Category Archives: Local News
Centralia City Schools to replace copy machines
The Centralia City Schools Board of Education approved a 60-month lease agreement with WATTS for replacement of outdated copy machines in the school district. The district's current copy machines were...
Jan 14, 2026
Lawsuit puts Illinois on offensive against 'menacing' immigration raids
by Brenden Moore, Capitol News Illinois January 12, 2026 Article Summary Illinois filed a 103-page lawsuit that seeks to severely limit federal immigration agents' authority to execute the types of ag...
Jan 13, 2026 Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino gets into a truck after he was called to testify in a hearing in Chicago in October. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
One person burned in flash fire that destroyed barn in rural Kinmundy
One person was burned in a flash fire that destroyed a barn in rural Kinmundy late Monday afternoon. Kinmundy-Alma Fire Chief Kevin Day says Trevor Robins was using a cooker inside the barn at 7110 Me...
Jan 13, 2026 liz west / CC
SSM Health announces completion of phase II solar projects in Mt. Vernon and Centralia
SSM Health has announced major progress in its sustainability initiatives with the completion of Phase II solar energy projects at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon and the soon-to-be-c...
Jan 13, 2026
Prom court named at Salem Community High School
The Prom Court has been announced at Salem Community High School following student voting on Monday. Senior Queen candidates are Aubrey Bandy, Kale Benjamin, Marah Johnson, Madison Keserauskis and Jor...
Jan 13, 2026
Police Beat for Tuesday, January 13th, 2026
A 21-year-old Centralia woman turned herself in at the Marion County Jail on outstanding no bond felony Marion and Clinton County warrants. Raozhana Hall-Lewis of McKee Street was held pending an appe...
Jan 13, 2026
Centralia extends tourism agreement with the Centralia Chamber of Commerce
The Centralia City Council approved a resolution at its regular meeting on Monday allowing the Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce to serve as administrative agent for the Centralia Tourism Commissi...
Jan 13, 2026
Centralia gives Marion County Animal Control permission to use animal shelter
The Centralia City Council approved a memorandum of understanding at its regular meeting Monday night to temporarily allow Marion County to utilize the Centralia animal shelter as the county animal co...
Jan 13, 2026
Franklin Park High Honor Roll/ Honor Roll- 2nd Quarter
High Honor Roll- GPA 3.6-4.0 Jayda Alcala Emmaline Allen Hadley Allison Jacob Alvis Braxton Anderson Ronin Artieda Matthew Asroff Ross Baker Issac Baldridge Zaid Baldridge Izabella Barger Caraline Bea...
Jan 13, 2026
SCHS 1st Semester Honor Roll
2025-2026 Semester 1 Honor Roll 3.0 GPA - 3.499 GPA Seniors Back, Nathaniel A. Bechtel, Izaic D. Buchanan, Gavin L. Cain, Keegan J. Carroll, Payton E. Clegg, Jaden R. Collier, Valerie A. Douder...
Jan 13, 2026
