Category Archives: Local News
Salem Grade School Board acts on personnel issues; honors several students
The Salem Grade School Board Thursday night handled a long list of personnel issues. A long time office employee at Hawthorn Grade School has submitted her letter of retirement. The board thanked Dean...
Mar 21, 2025 Left to right: Gino Monroe, Tyler Lux, Dakoda Miller-Branson. Spellers Monroe and Miller-Branson were recognized for their performance in the Marion County Spelling Bee.
Odin has two applicants for single available gaming license
Two applicants have now expressed interest in one open liquor license in Odin that would also allow video gaming. Jeff and Heather Day told the board Thursday night if they received the license they w...
Mar 21, 2025 Odin Village Board meeting. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Thursday afternoon crash in Centralia sends one to hospital
One person was injured in a two vehicle crash at East 5th and South Pine in Centralia Thursday afternoon. Centralia Police say Amanda Goodin of Sycamore Street was traveling east on 5th Street when sh...
Mar 21, 2025
Police Beat for Friday, March 21st, 2025
Centralia Police have arrested a 53-year-old Centralia woman on a domestic violence warrant. Misty Horton of East Broadway was transported to the Marion County Jail on the no bond warrant. Kinmundy Po...
Mar 21, 2025
Cell phone ban legislation clears Senate committee
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois March 19, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - Legislation that would prohibit public school students from using cell phones and other wireless communication devices during class...
Mar 20, 2025 Sen. Christina Castro, right, and Samir Tanna, deputy legislative director for Gov. JB Pritzker, testify before a Senate committee Tuesday on a bill that would require all school districts in Illinois to adopt policies restricting cell phone use in classrooms. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Federal DOJ launches probe into Illinois' treatment of people with disabilities
by Beth Hundsdorfer and Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois March 19, 2025 Editor's note: This story was updated on 3/20/25 to reflect a clarification requested by the Illinois Department of Human Ser...
Mar 20, 2025 Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in rural Anna, Illinois, was built more than 150 years ago. (Whitney Curtis for ProPublica)
Mt. Vernon man sentenced to 40 years for murder
A 45-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been sentenced on Thursday to a total of 46 years in prison for first degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. Robert Lewis was earlier f...
Mar 20, 2025
Centralia Mayor notes improvements throughout city, plans for 2025 in State of the City message
Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder went through each city department to note 2024 improvements along with a look ahead to 2025 in his State of the City Message delivered Wednesday before the Centralia Chambe...
Mar 20, 2025 Mayor Bryan Kuder delivers Centralia's State of the City message. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Thursday, March 20th, 2025
Centralia Police arrested 49-year-old Brian Dill of North Oak in Centralia on a no bond Marion County misdemeanor warrant. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. 51-year-old Rafael Castaneda of Blue ...
Mar 20, 2025
Centralia Cultural Society to stage "The Play That Goes Wrong"
A new comedy is coming to the Centralia Cultural Society stage in April. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong in The Play That Goes Wrong, directed by Rob Jackson. The play features a show withi...
Mar 20, 2025
