Category Archives: Local News
Bond set at $150,000 for Salem man charged with predatory criminal sexual assault to a child
Bond has been set at $150,000 for a 57-year-old Salem man charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Rayvon Garner of South Rotan is accused in the charge of inappropriately touching a...
Oct 03, 2020
Police beat for Saturday, October 3rd, 2020
Centralia Police arrested two people on drug charges following a traffic stop at McCord and Pleasant early Saturday morning. The driver, 33-year-old Andrew Barringer of South Pine in Centralia, is bei...
Oct 03, 2020
Florida man killed in head-on crash near Dieterich
A 65-year-old Davenport, Florida man has died in a head-on crash near Dieterich in Southern Effingham County. State Police say preliminary investigative details indicate a pickup driven by Michael Sch...
Oct 02, 2020
Construction starting on Dakota Access pipeline pump station
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota official says construction on a new pump station to help push more oil through the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota to the Patoka Oil Tank Farm in northwest ...
Oct 02, 2020
Centralia swears in new police officer
Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson (right) welcomes the city’s newest probationary patrolman Elliot Brinkmeyer. Photo by Pat Hodges. The Centralia Police Department Friday morning swore in Ellio...
Oct 02, 2020
Two Centralia retail establishments cited for selling e-cigarettes to underage persons
Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson says the latest check of retailers found two that sold E-Cigarettes to underage buyers. He reports none sold package alcohol. The clerks given citations for sale of ...
Oct 02, 2020
Three area counties repeat on Coronavirus Disease warning level list; Marion County's positivity rate drops
The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 28 counties including Clinton, Fayette, and Washington are at the warning level this week for coronavirus disease. Bond, St. Clair, Monroe, Wabash, and...
Oct 02, 2020
Centralia man sentenced to 55-years in prison in connection with murder and burning death
A 27-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to 55-years in prison for the December 2019 murder of Clender Edmond at a home off the Green Street Road east of Central City. Judge Kimberly Koester han...
Oct 02, 2020
IDOA announces $5-million grant program for producers impacted by meatpacking disruptions
Illinois livestock producers impacted by meatpacking plant disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic are now eligible to apply for grant funding. Illinois Farm Bureau’s Tasha Bunting says the $5-...
Oct 02, 2020
Centralia issues permits for five new duplexes and three new homes
Construction has started on the $700,000 new Domino Pizza restaurant at 320 South Elm Street. Photo by Pat Hodges. The City of Centralia has issued permits for five new duplexes and three new homes. C...
Oct 02, 2020
