Category Archives: Local News
Clay County Sheriff's Office finds missing woman safe
The Clay County Sheriff's Office says they are happy to report that 26-year-old Shadie Thomas of Clay City has been located safe. The mentally challenged woman had been missing since leaving her home ...
Jul 27, 2022 Photos of missing Sadie Thomas of Clay City.
Nine vie for Marion County Fair Queen; see background information and names of Tuesday night Little Miss candidates
There will be nine candidates to be the Miss Marion County Fair Queen in the pageant next Tuesday night. They are Makaela Draege of Odin, Kailey Brubaker of Salem, Sara Timm of Iuka, Abigail Smith of ...
Jul 27, 2022 The 2022 Queen Contestants in numerical order, with 2021 retiring Queen Maggie Telford in the center.
Police Beat for Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
Centralia Police have arrested a 22-year-old Coach, Missouri man on multiple charges after he fled on foot from an attempted pedestrian stop in the 400 block of West Noleman Tuesday night. Police repo...
Jul 27, 2022
Fire damages electrical system of apartment building in Centralia
Fire has damaged the electrical system of a seven unit apartment building at 948 East 2nd Street in Centralia. Centralia City Firemen say upon arrival flames were showing from the electric box and smo...
Jul 27, 2022 Centralia City Fire Captian Mike Gelsinger looks over fire damage to the electrical box and meters to all seven units of an apartment building at 948 East 2nd in Centralia. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Illinois state building sold in Chicago; Google moving in
CHICAGO (AP) - Google is moving into the Thompson Center, the state building in downtown Chicago. Gov. J.B. Pritzker says the state is selling the building to a developer for $30 million in cash and a...
Jul 27, 2022 Mobilus In Mobili / CC
Parade attack suspect indicted for murder, attempted murder
CHICAGO (AP) - A grand jury has indicted the man accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, on 117 felony counts. Prosecutors announced the grand jury's decision agains...
Jul 27, 2022
Mega Millions jackpot now over $1-billion
Another rollover in the Mega Millions jackpot has raised the prize to a single winner on Friday night to at least one billion, 25-million dollars. While no one matched all the numbers correctly, an Il...
Jul 27, 2022
Marion County Board begins planning more courthouse renovation and gets update on current projects
The Marion County Board is looking at a major renovation of the main third-floor courtroom as a future project. The board Tuesday night also discussed ongoing projects and delays in getting the Treasu...
Jul 27, 2022 Ameresco's Gene Mackey illustrates a point at Tuesday night's county board meeting.
Heavy rains hit region, with up to 11 inches in some parts of St. Louis region
Many low-lying roads that normally flood are underwater Tuesday following continual rainfall since the early morning hours. That includes all the roads that cross the Crooked Creek bottoms in Salem To...
Jul 26, 2022 File photo of flooding on Brick Hill Road below the Raccoon Lake dam. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Kaskaskia College Board approves tentative budget and four-year contract with faculty union
The Kaskaskia College Board was presented a tentative budget for the coming fiscal year at their meeting Monday night. College President George Evans says the budget includes revenues of $26.9-million...
Jul 26, 2022 Chairman Bill Hawley (left) and KC Professor Pete Donnelly (right) signed the new faculty contract at the July 25, 2022 board meeting.
