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Kitchen of Centralia home damaged by fire
The kitchen of a Centralia home was damaged in an early Saturday morning fire. Centralia city firemen say the fire apparently started from a pan of grease left on the stove at the Jeff Slusher home at...
Oct 03, 2020
Salem man receives five-year prison term on burglary and drug charges
A 32-year-old Salem man was sentenced to five years in prison in Marion County Court Friday after earlier pleading guilty to three felony charges. Cory Hodge received a five-year sentence for burglary...
Oct 03, 2020
Bond set at $150,000 for Salem man charged with predatory criminal sexual assault to a child
Bond has been set at $150,000 for a 57-year-old Salem man charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Rayvon Garner of South Rotan is accused in the charge of inappropriately touching a...
Oct 03, 2020
Police beat for Saturday, October 3rd, 2020
Centralia Police arrested two people on drug charges following a traffic stop at McCord and Pleasant early Saturday morning. The driver, 33-year-old Andrew Barringer of South Pine in Centralia, is bei...
Oct 03, 2020
2020 10/07 - Christina (Chris) Asbury Stables
Christina (Chris) Asbury Stables, age 89 of Aurora, IL, and long-time resident of Mt. Vernon, IL, was born on August 21, 1931, in Gladstone, Illinois. Upon earning her Bachelor’s degree in 1953 ...
Oct 03, 2020
MTC Golf Tournament Held At Greenview Golf Course, Christ Our Rock Wins Boys Title
The Midland Trail hosted their golf tournament at Greenview Golf Club on Friday. Waltonville won the girls event with a 373 followed by Woodlawn 428 and Sandoval was third with a 497. Woodlawn's Macy ...
Oct 03, 2020
Selmaville Falls To Altamont Lutheran In Regional Finals
(Photo by Sam Snodsmith) Selmaville dropped their regional title game at home to Altamont Lutheran 11-0 win five innings. Carter Lowe doubled twice for the Rockets with Adrian Miller adding the only o...
Oct 03, 2020
8th COVID-19 death in Fayette County; Marion County has 10 positive cases
Fayette County is reporting the eighth death from COVID-19 on Friday. The death of a male in his 90s is tied to an outbreak at a congregate living facility. The Illinois Department of Public Health is...
Oct 02, 2020
Florida man killed in head-on crash near Dieterich
A 65-year-old Davenport, Florida man has died in a head-on crash near Dieterich in Southern Effingham County. State Police say preliminary investigative details indicate a pickup driven by Michael Sch...
Oct 02, 2020
Construction starting on Dakota Access pipeline pump station
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota official says construction on a new pump station to help push more oil through the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota to the Patoka Oil Tank Farm in northwest ...
Oct 02, 2020
