Category Archives: Local News
Mt. Vernon teen transferred to St. Louis hospital following shooting in Centralia
A 14-year-old Mt. Vernon female juvenile was airlifted to a St. Louis hospital for treatment after sustaining a gunshot wound to her leg. Centralia Police Chief Chris Locke says the incident was first...
Oct 27, 2024
Police Beat for Sunday, October 27th, 2024
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a 39-year-old Centralia woman early Sunday morning for alleged domestic battery. Misty Diehl of State Route 161 was arrested in connection with an altercation...
Oct 27, 2024
ABATE takes Harley Queen Trophy in 97th Annual Centralia Halloween Parade
The ABATE organization won the Harley Queen Trophy in the 97th Annual Halloween Parade. Their entry was Halloween in the French Quarter. Grand Marshall Herb Williams selected the float entered by the ...
Oct 26, 2024 ABATE's entry 'Halloween in French Quarter' won the Harley Queen trophy at Saturday night's 97th Annual Centralia Halloween Parade. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Centralia Kids Parade and Fall Festival contest results and pictures
Downtown Centralia was busy Saturday morning as crowds turned out for the annual Fall Festival and Kids Parade. With clear and mild weather throughout the morning, visitors were able to see vendors, a...
Oct 26, 2024 Winners from the 2024 Kids Parade. Photo by Austin Williams.
Both Salem and Centralia currently have three candidates for city council
Both the city of Salem and Centralia currently have three candidates who have filed to run for two open seats on the city council in each community. In Salem, incumbent Royce Bringwald along with Fran...
Oct 26, 2024 olechowski / Depositphotos.com
DNA tests identify 19th-century teenager's skull found in Illinois home's wall
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) - Investigators have determined that a skull discovered in the wall of an Illinois home in 1978 was that of an Indiana teenager who died more than 150 years ago, authorities ann...
Oct 26, 2024 BrianAJackson / Depositphotos.com
State, Cook County use similar arguments to defend assault weapon bans
Ruling on state ban expected soon in Southern District as Cook County prepares for 7th Circuit arguments By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Attorneys...
Oct 26, 2024 Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx (right) and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul (left) are pictured at the Illinois Statehouse in 2019. They’re both defending state and county bans on assault weapons in federal court cases. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Big crowd on hand for Centralia Trick or Treating
The largest crowd in recent memory filled the streets of downtown Centralia for trick-or-treating Friday night. The crowds of Trick or Treaters then moved out into the neighborhoods and various Trunk ...
Oct 26, 2024 A family of clowns make their way around the downtown trick-or-treating. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Centralia High School adds new English classes to curriculum
Centralia High School's English department will see several new classes on the curriculum next year, according to principal Reid Shipley at Thursday night's board meeting. Regular English IV will be t...
Oct 25, 2024
Centralia hosts Illinois Keep America Beautiful meetup
Volunteers from across the state of Illinois met at the Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday for the annual Illinois Keep America Beautiful affiliate meeting to discuss plans for keeping t...
Oct 25, 2024 Keep America Beautiful affiliate members from across Illinois meeting in Centralia.
