Category Archives: Local News

A 19-year-old homeless Centralia man has been charged with aggravated battery in a public place, aggravated battery to a police officer, and resisting arrest after he was asked to be removed from the ...

A part-time Centralia City Firefighter was sworn into office as a fulltime firefighter during ceremonies Friday afternoon at Centralia City Hall. Kelton Harre joined the Nashville Fire Department in 2...

Salem Attorney Wes Gozia was sworn in at the Marion County Courthouse Friday afternoon as Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Judge at Large. Before giving the oath of office, Supreme Court Justice David Ov...

A shared School Resource Officer starts in the Selmaville and Raccoon Grade schools on Monday. Kevin Berry was trained for the position last summer but isn't starting until now until the sheriff's dep...

Marion County Clerk Steve Fox isn't expecting a big voter turnout Tuesday for the consolidated election that features a number of contested races for municipal, school and township offices. "It's been...

South Central Illinois was under multiple severe thunderstorm warnings Sunday afternoon as a wave of heavy storms bringing in cooler air moved across the region. Hail, some large, was reported in many...

Centralia Police have released initial information about a two vehicle crash at McCord and Country Club Road late Friday afternoon. Police say a vehicle driven by 61-year-old David Riley of Missouri d...

Two people were injured late Sunday afternoon when a car left the Selmaville Road near Nation Road late Sunday afternoon and overturned multiple times before landing on its top. Preliminary informatio...

The National Weather Service says South Central Illinois is at a 3 on a 5 point scale for severe weather Sunday afternoon and early evening. The three puts the region in the enhanced category for pote...

Centralia Police arrested a 40-year-old Centralia man on multiple charges following a domestic disturbance. Luis Santiago Lopez of South Cedar Street was taken to the Marion County Jail on preliminary...