Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Police arrest two on felony drug charges following traffic stop
Centralia Police arrested two men on felony drug charges following a Friday traffic stop. 42-year-old Mark McClain of South Sycamore and 42-year-old Lawrence Johnson of South Maple in Centralia were b...
Nov 06, 2021 Lawrence Johnson (left) and Mark McClain.
Mt. Vernon man faces three class X felonies following raid on his home
A 32-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been formally charged with three Class X offenses in Jefferson County Court after a search warrant was executed on his home early Thursday morning and drugs and a stol...
Nov 06, 2021
Police Beat for Saturday, November 6th, 2021
A 29-year-old Odin woman was arrested by Centralia Police for felony disorderly conduct. Lacey Linder of Chouteau Avenue was taken into custody after allegedly making a couple of false calls to 911. S...
Nov 06, 2021
People leaving Illinois prisons will get state ID cards
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - All people being released from Illinois prisons will leave detention with a new state ID card under a program expected to be in use in all state prisons by next year. Illinois...
Nov 06, 2021
Rittenhouse attorneys spar over victim depictions
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Attorneys spent the first week of Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial sparring over who provoked whom, with prosecutors portraying Rittenhouse as the aggressor and the defense working...
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Dedication held for Salem Lions Club Addy's and Friends Inclusive Playground
What started as a dream became reality Friday as the ribbon was cut and the Salem Lions Club Addy's and Friends Inclusive Playground in Bryan Memorial Park opened for the first time. Shelly McIntosh l...
Nov 05, 2021 Ribbon cutting Friday afternoon for Salem Lions Club Addy and Friends playground.
Clinton County reporting two new COVID-19 related deaths; Marion County 17 new cases
The Clinton County Health Department is reporting two new COVID-19 related deaths for the week ending on Friday. They were a male in his 70s and a female in her 60s. That brings the total number of de...
Nov 05, 2021
16-year-old declines hospital treatment following rollover wreck in Centralia
A 16-year-old Centralia man juvenile declined hospital treatment for apparent minor injuries he sustained in a one vehicle crash on the Gragg Street Road near the Brick Hill Road intersection on the e...
Nov 05, 2021
Repairs coming to rough sections of Kinoka and Bell Club Roads
Marion County Highway Engineer Mike McCormick says repairs are coming soon to rough sections of the Kinoka and Bell Club Roads. He told the Marion County Road and Bridge Committee Thursday night that ...
Nov 05, 2021 Marion County Highway Engineer Mike McCormick
Centralia Tourism Commission to once again hold holiday decorating contest
The Centralia Tourism Commission has announced plans for the 3rd Annual Out-Sleigh Your Neighbor home decorating contest. The contest is for those who living within two miles of Centralia City Hall. D...
Nov 05, 2021
