Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Saturday, February 15th, 2025
Centralia Police have arrested 34-year-old Takestia Williams of South Elm in Centralia for alleged aggravated battery and two counts of domestic battery. She was transferred to the Marion County Jail ...
Feb 15, 2025
Odin School Board rethinks sports cooperatives
The Odin School Board tabled any action on renewing sports cooperatives with other schools at Thursday night's meeting. The board will have further discussion at its March meeting before deciding on w...
Feb 15, 2025 File: Odin High School. Photo by Sam Snodsmith.
One person hurt in South Elm Street crash in Centralia
One person was injured Thursday afternoon in a car/semi crash on South Elm Street at the Southern Railroad crossing in Centralia. Centralia Police say 21-year-old Lyric Juday of 4th Street in Kell was...
Feb 15, 2025 A car that didn't see traffic slowing for train across South Elm crossing runs under semi-trailer when changing lanes. Photo by Jay Borum.
Mt Vernon man arrested on warrant charging Possession of Child Pornography
A 21-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been arrested by Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies on a Jefferson County warrant charging possession of child pornography. The arrest and warrant of Dakota Martin we...
Feb 14, 2025
Salem Community Theater Board approves replacement of all seats in the theater
By Cole Wimberly The Salem Community Theater Board Thursday night approved a motion to replace all the seats in the theater's auditorium. The seats are two inches wider than the current seats. This wi...
Feb 14, 2025 Entrance to Salem Community Theatre. Photo from Salem Theatre website.
Centralia Chamber looks optimistically to future at annual dinner
The keynote speaker at the Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce 'Love Our Community' annual dinner painted a positive picture for the region. Ted Macon hit upon this year's chamber theme of Inspire C...
Feb 14, 2025 Keynote speaker Ted Macon addresses the annual Centralia Chamber dinner.
Fire damage to Cartter home limited to flue
The Salem Fire Protection District reports a fireplace flue fire at a Cartter home Thursday night was confined to a fire place chimney. The fire was at the Joanne Tate residence on Carter Road. The oc...
Feb 14, 2025
Four Centralia teachers receive United Way Grants
Four Centralia teachers have been awarded $500 United Way Teacher Grants. Kenya Stacey of Central Middle School/Centralia Junior High, Laurie Miller of Centralia City Schools, and Shannon Shipley and ...
Feb 14, 2025 Teachers presented with United Way Teacher Grants at the Centralia Chamber of Commerce dinner. Left to right: Stephanie Aarons-Dennison, Shannon Shipley, Laurie Miller, and Kenya Stacey, joined on stage by Nat Shook and Megan Schmidt of United Way.
Police Beat for Friday, February 14th, 2025
A 67-year-old homeless Centralia man has been arrested again for criminal trespass to the Centralia Amtrak Station where he has previously been banned. Joel Firebaugh was taken to the Marion County Ja...
Feb 14, 2025
Area Republican State Representatives React to the Verdict of Former Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan
Local Republican State Representatives and Senators have reacted to the guilty verdict for the corruption trial of former Democratic Illinois House Speaker, Michael Madigan. State Senator, Terri Bryan...
Feb 13, 2025 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
(Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
