Category Archives: Local News
Central City Village Board gets update on tornado warning siren and housing demolition projects
The Central City Village Board was told this week that the pole and siren for the new tornado warning siren have now been put into place. Acting Village President Ken Buchanan says after electrical wo...
Dec 26, 2020
United Way of South Central Illinois to administer $38,438 in Emergency Food and Shelter Program
The United Way of South Central Illinois has been appointed administrator of $ 38,438 for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security / Federal Emergency...
Dec 26, 2020
Police Beat for Saturday, December 26th, 2020
A 31-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for violation of bail bond. Eric Kirgan West 8th was taken to the Marion County Jail. Salem Fire Protection District Firemen were call...
Dec 26, 2020
Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war
NEW YORK (AP) - Lawyers for the Girl Scouts say that the century-old organization is now directly competing with the Boy Scouts for female recruits and that it’s not a fair fight. The lawyers fi...
Dec 26, 2020
Murray Center staff pitches in to help make Christmas special for center residents
The Murray Development Center is bathed in color lights and displays for the Holiday Season as employees try and make the season a joyful one for residents even though they can’t receive visits ...
Dec 25, 2020
125 children helped through impromptu Centralia Christmas assistance program
Donated toys gather under Sharon Hall’s Christmas tree to be distributed to 125 children in time for Christmas. An estimated 125 children received Christmas gifts thanks to an outgrowth of the F...
Dec 25, 2020
Santa's Caravan visits Centralia and Mt. Vernon homes
Five lucky homes were visited by Santa and his Elves courtesy of the ‘affiliate’ program with Gaetti Sports Academy and Castle Ridge in Centralia. The four families in Centralia and one in...
Dec 25, 2020
Salem woman injured in Green Street Road crash
A 37-year-old Salem woman was injured in a single-vehicle crash on the 600 block of Green Street Road just east of Central City on Christmas Eve morning. Initial information from the Marion County She...
Dec 25, 2020
Police Beat for Friday, December 25th, 2020
A 42-year-old Glen Carbon man was arrested by Centralia Police on Christmas Eve for violation of bail bond and resisting a peace officer. Sean Polacek was taken to the Marion County Jail. A 46-year-ol...
Dec 25, 2020
State Health Officials report 96 more COVID-19 related deaths; three in South Central Illinois
Illinois Public Health Officials are reporting 96 more deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday. They include a male in his 50s in Fayette County and a male in his 60s and a female in her 80s in Marion County...
Dec 25, 2020
