Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Board Discusses Plans for Future Appointments to Positions Needing Their Approval
The Marion County Board's Community Relations Committee Tuesday night discussed how to implement the opening up of the appointment process for positions that need county board approval. Committee memb...
Oct 15, 2025 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Centralia City Council supports extension of TIF #3
The Centralia City Council passed a resolution at its meeting on Tuesday expressing support for a 12-year extension of the downtown TIF District #3. City manager Galen Mahle says the TIF has made nota...
Oct 15, 2025 Mayor Bryan Kuder issued a proclamation recognizing
the week of October 18-25 as Centralia Business and Professional Women’s
Club Week, Photo by Austin Williams.
Centralia City Schools approve two-year natural gas contract
The Centralia City School Board approved a two-year fixed-rate natural gas contract with Constellation Energy at its regular board meeting on Tuesday. The item on the agenda had been tabled at the las...
Oct 15, 2025
Centralia loses animal control officer; looking at options
Centralia's animal control officer has resigned to take another job. City Manager Galen Mahle says he has 'feelers out' for a replacement while at the same time meeting with Marion County Board Chair ...
Oct 15, 2025 Marliese Streefland / Unsplash
Marion County Road Committee Discusses Bridge Problems
The Racetrack Road Bridge south of Route 161 on the east side of Centralia will be closed for four years. Marion County Highway Engineer Alex Kreke says the wooden pilings on the bridge are failing, a...
Oct 15, 2025 Marion County Highway Department building.
Attorney General Raoul sues to force State Farm to turn over homeowners insurance data to Illinois Department of Insurance
Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit against State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm General Insurance Company, and Oglesby R...
Oct 14, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Central City Police Release Details on Motorcycle Chase and Crash
Central City Police, the 33-year-old driver of a motorcycle, faces multiple tickets after a high-speed chase and crash through the east part of Centralia late Thursday night. Adam Holzhausen of North ...
Oct 14, 2025
Salem announces Fall City Wide Clean Up
The City of Salem Public Works Department has announced that the City Wide Clean Up will be held the week of Monday, October 20 - 24, 2025. The City's residential trash hauler, Sunrise Sanitation, wil...
Oct 14, 2025
Salem man with large amount of drugs found in his home turns himself in
A 54-year-old Salem man who was being sought by police after execution of a search warrant turned up a large amount of drugs in his home has turned himself in. Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps says ...
Oct 14, 2025
Ameren's natural gas storage fields in Centralia to undergo modernization
Ameren Illinois has announced the Centralia Natural Gas Storage Fields near the intersection of Calumet and Perrine Street on the city's south side will undergo major rebuilding next year. The result ...
Oct 14, 2025 Ameren Illinois will be permanently plugging 16 wells at its Centralia facility. The company will add three new wells on one pad and reduce its footprint of gathering pipeline to 400 feet from 2.1 miles.
