Category Archives: Local News
Jim Beasley Veterans Tribute to host observance for Vietnam War Veterans Day
The Jim Beasley Veterans Tribute committee is hosting an observance of Vietnam War Veterans Day at 4:30 Tuesday afternoon. The ceremony will include a welcome by Kaskaskia College President George Eva...
Mar 28, 2022 Jim Beasley Veterans Tribute (photo Kaskaskia College).
Fire causes minor damage to bedroom of Centralia home
Centralia Fire Chief John Lynch says there was minor damage to the bedroom of a home in an early Sunday night fire. He reports the blaze at the Sharon Smith home at 1031 North Maple apparently started...
Mar 28, 2022
Centralia City Council to be asked to declare Hoffman-Hart building surplus property and seek bids
The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to declare the vacant Hoffman-Hart building at 122 East Broadway as surplus city property and to solicit bids for the sale of surplus real estate....
Mar 28, 2022
Dream Come True Prom for developmentally disabled takes place at Castle Ridge
The Dream Come True Prom for about 90 developmentally disabled teens and adults was held at Castle Ridge over the weekend. A smaller event was held once before at Kaskaskia College before COVID-19 and...
Mar 28, 2022
COVID-19 numbers remain low; 3rd week in a row with no deaths in Marion County
COVID-19 numbers remain low for another week across South Central Illinois as the entire state is listed in the low category for retransmission of the disease. The COVID-19 Tracker at the CDC reports ...
Mar 28, 2022
Police Beat for Monday, March 28th, 2022
Salem Police arrested a 40-year-old homeless Salem man early Monday morning for resisting arrest, possession of a controlled substance, and on a US Marshal's warrant. Police were called to a home on S...
Mar 28, 2022
Central City 3rd Quarter Honor Roll
CENTRAL CITY SCHOOL 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR HONOR ROLL THIRD QUARTER EIGHTH GRADE - HIGH HONORS Aurora Amason Katilynn Knapp Nora McKinzie Abram Miller Sophia Pennington Jackson Smith Nolan Thompson Mak...
Mar 28, 2022
Georgia woman in Marion County Jail on weapons charges
A 35-year-old Atlanta, Georgia woman is in the Marion County Jail on multiple charges following a traffic stop by State Police on Interstate 57 near the Salem exit. Josette Sanders is being held for u...
Mar 27, 2022 Photo courtesy of ISP website.
Illinois State Police investigating shooting on I-74 in Champaign
Illinois State Police are investigating an early Saturday morning shooting on eastbound Interstate 74 in Champaign. The driver of a vehicle crashed into the center median wall after being struck by gu...
Mar 27, 2022 DPP Law / CC
Bond set at $40,000 for Centralia man charged with unlawful restraint and possession of meth
Bond has been set at $40,000 for a 42-year-old Centralia man formally charged in Marion County Court on Friday with unlawful restraint and possession of meth. Robert Williams of Perrine Street was arr...
Mar 27, 2022
