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Bradford National Bank to Host Fall Shredding Day in Centralia
Bradford National Bank and Coldwell Banker Allen & Geary of Centralia will be hosting a free secure shredding and recycling day in Centralia. It will be this Saturday, October 5th, from 9-11am. Th...
Oct 01, 2024 AndreyPopov / Depositphotos.com
Two arrested after a 'shots fired' call investigation in Waltonville
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department has arrested two people on weapons charges after shots were fired during a reported disturbance in the 400 block of North Broadway in Waltonville on Sunday ni...
Oct 01, 2024
Centralia begins year-round bulk waste collection through Republic Services
The city of Centralia no longer has designated Spring and Fall Clean Ups for bulk waste collection. Residents can now schedule pickups with Republic Services up to twice per month throughout the year....
Sep 30, 2024
Ameren sending crews to east coast to assist with Hurricane Helene restoration
Ameren workers across Illinois and Missouri are heading to the East Coast to assist in repairing damage and restoring power outages in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Approximately 125 Ameren perso...
Sep 30, 2024
Centralia High School celebrates Homecoming weekend
The Centralia High School Homecoming King and Queen are Kasanova Poore and Allyah Rush. The King and Queen presided over a Pep Assembly prior to Friday night's football team and were also crowned at h...
Sep 30, 2024 This year's Homecoming Court. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Route 161 reopened between Albers and New Baden
State Route 161 is now reopened between Albers and New Baden. State Representative Charlie Meier says the road was closed in 2022 following significant damage to the road due to mine subsidence from M...
Sep 30, 2024
Illinois Fall Trout Season opens October 19th at several local locations
The 2024 Illinois fall trout season will open Saturday, October 19th, at sixty ponds, lakes and streams throughout the state. The early catch and release season is scheduled to start October 5th. No t...
Sep 30, 2024 James Mann / CC
Police Beat for Monday, September 30th, 2024
Three people have been arrested on outstanding warrants. Salem Police arrested 35-year-old Jerrad Simpson of Fairmont Drive in Vandalia on a Fayette County felony no bond failure to appear warrant. 23...
Sep 30, 2024
Centralia Firefighters Local 618 raises $2,834.60 for Muscular Dystrophy
The Centralia Firefighters Local 618 collected $2,884.60 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in a Fill the Boot program on Saturday. Local 618 Secretary/Treasurer Devan Orrill says this is the firs...
Sep 30, 2024 Ten of the thirteen firefighters who were out to raise money on Saturday. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Illinois Department of Insurance helps life insurance consumers collect $8.5 million
The Illinois Department of Insurance has announced that its Life Policy Locator helped return more than $8.5 million to consumers in lost or unclaimed life insurance policies and annuities this year. ...
Sep 30, 2024
