Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Police arrest two following fight with bats and steel pipes
Centralia Police say two people involved in an early Saturday morning fight near the intersection of McCord and Hickory Streets have been arrested. 25-year-old Anthony Hernandez of North Hickory in Ce...
Aug 15, 2021
Police Beat for Sunday, August 15th, 2021
Centralia Police arrested a 24-year-old Centralia man for possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance following a traffic stop. Police say Aust...
Aug 15, 2021
Patoka School gets letter starting process to put it on probation
Patoka School Superintendent David Rademacher says he has received a letter from the State Board of Education beginning the process of putting the district on probation for not requiring all students ...
Aug 14, 2021
Salem Township Hospital Foundation Golf Gala raises $27,000
The 20th Annual Salem Township Hospital Foundation Golf Gala on Friday raised $27,000. That brings the total for the 20 years of the event to $462,800. Hospital President and CEO Alex Nazarian says a ...
Aug 14, 2021
84-year-old Georgia man gets lost, crashes, and found lying in wooded area at Forbes State Park
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say an 84-year-old Alpharetta, Georgia man apparently got lost on his way to visit family in the Metro East and crashed his car early Saturday morning when missing a t...
Aug 14, 2021
Centralia man receives minor injuries in two-vehicle crash on Route 161
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say a 63-year-old Centralia man was treated on the scene for apparent minor injuries following a two-vehicle crash on State Route 161 at the Medlin Road intersection e...
Aug 14, 2021
Centralia man faces burglary charge following scheme to steal a dog
A 24-year-old Centralia man has been charged with burglary in Marion County Court after a failed attempt to steal a dog. Centralia Police Administrative Sergeant Steve Whritenour says Jace Zimmerman o...
Aug 14, 2021
Two face new felony charges in Marion County Court following Thursday arrests
A 35-year-old Centralia woman has been charged with aggravated battery with a victim over the age of 60 following an incident on Thursday morning at her home. Centralia Police Administrative Sergeant ...
Aug 14, 2021
Police Beat for Saturday, August 14th, 2021
Centralia Police have arrested a 30-year-old Kinmundy man for aggravated domestic battery. Police say the arrest of Andrew Casner of Omega Road stems from a January incident. Casner was initially take...
Aug 14, 2021
Marion County reports one new COVID-19 death; outbreak in five long term care facilities
The Marion County Health Department is reporting the 123rd death during the COVID-19 pandemic along with 80 new cases in the past four days. The fatality was a female in her 90s who had not been vacci...
Aug 13, 2021
