Category Archives: Local News
Attorney General Raoul issues warning letters as Operation Robocall Roundup begins
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general, has launched Operation Robocall Roundup. It is an effort by the multistate Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force to cra...
Aug 08, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Union Pacific Rail Maintenance sets off number of spot fires in the rails
The grinding of the rails by maintenance crews on the Union Pacific tracks from Kinmundy to the Jefferson County line apparently led to a number of spot fires inside some of the rail ties. Railroad of...
Aug 08, 2025
Legislators host free Senior Citizens Health Fair in Mt. Vernon
State Senator Terri Bryant and State Representative Dave Severin will team up next Wednesday, August 13, at the Rolland Lewis Building in Mt. Vernon from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. for a free Senior Citiz...
Aug 08, 2025 AntonMatyukha / Depositphotos.com
Police Beat for Friday, August 8th, 2025
Three people are being held in the Marion County Jail after being arrested on outstanding warrants. 27-year-old Dakota Carter of Washington Street in Centralia was returned to Marion County via prison...
Aug 08, 2025
Texas Democrats plead for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump's redistricting plan
By DAVID A. LIEB and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press After leaving Texas for Illinois to prevent a legislative vote on a Republican redistricting plan, state House Democratic leader Gene Wu needed...
Aug 07, 2025 Democratic Texas Rep. Gene Wu, center, surrounded by other Texas House Democrats and Democratic members of Congress, speaks during a press conference at the Democratic Party in Warrenville, Ill., Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Salem native awarded 2025 Chad Beguelin Fine Arts Scholarship
Salem native Chloe Beal has been announced as this year's winner of the $5,000 Chad Begeulin Fine Arts Scholarship. Chloe is a recent graduate of Southern Illinois University's School of Music in Voic...
Aug 07, 2025 Chloe Beal receives her scholarship award from the Chad Beguelin Scholarship Committee. Shown L to R: Tom Hawkins, Viki Oliver Loomis, Chloe Beal, Brandon Smith, Leila Crain.
First look: 2025 Illinois State Fair butter cow unveiled
by Jerry Nowicki, Capitol News Illinois August 6, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - State officials ushered in the start of the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday with the annual unveiling of the butter cow. The sculp...
Aug 07, 2025 Gov JB Pritzker and wife MK pose for a photo with the 2025 butter cow. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Drive-through Balloon Glow scheduled for Murray Centralia on Sunday
Balloon Fest activities get an early start this year as a drive through Balloon Glow is scheduled for early Sunday evening at Murray Center in Centralia. The Balloon Fest pilot liaison Patty Williams ...
Aug 07, 2025 File photo: Balloons prepare for Glow at Balloon Fest '21 in Foundation Park. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Natural gas line severed in attempt to fix clogged sewer
A high-pressure natural gas line was severed by an auger being used to try and clear a sewer line on the north side of Centralia during the noon hour on Wednesday. Centralia City Firemen say the natur...
Aug 07, 2025
Police Beat for Thursday, August 7th, 2025
Wamac Police arrested 32-year-old William Melton of South Locust in Centralia for alleged domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a final decision on charges and a first cour...
Aug 07, 2025
