Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Police arrest two on felony drug charges following traffic stop
Centralia Police arrested two people on felony drug charges following a traffic stop Monday afternoon at 13th and Elm Streets. 24-year-old Katlynn Hoffman of Old Salem Road and 27-year-old Blake Shafr...
Dec 01, 2020
Ballot positions set for Salem and Centralia municipal elections
Lotteries were held Tuesday at both Salem and Centralia City Hall to determine the position of candidates on the ballot who were in line the first day of filing. In Salem, Brock Waggoner drew the numb...
Dec 01, 2020
More details released on Thanksgiving Day stabbing in Sandoval
More details have been released on a Thanksgiving Day stabbing at a Sandoval home. 26-year-old Kole Koehler of Sandoval, who told authorities he was homeless, was formally charged in Marion County Cou...
Dec 01, 2020
Southern Illinois house fire kills 3, injures 2 others
ZEIGLER, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois house fire has killed three people. WPSD-TV reports callers reporting the blaze Monday afternoon in the city of Zeigler originally reported the home was fully ...
Dec 01, 2020
Marion County Board Chair suggests wet-dry vote in Salem Township
The owner of Iron Saddle Ranch Roy Landers discusses his desire to get a liquor license with Marion County Board and Liquor Commissioner Debbie Smith at a Liquor Committee meeting Monday night. Photo ...
Dec 01, 2020
Marion County's new State's Attorney and Circuit Clerk sworn in
Marion County’s new Circuit Clerk Tiffany Schicker is sworn in by Judge Mark Stedelin as her husband Kris and son Kristopher share duties in holding the Bible. Photo by Bruce Kropp. Marion Count...
Dec 01, 2020
Marion County Change of Assessment Notices being mailed; see complete list of changes
Marion County Supervisor of Assessments Mark Miller has announced the Change of Assessment Notices will be mailed out and published in the Centralia Sentinel on Tuesday. You can also see the 2020 Mari...
Nov 30, 2020 Marion County Supervisor of Assessments Mark Miller.
Governor says current COVID-19 restrictions to remain in place for coming weeks
Governor JB Pritzker says current COVID-19 restrictions will remain in place for the coming weeks in anticipation of a possible post-Thanksgiving surge. The number of new cases has been declining in t...
Nov 30, 2020
Three charged in connection with stolen car and credit card
Left to right: Donald Fairchild, Alexis Fairchild, and Kaylee Hanks. Three people have been charged in Marion County Court in the aftermath of a pickup truck theft in Kinmundy last Wednesday. 21-year-...
Nov 30, 2020
4th teen dies after October crash in deep southern Illinois
VIENNA, Ill. (AP) - A fourth teenager has died from injuries in an October car crash in southern Illinois. Max Koehler of rural Vienna died Thursday while in hospice care in Missouri. Max would have t...
Nov 30, 2020
