Category Archives: Local News
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
Chicago area private college lays off 51, closes 15 programs
CHICAGO (AP) - A liberal arts college in suburban Chicago has laid off 51 faculty and staff members and closed 15 academic programs because of budget concerns exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. ...
Dec 25, 2020
Bond set at $5,000 for Centralia man who allegedly abandoned step-son
Bond has been set at $5,000 in Marion County Court for a 45-year-old Centralia man who was arrested after allegedly abandoning his 11-year-old step-son at the Brick Hill and Gragg Street Road on Tuesd...
Dec 24, 2020
Sandoval woman allegedly enters home and stabs bed
A 53-year-old Sandoval woman has been charged in Marion County Court with felony criminal trespass to a residence with a person inside and aggravated assault. Teresa Cain of West Virginia is accused o...
Dec 24, 2020
