Category Archives: Local News
Fire causes minor damage to rural Texico mobile home
Jefferson Fire Protection District officials report minor damage to a mobile home in rural Texico in a Wednesday afternoon fire. Fire officials say the fire at the Sean Eubanks home on Stratford Lane ...
Mar 04, 2021
Centralia man gets four year prison term after probation is revoked
A 28-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to four years in prison in Marion County Court after his probation was revoked on a residential burglary conviction. Collin Arnold of South Maple will se...
Mar 04, 2021
Vandalia man and assistant preacher in Patoka charged with reproducing and disseminating child pornography
A 44-year-old Vandalia man who was an assistant preacher at the Pentecostal Church of Patoka has been charged in Fayette County Court with reproducing and disseminating child pornography. Ferrell Maso...
Mar 03, 2021
Mt. Vernon man receives FOP Lifetime Achievement Award
Presenting the FOP Lifetime Achievement Award. Left to right – FOP Awards Chair Jerry Lieb, award winner Dan Lovin, and FOP State Lodge President Chris Southwood. Mt. Vernon resident Dan Lovin h...
Mar 03, 2021
Centralia Chamber of Commerce hires new Assistant Director
The Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce is welcoming an Assistant Director. Malayla Downey will be a full-time employee and will concentrate on events and event coordination. She’s been hands-...
Mar 03, 2021
One pleads guilty to felony charge; while another is charged
A 40-year-old Odin man has pleaded guilty to possession of under five grams of methamphetamine. Ricky McIntosh of North Everett was placed on two years probation, given credit for two days served in j...
Mar 03, 2021
Kell man pleads guilty to unlawful restraint charge; other counts dropped
A 47-year-old Kell man has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to an unlawful restraint charge. James Hefner of South Jefferson admitted to detaining a woman and not allowing her to leave. He was pl...
Mar 03, 2021
Police beat for Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
A 47-year-old Centralia man is being held in the Marion County Jail for possession of under five grams of methamphetamine. Justin Brake of East Third was arrested by sheriff’s deputies following...
Mar 03, 2021
Chicago man arrested, charged with inciting summer looting
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man is facing a federal charge of inciting a riot after he allegedly went online last August to urge others to take part in the widespread vandalism of stores and other busine...
Mar 03, 2021
Jesse Jackson out of rehabilitation center after surgery
CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been discharged from a rehabilitation center where he spent more than three weeks following an illness and surgery. The 79-year-old founder and president of t...
Mar 03, 2021
