Category Archives: Local News
National bargain store chain coming to Centralia
Ollie's Bargain Outlet is coming to Centralia. It will be located in the former Big Lots store on West Broadway. The company says the opening is being planned for February of next year. However, they ...
Oct 03, 2025
Marion County Fair's Fall Brawl Demolition Derby Is Saturday Night
The Marion County Fair holds its third annual Fall Brawl Demolition Derby at six Saturday night at the Marion County Fairgrounds. There will be five classes of competition: Bone Stock, Limited Weld, M...
Oct 03, 2025 File photo: Demo derby at the Marion County Fairgrounds. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Friday, October 3rd, 2025
Centralia Police arrested 28-year-old Jermiah Lyday of South 33rd in Mt. Vernon for stalking and criminal damage to property. He was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a final decision on charge...
Oct 03, 2025
Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be 'pro-life'
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) - Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church by raising the seeming contradiction over what it...
Oct 02, 2025 Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct.1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Activities planned leading up to Saturday's Little Egypt Festival Parade
The Little Egypt Festival on Saturday is more than just the parade, as numerous activities will take place in the downtown and Bryan Memorial Park area leading up to the parade. Activity begins in Bry...
Oct 02, 2025 Vendors lined up at last year's Little Egypt Festival. Photo by Austin Williams.
SSM Health Good Samaritan among nation's top performing hospitals for treatment of heart attack patients
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon has been named a top performing hospital for treatment of heart attack patients. The hospital is one of only 323 hospitals nationwide to receive the pl...
Oct 02, 2025
One-year-old sustains minor head cut in crash near Patoka
A one-year-old child received minor injuries in a single car crash in rural Patoka on Wednesday morning. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say the child was a passenger in a car driven by 22-year-old O...
Oct 02, 2025
Both drivers injured in Centralia crash at Elm and Kerr
Both drivers were injured in a two-vehicle crash at Elm and Kerr in Centralia early Wednesday afternoon. Centralia Police say a car driven by 52-year-old Kenneth Venters of Penfield Street in Odin pul...
Oct 02, 2025
Police Beat for Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
Salem Police have arrested an employee of the Hucks store in Salem for theft of money from the store. Kyleigh Haslett of South Washington is accused of taking the money on six different occasions with...
Oct 02, 2025
Salem Man Arrested for Residential Arson following Fire at his Home
Salem Police arrested 54-year-old Steven Smith of 617 West Main on Wednesday for setting a fire in the basement of the house where he lives last Friday. Smith is expected to make his first appearance ...
Oct 02, 2025
