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Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say a 61-year-old Mt. Vernon motorcyclist lost control and crashed into a guardrail on I-57 just south of the Salem exit late Friday morning. Todd Hoffman of Rose Lane...
Austin Williams Mar 14, 2025
A 40-year-old former Worship Minister at the Calumet Street Christian Church in Centralia has pleaded guilty to five counts of child pornography in exchange for three other counts, including two Class...
Austin Williams Mar 14, 2025
The Raccoon Lake Association will meet at 7:00 Thursday night, March 13, at the Centralia Elks. The meeting is open to all individuals interested in preserving and improving the lake. Attendees are we...
Austin Williams Mar 13, 2025 Balloons over Raccoon Lake.
The Centralia High School Showcase on Stage will present Matilda the Musical Thursday, March 13 through Sunday, March 16. The title character, played by senior Eliza Glascock, is a smart girl with uni...
Austin Williams Mar 13, 2025 Ensemble performs the opening number of Matilda at Centralia High School. Photo by Austin Williams.
Salem Firemen responded to an unusual car fire and an electrical transformer fire on Wednesday. Firemen were called to the David Garrison home in the 1500 block of Hawthorn Road when a car being used ...
Austin Williams Mar 13, 2025
Both the cities of Centralia and Salem are reminding individuals that political signs are not permitted on state or city right of ways under city ordinance. City officials are kindly asking those runn...
Austin Williams Mar 13, 2025
Both the Salem and Odin Fire Protection Districts have received Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal Small Equipment Grants. They are among 178 fire departments around the state sharing in $4 mil...
Austin Williams Mar 13, 2025
A 35-year-old Centralia man received apparent minor injuries when his bicycle was struck by a car in the 500 block of West Broadway in Centralia Wednesday night. Centralia Police say Taylor Jacklin of...
Austin Williams Mar 13, 2025
With a forecast for severe storms, heavy rains, high winds and even the potential for tornadoes in much of the Mississippi Valley eastward into the Lower Ohio Valley late Friday into early Saturday, i...
Austin Williams Mar 13, 2025 File photo
A 44-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested on an outstanding no bond Marion County misdemeanor warrant. Christy Hamburg of South Brookside was transported to the Marion County Jail to await a cou...
Austin Williams Mar 13, 2025