Category Archives: Local News

One person was burned in a flash fire that destroyed a barn in rural Kinmundy late Monday afternoon. Kinmundy-Alma Fire Chief Kevin Day says Trevor Robins was using a cooker inside the barn at 7110 Me...

SSM Health has announced major progress in its sustainability initiatives with the completion of Phase II solar energy projects at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon and the soon-to-be-c...

The Prom Court has been announced at Salem Community High School following student voting on Monday. Senior Queen candidates are Aubrey Bandy, Kale Benjamin, Marah Johnson, Madison Keserauskis and Jor...

A 21-year-old Centralia woman turned herself in at the Marion County Jail on outstanding no bond felony Marion and Clinton County warrants. Raozhana Hall-Lewis of McKee Street was held pending an appe...

The Centralia City Council approved a resolution at its regular meeting on Monday allowing the Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce to serve as administrative agent for the Centralia Tourism Commissi...

The Centralia City Council approved a memorandum of understanding at its regular meeting Monday night to temporarily allow Marion County to utilize the Centralia animal shelter as the county animal co...

High Honor Roll- GPA 3.6-4.0 Jayda Alcala Emmaline Allen Hadley Allison Jacob Alvis Braxton Anderson Ronin Artieda Matthew Asroff Ross Baker Issac Baldridge Zaid Baldridge Izabella Barger Caraline Bea...

2025-2026 Semester 1 Honor Roll 3.0 GPA - 3.499 GPA   Seniors Back, Nathaniel A. Bechtel, Izaic D. Buchanan, Gavin L. Cain, Keegan J. Carroll, Payton E. Clegg, Jaden R. Collier, Valerie A. Douder...

High Honors:   5th Grade: Jaxton Westbrook Grayson White   6th Grade: Lukas Grawe Kaylin Kays   7th Grade: Madison Amburgey David Brand Avah Kehn Blakelyn McCarty Liberty Pruitt Leighto...

For the fourth year in a row, the number of shootings on Illinois interstates has dropped. The Illinois State Police (ISP) is reporting interstate shootings statewide decreased 31% in 2025, compared t...