Category Archives: Local News
Judicial review of Anthony Decker's sheriff's nomination delayed
A judicial review hearing originally scheduled for Thursday on the nomination of Anthony Decker as Marion County Sheriff has been delayed until October 20th. The delay allows attorneys on both sides t...
Oct 8, 2026 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Centralia man receives 2.5-year prison term on resisting and forgery charges
A 35-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to two-and-a-half-year prison terms for forgery and resisting/obstructing arrest. Zachary Zeller of South Locust will serve the sentences concurrently. T...
Oct 8, 2026
Police Beat for Thursday, October 8th, 2026
A 39-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested by Illinois State Police for driving on a suspended license and on a Marion County no bond misdemeanor failure to appear warrant. Abby Jones of South Po...
Oct 8, 2026
Centralia man says he was run over twice during Sandoval altercation and now hospitalized in Springfield (updated 7 pm Wednesday)
A Sandoval man remains hospitalized in Springfield, Illinois, after being struck by a car twice during a Sunday night domestic dispute in the 100 block of North Main in Sandoval. 26-year-old Brynt Lon...
Oct 7, 2026 Dustin Atteberry
Investment Scam Courier Sentenced After Belleville Man Loses $2.5 Million
A district judge sentenced a Chinese national to 27 months in federal prison for acting as a courier in an investment scam. Shenghan Jin, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire f...
Oct 7, 2026
Marion man sentenced to 35 years in prison for meth trafficking
Clinton County State's Attorney J.D. Brandmeyer announced that on October 5, 2026, Guy A. Phipps was sentenced to thirty-five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for Methamphetamine Traffi...
Oct 7, 2026 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Four-year-old rural Iuka boy injured when lawn mower backs over him
A four-year-old rural Iuka boy was injured when a riding lawn mower backed over him early Tuesday evening. Iuka Fire Chief Kenny Eagan says one of the boy's legs and ankles were trapped underneath the...
Oct 7, 2026
State Fire Marshal investigates suspicious fire at Library Apartments in Centralia
The State Fire Marshal's office was asked to investigate a suspicious fire at the Library Apartments on Sycamore Street in Centralia during the noon hour Tuesday. Centralia City Firemen say smoke was ...
Oct 7, 2026 Centralia firemen entering the apartment on Sycamore Street. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Fire destroys small storage shed at Centralia home
An eight by 16 foot storage shed at a Centralia home was engulfed in flames when Centralia City Firefighters arrived on the scene about midnight Tuesday night. Firefighters say the fire was at the Bri...
Oct 7, 2026 Centralia firefighter handling a shed fire on North Pine Street. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Six juveniles arrested for jumping 13-year-old girl in Centralia Junior High parking lot
Centralia Police have arrested six juveniles in connection with a September 30th incident where they allegedly jumped a 13-year-old girl on the Centralia Junior High parking lot and took her cell phon...
Oct 7, 2026
