Category Archives: Local News
One person injured in crash at 2nd and Poplar in Centralia (this story has been corrected and updated)
Centralia Police say one person was injured and one of the drivers was arrested for alleged driving under the influence when two cars collided at 2nd and Poplar in downtown Centralia Friday night. Pol...
Feb 09, 2026
Police Beat for Monday, February 9th, 2026
Centralia Police arrested 39-year-old Eric Jordan of South Maple Street in Centralia on an outstanding no bond Marion County misdemeanor warrant. Jordan was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a ...
Feb 09, 2026
Vacant Wamac Home Heavily Damaged by Fire
A vacant Wamac home was heavily damaged in an early Sunday morning fire. The home at 1212 Dover Street in Wamac was heavily involved with flames through the roof when firefighters arrived on the scene...
Feb 08, 2026
Salem Elks Lodge Americanism Essay Winners Announced
The Salem Elks Lodge #1678 has announced the winners of this year's annual Elks Americanism Essay Contest. Chair Elizabeth Shuler says there were an astounding 171 essays submitted this year by Frankl...
Feb 07, 2026 8th grade winners (left to right: Steve Lindsey, Salem Elks Lodge #1678 Exalted Ruler; Nicole Rexilius, Franklin Park School ELA Teacher; Aislynn White, Franklin Park; Kendra Herman, Raccoon School ELA Teacher; Lilly Davis, Raccoon School; Kara Patton, Selmaville; Angie Courtright, Selmaville School ELA Teacher; Misty Johannes, Raccoon School Superintendent; Elizabeth Shuler, Salem Elks Lodge #1678 Americanism Chairperson.
One-Year-Old Centralia Girl Hospitalized After Allegedly Putting Fentanyl Pill in Mouth
A one-year-old Centralia girl has been transported to a St. Louis Hospital after allegedly putting a pill containing fentanyl in her mouth. Centralia City Firemen responded to a medical call at a home...
Feb 07, 2026 Centralia City Fire Truck. File Photo.
Police Beat for Saturday, February 7th, 2026
A 31-year-old homeless Centralia man was arrested by Centralia Police on Friday on an outstanding no-bond Marion County felony warrant. Kyle Roe was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a Monday c...
Feb 07, 2026
Score big this Super Bowl Sunday: IDOT, ISP urge you to be the ultimate sober driving MVP
This Super Bowl weekend, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and numerous local police and sheriff's departments across the state are taking a timeout to spread two import...
Feb 07, 2026 enterlinedesign / Depositphotos.com
Pritzker's new budget report could set tone for conservative 2027 spending plan
Federal cuts and changes exacerbate tightening fiscal landscape By JERRY NOWICKI & BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The governor's office sought to ...
Feb 07, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions from a reporter in October 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Centralia Chamber Honors Number of Businesses at Annual Banquet
The Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce honored a number of businesses at its Celebrate Progress Annual Banquet. The Legacy Award was presented to Re:purpose Development, Crooked Creek Winery, and C...
Feb 06, 2026 The Cooney family receives this year's Centralia Chamber of Commerce Legacy Award. Left to right: Centralia Economic Development Director Rob Jackson who presented the award, Shannon and Mindy Cooney, and Centralia Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marcus Holland.
Judge Ericka Sanders Addresses Centralia Chamber Annual Banquet on Resurgence of Community and Volunteerism Making a Difference
Associate Judge Ericka Sanders, in her keynote address to the Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet Thursday night, commended the businesses and volunteers for the resurgence of the com...
Feb 06, 2026 Judge Ericka Sanders provided the keynote address to the Centralia Chamber of Commerce Celebrate Progress Annual Banquet.
