Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Man Pleads Guilty to Discharge of Firearm and Animal Cruelty
A 31-year-old Centralia man has pleaded guilty to unrelated charges of aggravated discharge of a firearm and a reduced misdemeanor charge of cruel treatment of an animal. Jacob Linkon was placed on tw...
May 13, 2026 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Salem Man Charged with Throwing Knife That Hit Another Man
A 20-year-old Salem man has been charged with aggravated battery for allegedly throwing a knife and striking another man. Jacob Miller of Mills Cart Road allegedly threw the knife at Triston Nix in an...
May 13, 2026 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Police Beat for Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
A 44-year-old Sandoval man has been arrested by Sandoval Police on outstanding Marion and Clinton County felony failure to appear warrants. Chad Stanford of Old US 51 was taken to the Marion County Ja...
May 13, 2026
Centralia City Schools prepare to wrap up the school year
The Centralia City Schools Board of Education approved several routine business items at its regular May meeting on Tuesday. The board authorized superintendent Christina Becker to create a tentative ...
May 13, 2026
Southern Illinois Conservation Leader Warns State Cannot Afford to Ignore Longstanding Soil and Water Funding Crisis
Southern Illinois conservation leader Dale Shumaker is urging state leaders to reach a bipartisan solution that fully supports Illinois' Soil and Water Conservation Districts before more local conserv...
May 13, 2026 Flemming Munch / CC
Over 300 students recognized at CHS Academic Pep Assembly
318 Centralia High School students were recognized with awards at this year's Academic Pep Assembly hosted by the CHS Renaissance Committee. This year's special award winners were as follows: Athlete ...
May 12, 2026 Students seated for the Academic Pep Assembly. Photo by Pat Hodges
Centralia High School Class of 2026 Receives Over $3 Million in Scholarships
This year's graduating seniors from Centralia High School have received a total of $3,059,868.00.
May 12, 2026 First Row: Luke Mayer, Lorren Niederhofer, Krimsen Thompson, Nora McKinzie, Audra Davis, Abbigail Sharp, Sabrena Johnson, Mackenzie Perez, Parker Russell, Natalie Borland, Alaina Mahlandt. Teya Knox
Second Row: Abram Miller, Tommy Farmer, Kaylee Bowdler, Emaleigh Davis, Hadley Marcum, Hailey Martinez, Hattie Castleman, Aurora Amason, Mercedes Allen, Ava Meier
Third Row: Demetrius Gipson, Ethan Samples, Landon Powless, Jordan Wiley, Carter Lorence, Justus Edson, Jackson Ashford, Devin Meier
Greenville University's Commencement Ceremony Celebrated 247 Graduates on Sunday
Greenville University's Commencement Ceremony Celebrated 247 Graduates on Sunday Greenville University (GU) celebrated a defining milestone for its Class of 2026 on Saturday, May 9, as 247 graduates c...
May 12, 2026
Former South Central High School Teacher Charged with Grooming; Held Without Bond
Former South Central High School teacher Shane Lother of Edgewood Road in Salem was ordered held without bond after being formally charged in Marion County Court Monday with grooming a 15-year-old fem...
May 12, 2026 Shane Lother (MCSO)
Rural Mt. Vernon Mobile Home Destroyed by Fire
A rural Mt. Vernon mobile home was heavily damaged by fire early Tuesday night. Jefferson Fire officials say the fire at the Vonna Lane home in the 15,000 block of East Nolan was reported a smoke comi...
May 12, 2026
