Category Archives: Local News

Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson has announced his retirement from the department effective Friday. City Manager W. Kory Smith has designated Lieutenant Steve Whritenour as the Acting Chief of Polic...

The energy portion of your Ameren electric bill will double this summer, but those participating in the municipal electric aggregation programs are protected from the soaring rates. The Director of Co...

The Salem Ministerial Alliance has changed the time of the pickup for the food pantry. Starting with the give-away on Thursday, the distribution will be between 8:45 am to 10 am. The food drives are h...

Centralia Police arrested two people for possession of a controlled substance following a traffic stop Tuesday night at Poplar and McCord Street. The driver, 54-year-old Bobby Ashford of Lynwood, IL w...

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - The mother of a man killed in December when a tornado slammed into an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is speaking out against the company. At a press briefing in ...

At a celebration held over the weekend, the Christ Our Rock Lutheran High School held their prom. Congratulations to Queen Jordynn Duensing and King Jensen Boatright.

The Salem Police Department has announced they collected 68 pounds of no longer wanted medications during the National Drug Take-Back program last Saturday. Deputy Chief Susan Miller says that's up fr...

The Marion County mobile home tax bills are in the mail. The Marion County Treasurer has announced a total of 1,834 mobile home privilege tax bills are being mailed with the total amount due of $163,9...

The Downtown Lounge located at 235 South Locust in Centralia will be hosting a Pasta Day Fundraiser on Saturday, May 14th for the Zach and Andrea Loll Family. Blain Loll, seventeen year old son of Zac...

The Centralia Police Department has sworn in Nicholas Easley as a probationary patrolman. Easley is originally from Salem, is a graduate of Christ Our Rock High School, and has been a student in the K...