Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Township Caucus results released (updated 7:30 pm December 3rd)
There will be a contest for many of the open positions in Centralia Township in the April Election. Appointed Democratic Supervisor Debbie Young is seeking election and will be challenged by Republica...
Dec 03, 2020
Centralia Police Officer injured when arresting a man who fled on foot
A Centralia Police officer sustained a knee injury Wednesday night when taking a 36-year-old Centralia man into custody for possession of drug paraphernalia. As a result of the injury, Peter Trudo of ...
Dec 03, 2020
Salem Township to have new supervisor after April election
Salem Township will have a new Supervisor after the April election. Incumbent Richard Gregg was defeated in his bid for re-election by David Coryell. Republicans attending the caucus vote 17 to 4 in f...
Dec 02, 2020
Centralia High School goes on full remote learning until after Christmas break
Centralia High School will return to full remote learning on Thursday with a goal of returning to the classroom after Christmas break on January 4th. Superintendent Chuck Lane says the voluntary decis...
Dec 02, 2020
Illinois sets grim new daily record for coronavirus deaths
A grim new daily record was set Wednesday when 238 COVID-19 related deaths were reported. The latest single-day death toll surpasses the high of 191 set back in mid-May. Some of the increase may be at...
Dec 02, 2020
Marion County Health Department announces four more COVID-19 related deaths; 8 other deaths reported in the region
The Marion County Health Department has announced four more COVID-19 positive related deaths. Administrator Melissa Mallow says two are long-term care residents and the other two had been living at ho...
Dec 02, 2020
Three arrested after shots fired inside west side Centralia apartment
Centralia Police arrested all three occupants of an apartment at 1700 West McCord after gunfire broke out during an argument. Chief Greg Dodson says the initial report of gunfire came from the Deerwoo...
Dec 02, 2020
Mt. Vernon man arrested after allegedly jumping into two cars on downtown Centralia streets
A 24-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been arrested on multiple charges after allegedly getting into two vehicles stopped in traffic in downtown Centralia. Centralia Police arrested Tonnie Pauley of South ...
Dec 02, 2020
Centralia woman injured in single-vehicle crash on South Elm Street
A car driven by Jennifer Maltman involved in a single-vehicle crash late Tuesday night on South Elm Street in Centralia. Photo by Tim Ferguson. A 45-year-old Centralia woman was injured when her SUV r...
Dec 02, 2020
Illinois speaker's friend, 3 others enter bribery case pleas
CHICAGO (AP) - Four people, including a close friend of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, have entered not guilty pleas in a federal bribery case alleging a scheme with the state's largest utili...
Dec 02, 2020
