Category Archives: Local News
Preliminary Parade Lineup in place for Centralia's Veteran's 4th of July Parade
The preliminary parade lineup is out for Saturday's Veterans 4th of July Parade in Centralia. Parade Chair Butch Mathius says others are still welcome to join. "We have 39 entries at this moment, and ...
Jun 29, 2026 Members of the Centralia Elks present the large US Flag in front of the reviewing stand of the Centralia 4th of July parade. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Marion County Republicans Select Matt Huelskoetter to run for District 1 Board seat
The Marion County Republican Central Committee has caucused Matt Huelskoetter onto the ballot to run for the two-year unexpired seat in District One in the November general election. Huelskoetter says...
Jun 29, 2026 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Police Beat for Monday, June 29th, 2026
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies have arrested a 59-year-old Odin man on a Marion County felony failure to appear warrant for failure to register as a sex offender. Brent Budds of Choteau Avenue was t...
Jun 29, 2026
Minor injuries reported in weekend side by side crash
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports minor injuries in a side-by-side crash near Britt and Marshall Creek Road four miles northwest of Salem early Sunday morning. The vehicle reportedly over...
Jun 29, 2026
Heavy rains flood parts of Southern Illinois, causing three vehicles to get stranded in high water
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Marion County on Saturday afternoon, as some portions of the county received 3 to 6 inches of rain. The floodwaters left several people st...
Jun 28, 2026 Car stranded in water on Brick Hill Road following heavy Saturday rains and gate of Raccoon Lake being opened to get rid of excess water. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Salem man arrested following chase and fight with sheriff's deputies
A 55-year-old Salem man who eventually became stuck in the mud during a chase with Marion County Sheriff's Deputies has been arrested on multiple charges including aggravated battery to one of the dep...
Jun 28, 2026 Ronald Sands (MCS photo)
Passenger bus, car, and semi collide on I-57 near Bonnie
State Police say a passenger bus and a car collided on I-57 northbound at mile marker 86 near Bonnie Friday night. After the two were disabled in the left lane, both the bus and the car were struck by...
Jun 28, 2026
Centralia man gets four years in prison for burglary to Blue Goose Liquor
A 20-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to four years in prison for burglary. Stewart Stumbaugh of South Brookside had pleaded guilty to the charge in exchange for entering into the drug court ...
Jun 28, 2026
Centralia man pleads to lesser charge in Plumbers and Pipefitters building burglary
A 54-year-old Centralia man charged with burglary pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of criminal trespass to property in Marion County Court on Friday. Douglas Johnson of Beacham Street was sentenced t...
Jun 28, 2026
Police Beat for Sunday, June 28th, 2026
A 51-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for violation of pretrial conditions. Dustin Minor of Perrine Street was taken to the Marion County Jail to await further court action...
Jun 28, 2026
