Category Archives: Local News
Bartelso man killed in ATV crash
A 32-year-old Bartelso man has died in an ATV crash in LaFollette, Tennessee. Tennessee State Police say Brennan Schroeder was driving a Polaris Razor on the northbou8nd side of Highway 25 when the ve...
Mar 29, 2022
Police Beat for Tuesday, March 29th, 2022
A 60-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested by Centralia Police for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and on an Illinois Department of Corrections warrant. Gay...
Mar 29, 2022
111 who died in Centralia Coal Mine #5 Disaster remembered 75 years later
A ceremony was held at the Centralia Coal Mine #5 Disaster Memorial in Wamac on Friday to mark the 75th anniversary of the explosion that killed 111 miners underground just a short distance away. Wama...
Mar 28, 2022 The Mayors of Centralia, Central City, and Wamac jointly placed a wreath on the Centralia #5 Coal Mine Memorial on Friday to start a program to remember the mine disaster 75 years later.
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
