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The Centralia City Grade School Board Tuesday night learned federal COVID-19 relief money will fund summer school, new learning devices, and building improvements. Superintendent Craig Clark says 150 ...
News Apr 14, 2021
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois House task force will review artifacts in the state Capitol for their depiction of historical figures with racist or other objectionable traits. House Speaker Chri...
News Apr 14, 2021
Two people were sentenced to probation after entering guilty pleas in Marion County Court to felony drug charges. 30-year-old Kirbi Rinehart of Bob White Drive in Salem was sentenced to two years prob...
News Apr 14, 2021
Kaskaskia College is hosting a Career and Technical Education Open House on Thursday at the college’s Crisp Technology Center in Centralia. Programs that will be highlighted include automotive t...
News Apr 14, 2021
State Police say three teens were killed in a car-truck crash on the Bluff Road in Monroe County southwest of St. Louis Tuesday afternoon. Preliminary investigative details indicate a car driven by 18...
News Apr 14, 2021
CHICAGO (AP) - The pandemic has made loneliness inescapable around the globe and the health care community says it’s time to seek solutions. Evidence suggests loneliness can damage health as muc...
News Apr 14, 2021
A South Central Transit employee asked the Marion County Board Tuesday night to remove Ben Stratemeyer of Centralia from their board for harassment. Beth Monken, who said she was also speaking for oth...
News Apr 14, 2021
The Marion County Board acted on a number of appointments to boards and commissions at Tuesday night’s meeting. Two new members were appointed to the Marion County Housing Authority Board. Jim R...
News Apr 14, 2021
A 30-year-old Decatur woman has been sentenced to three years in prison to be followed by one year of mandatory supervised release after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a controlled substanc...
News Apr 14, 2021
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced patrons of the Amtrak stations in Centralia and Effingham may be eligible for compensation as part of a recent $2.25-million settlement over Americans with...
News Apr 13, 2021