Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Circuit Clerk gets $18,000 grant for public Wi-Fi
There will soon be public access internet at the Marion County Courthouse. Marion County Circuit Clerk Tiffany Schicker announced at Tuesday night's county board meeting that she has received a grant ...
Jul 13, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Sandoval man hurt in hit and run accident
A 39-year-old Sandoval man was injured in a hit and run SUV-bicycle accident in Sandoval late Tuesday afternoon. Initial information indicates Robert Taylor of Main Street was taken by Sandoval ambula...
Jul 13, 2022
Police Beat for Wednesday, July 13th, 2022
Centralia Police arrested two persons in connection with an alleged domestic battery Tuesday night. 47-year-old Tonya Pannell of South Pearl in Sandoval was arrested for alleged domestic battery. 62-y...
Jul 13, 2022
Bond set at $100,000 for Salem man charged with vehicular hijacking
Bond has been set at $100,000 for a 31-year-old Salem man who has been charged in Marion County Court with vehicular hijacking and violation of an order of protection following a Sunday incident. Jaco...
Jul 13, 2022
Marion County Highway Department begins work to improve Anglen Road
Some improvements are coming to the Anglen Road in extreme northeast Marion County. The Marion County Board Tuesday night approved engineering contracts with Gonzales Engineers to study replacement of...
Jul 13, 2022
Centralia man charged with felony criminal sexual abuse
A 41-year-old Centralia man has been charged in Marion County Court with felony criminal sexual abuse after allegedly fondling a person he was in a past relationship with the threat of force. Dustin P...
Jul 13, 2022
Salem Community High School online registration is now open
Online registration at Salem Community High School is now open. Students and parents are asked to complete the online registration process at www.salemhigh.com through Skyward Family Access by Friday,...
Jul 12, 2022
Centralia man faces new charges after allegedly running from police in Walmart parking lot
A 25-year-old Centralia man faces new charges of possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest after allegedly running from Centralia Police across the Centralia Walmart parking lot on Sun...
Jul 12, 2022
Multi-million dollar renovation planned of Hoffman Hart building in downtown Centralia
The City of Centralia has sold the long vacant Hoffman Hart building at 122 East Broadway downtown for $60,000. The sale for the minimum acceptable price was made by the city contingent on the new own...
Jul 12, 2022 Hoffman Hart building. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Castle Ridge developers seek additional TIF money to add lodging
The developers of Castle Ridge are asking the Centralia City Council to increase its cap on available tax increment financing funds from $2.5-million to $5- million to allow the lodging portion of the...
Jul 12, 2022 Greg Sutton addresses the Centralia City Council Monday night asking for their cap on TIF funds they can received be doubled to $5-million so more of the development can move forward.
