Category Archives: Local News
Former minister sentenced to probation for child pornography
A 41-year-old former Worship Minister at the Calumet Street Christian Church in Centralia has been sentenced to four years' probation on five felony counts of child pornography. As part of the plea, I...
May 23, 2025
Fairfield man charged with aggravated battery in connection with 2022 stabbing outside Clay City party
A 23-year-old Fairfield man has been charged with aggravated battery in an until now unresolved stabbing that occurred on May 1, 2022. The charge claims Trevor Edwards knowingly used a knife to stab a...
May 23, 2025
Centralia High School chooses not to resurface track this year
The Centralia High School Board of Education voted to table approval of a track resurfacing bid, after the lowest bid came back far higher than expected. The low bid from Rooters Asphalt was $765,800 ...
May 23, 2025
Centralia man pleads guilty to threatening a public official
A 40-year-old Centralia man has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to threatening a public official. Trevor Cannon of Colestock Lane was charged with threatening a Salem Police Officer with physica...
May 22, 2025 Trevor Cannon
South Central School Board amends budget, talks roof repair, and praises bus driver
The South Central School District will end the year with a slightly higher deficit than originally projected. The board Wednesday night made tentative changes to close out the fiscal year that Superin...
May 22, 2025
Odin Firemen's Picnic begins three-day run on Thursday
The Odin Firemen's Picnic begins its three-day run in Odin Park Thursday night. The Midway by Egyptian Exposition will run from six to ten Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night. Armbands are $25 and in...
May 22, 2025 A large crowd gathered at the Odin Park for the 2023 Odin Firemen's Picnic. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Second adult charged with Bryan Memorial Park attack
A 20-year-old Salem man has been formerly charged in Marion County Court in connection with a Monday night attack on the occupants of a vehicle traveling through Bryan Memorial Park. Derek Murley of E...
May 22, 2025 Derek Murley (left), Tyree Wilborn (right)
Centralia Police arrest four juvenile girls for mob action and robbery (updated 1 pm Friday)
Centralia Police arrested four female residents of One Hope United after they allegedly forced their way into a building housing male residents on Wednesday afternoon. Police Lieutenant Steve Whriteno...
May 22, 2025
Marion County Ranked fourth in the State for the Spring Turkey Hunting Harvest
In the 2025 Illinois spring turkey hunting harvest, Marion County has recorded the fourth highest number of turkeys harvested with 428 turkeys, in the state of Illinois. Illinois turkey hunters harves...
May 22, 2025
Senator Plummer Calls for New Leadership at Department of Corrections
Illinois State Senator, Jason Plummer, is calling for the immediate withdrawal of Latoya Hughes' nomination as Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections, citing ongoing safety failures, staff...
May 22, 2025 oasisamuel / Depositphotos.com
