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A 36-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies on an outstanding Washington County failure to appear or pay warrant in a possession of methamphetamine convicti...

Salem Police say three people went to Salem Township Hospital for treatment following a two-vehicle head-on crash on West Main Street east of Missouri Avenue. Police say a pickup driven by 73-year-old...

Salem Firemen have to go up on the roof to extinguish a fire in a vent system shutting down the restaurant until cleanup is complete. Photo by Bruce Kropp. A Salem fireman walking out of the station l...

The Marion County Health Department is reporting only two new COVID-19 cases on Friday, while statewide new case numbers rose to 3,002. The Marion County cases included a teen who was a student and on...

A 30-year-old Centralia woman is being held in the Marion County Jail for aggravated fleeing and eluding police. Kristy Gallatin of East 2nd was arrested by Wamac Police. No other details are yet avai...

An all-day drill involving a “live-burn” will be held by several area fire departments on Saturday. Centralia Fire Chief John Lynch says the drill will include burning several old abandone...

Bond was set at $15,000 in Marion County Court on Thursday for a 29-year-old Mascoutah man who scuffled with Centralia Police after running naked on South Poplar Street. Tyler Duke was charged with ag...

The Marion County Courthouse will be open from eight to noon on Saturday for early voting in the Tuesday, April 6th election. County Clerk Steve Fox says the Saturday opening is a week earlier than no...

Illinoisans are getting more time to sign up for a plan on the state’s health insurance marketplace. The Executive Director of Get Covered Illinois Laura Pellikan says the thousands of people wi...

Centralia High School will start school on August 17 and end on May 27 for the 2021-22 school year, according to a schedule approved last night at the monthly meeting of the CHS Board of Education. Su...