Category Archives: Local News
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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 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 3, 2021
3rd man accuses a Chicago activist priest of sexual abuse
CHICAGO (AP) - A third man has come forward with sexual abuse allegations against a Chicago priest who has gained widespread acclaim for his activism. The 59-year-old man alleges in an affidavit share...
Mar 3, 2021
Centralia City Manager announces retirement
Centralia City Manager Lowell Crow has announced that he will be retiring effective March 8th after the city council meeting. Mayor Herb Williams confirms Crow has submitted a conditional letter of re...
Mar 3, 2021
Marion County prisoner faces new aggravated battery charges
A 21-year-old Columbus, Ohio man who remains in custody after fleeing a traffic stop on I-57 in January setting off a manhunt now faces two additional counts of aggravated battery. Princeton Glenn is ...
Mar 3, 2021
