Category Archives: Local News
Walk to End Alzheimer's in Centralia Saturday
The Walk to End Alzheimer's - South Central Illinois is Saturday morning at the Bell Tower Park in downtown Centralia. Registration begins at 8:30 am. The opening ceremony follows at 9:30 am. The walk...
Sep 20, 2024 The 2023 Walk to End Alzheimer's moves through downtown Centralia. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat on Friday, September 20th, 2024
A 33-year-old Irvington woman has been arrested by Centralia Police for home invasion and domestic battery. Brittany Beal of East Huron was taken to the Marion County Jail. A 45-year-old Centralia man...
Sep 20, 2024
Intermountain Electronics in Centralia outlines expansion plans
Intermountain Electronics in the Centralia Industrial Park has announced plans for further expansion of its facility and adding more jobs. The company announced its plans at a Greater Centralia Chambe...
Sep 19, 2024 The Intermountain Electronics Team. PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT: Project Manager Clayton Woodland; General Manager Tim Benedict; Project Manager Matthew Haeuber; Supervisor A.J. Smith; Project Manager Jennifer Wall; Project Manager Michael Haeuber; Project Manager Amanda Holloway; Manufacturing Manager Kenny Hug; Supervisor Greg Shelton; and Project Manager Jeremy Pierce.
Marion County not involved in vulnerabilities in Platinum Technology Resource platform
Marion County Clerk Steve Fox says a vulnerability found in voter registration databases on Platinum Technology Resources does not involve the Marion County program. The problem was found in programs ...
Sep 19, 2024 Marion County Clerk Steve Fox
South Central School Board approves annual budget; Kinmundy Grade improvements
The South Central School Board has approved a contract to make repairs to the stucco finish on the outside of the Kinmundy Grade School building. The board awarded a $36,000 bid to Johannes Constructi...
Sep 19, 2024
Theft of portable carport thwarted when truck carrying it crashes on Route 161 Extension
An attempt to steal a portable carport from a home in the 8000 block of the State Route 161 Extension on Wednesday ended when the truck carrying the carport crashed on the Extension. The Marion County...
Sep 19, 2024
Burglary under investigation at rural Walnut Hill home
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating a burglary to a home in the 500 block of Gilliland Road in rural Walnut Hill. The owners returned home Wednesday morning to find damage to a doo...
Sep 19, 2024
Centralia to hold public hearing on construction of railroad overpasses on South Elm and South Poplar
The City of Centralia will hold a public hearing at noon on Friday to gain public input on seeking a federal grant to complete engineering work on proposed railroad overpasses on South Elm and South P...
Sep 19, 2024
Sandoval Library hosting 1st Annual Sidewalk Chalk Event
The Sandoval Public Library is hosting its First Annual Sidewalk Chalk Event this Saturday. The theme of the event is 'Children's Literature'. Everyone will be assigned a pavement 'canvas' at the Sand...
Sep 19, 2024 Sandoval's library building. Photo by Austin Williams.
Case of former AT&T boss accused of bribing Madigan heads to jury
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - On Valentine's Day in 2017, then-AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza got some good news: After years of trying...
Sep 18, 2024 Former head of AT&T Illinois Paul La Schiazza and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan are pictured in file photos at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. La Schiazza and Madigan are each facing separate charges for their alleged participation in a bribery ring. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)