Category Archives: Local News
Centralia man charged with March burglary
A 27-year-old Centralia man has been charged in Marion County Court with a March 16th burglary to a building in the 1000 block of South Maple in Centralia. If found guilty, Jacob Schleuter of South Ma...
Jul 29, 2021
Marion County Sheriff's Department investigating burglary and theft
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating a burglary to a truck at an oil rig on US 51 in rural Sandoval. Locks were cut off. Several tools and other items were taken. The sheriff's depa...
Jul 29, 2021
Severe storms leave outages, tree damage in Chicago area
CHICAGO (AP) - Severe thunderstorms that swept through the Chicago area and northern Illinois early Thursday packed high winds that left thousands of homes and businesses without power. The National W...
Jul 29, 2021 Don Miller / CC
Illinois seeks Ben & Jerry's divestment over Israel stance
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois regulators plan to take action against Ben & Jerry's for its decision to stop selling ice cream in the West Bank or east Jerusalem. State law prohibits investment...
Jul 29, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
Marion County reports one death and 75 new COVID-19 cases over past 5 days
The Marion County Health Department is reporting one death and 75 new COVID-19 cases from Saturday through Wednesday. The health department reports the death was a female in her 70s. She had not been ...
Jul 28, 2021
Olney woman arrested following high-speed chase
67-year-old Olney woman was arrested following a high-speed chase that ended shortly after she ran over stop sticks set up by Central City Police. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Linda White was ...
Jul 28, 2021
Police Beat for Wednesday, July 28th, 2021
Centralia Police arrested 37-year-old Gerald Murphy of South Oak in Sandoval for violation of an order of protection. Murphy allegedly was at a home within 500 feet of a protected residence. 36-year-o...
Jul 28, 2021
Illinois marijuana licensing on track after lawsuit dropped
CHICAGO (AP) - A Michigan-based cannabis company has ended its challenge of Illinois' plan to authorize new marijuana business. Sozo Illinois Inc.'s decision Tuesday to drop its lawsuit will allow Ill...
Jul 28, 2021 Elsa Olofsson / CC
Lollapalooza to require vaccination card or negative test
CHICAGO (AP) - The hordes of people expected to descend on Chicago's Grant Park for the Lollapalooza music festival this week will be required to show proof that they've been vaccinated for COVID-19 o...
Jul 28, 2021 - EMR - / CC
Three injured in Route 161 crash at Racetrack Road
Three people were injured in a rear-end crash on State Route 161 at Racetrack Road east of Centralia Tuesday night. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say a car driven by 23-year-old Breanna Shanafelt o...
Jul 28, 2021
