Category Archives: Local News
AG asks state Supreme Court to order sentence in sex assault
CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois attorney general's office has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to impose a sentence in a case where a western Illinois judge threw out the sexual assault conviction of an 1...
Feb 13, 2022 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Senior students honored at final Centralia home game
Story by Ben Watson, Photos by Pat Hodges (see gallery below) Saturday's game against Taylorville was an exciting one, to say the least. There was a lot of tension on the court, and despite not scorin...
Feb 13, 2022
Garage destroyed by fire in Centralia
Photos by Tim Ferguson A detached garage used for storage was destroyed in a late Saturday night fire in Centralia. Centralia Firemen say the garage at 1224 South Walnut on property owned by Yvonne Fe...
Feb 13, 2022
Dryer fire confined to vent of Centralia home
Photo by Tim Ferguson Centralia City Firemen were able to confine a dryer fire to a wall vent exiting a home. The fire was at a residence occupied by Shawntel Louis at 1216 McKee Street late Saturday ...
Feb 13, 2022
Police Beat for Sunday, February 13th, 2022
A 29-year-old rural Odin woman has been arrested by Centralia Police for alleged disorderly conduct and criminal trespass to a residence. Lacie Linder of Choteau Avenue was taken to the Marion County ...
Feb 13, 2022
Two new felony charges filed in Marion County Court
Bond was set at $7,500 for a 37-year-old Wamac man formally charged in Marion County Court on Friday with aggravated domestic battery. Austin Pruett of Apple Street is accused of intentionally impedin...
Feb 12, 2022
Police Beat for Saturday, February 12th, 2022
Wamac Police have arrested a 41-year-old Salem woman for possession of methamphetamine. Crystal Berkel of East Church was taken to the Marion County Jail. Salem Police have arrested a 70-year-old Cent...
Feb 12, 2022
Parents offer reward for son who disappeared after crash
ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) - A 24-year-old Illinois man hasn't been seen since walking away from a car crash last month in Lake County. The parents of Thomas "Tommy" Howe III of Antioch are offering a $10,000...
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No Wordle update leads to discovery of 80-year-old hostage
LINCOLNWOOD, Ill. (AP) - Police rescued an 80-year-old suburban Chicago woman who was held hostage for nearly 21 hours by a man with scissors, and they checked on her in large part because she couldn'...
Feb 12, 2022 Rae Allen / CC
Marion County Health Department reports 11 more COVID-19 related deaths
The Marion County Health Department is reporting 11 more COVID-19 related deaths in the past two weeks. There have now been 205 COVID-related deaths since the pandemic began. The Health Department rep...
Feb 11, 2022
