - John Charles Janes
John Charles Janes, 75, of Flora, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. There will be no public services for John Janes with cremation rites accord...
Dec 18, 2020
