Category Archives: Local News
Centralia man charged with attempted aggravated kidnapping following incident at St. Mary's School in Centralia
A 30-year-old Centralia man has been ordered held without bond after making his first appearance in Marion County Court Thursday for attempted aggravated kidnapping and resisting or obstructing a peac...
Apr 04, 2025
Rural Odin man charged with sex offenses against underage girl
A 27-year-old rural Odin man has been charged in Marion County Court with indecent solicitation of a child and sexual exploitation of a child. Tyler Faith of Norton Road is accused of soliciting a chi...
Apr 04, 2025 Tyler Faith
Write in vote results announced for Tuesday's election
A number of school board seats have been filled by winning write in candidates, but those challenging candidates on the ballot for Kinmundy Mayor and Kinmundy Township Highway Commissioner were unsucc...
Apr 04, 2025
Three juveniles charged with mob action and battery in alleged fight with fourth student at Centralia Junior High
Three juveniles were arrested for mob action and battery following a fight in the Centralia Junior High School with a fourth student. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon in the cafeteria. The Cent...
Apr 04, 2025
Unemployment falls across South Central Illinois
Unemployment was down across South Central Illinois in February. In Marion County the rate fell seven-tenths of a percent from January to 4.5-percent. That translated into 725 on the unemployment roll...
Apr 04, 2025
South Central School Board takes action on employment issues at special meeting
The South Central School Board held a special meeting to deal with personnel issues on Wednesday night. The board accepted the resignation of Blake Doehring as teacher, head basketball coach, and athl...
Apr 04, 2025
Barn heavily damaged by strong winds in Wednesday night storm
The most serious damage from the line of severe thunderstorms that crossed Marion County Wednesday night was to a barn on Jones Road north of Patoka. The barn appears to have been blown apart by stron...
Apr 03, 2025 Barn destroyed by the storm near Patoka. Photo by Angie Diss.
Tornado strikes south of Greenville
A tornado struck an area southwest of Greenville as a line of severe storm activity crossed the region Wednesday night. The tornado struck and caused heavy damage to the home of Melissa Marti on Mille...
Apr 03, 2025 Family and friends look through wreckage of home destroyed by tornado southwest of Greenville. Photo credit: WGEL
New student resource officer meets students at Raccoon Grade School
Officer Kevin Barry of the Marion County Sheriff's Department reported to Raccoon Grade School for his first day as the school's student resource officer. Barry started this week as the Shared SRO of ...
Apr 03, 2025 SRO Kevin Berry with cookies for Raccoon students.
Appletree Child Development Center has new owners
Appletree Child Development Center has new owners effective April first. Gay Gaston and Ed Smalley sold the business at 300 North Jefferson they started nearly 30 years ago to Eathan and Brittany Gowl...
Apr 03, 2025 Appletree Child Development Center.
