Category Archives: Local News
Centralia City Manager defends price hike for county to use city's animal control facility
Centralia City Manager Kory Smith is explaining his decision to increase the monthly cost for Marion County to utilize its animal control facility. Smith says while the county's cost would increase fr...
Oct 15, 2024 Centralia City Manager Kory Smith.
Police Beat for Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
Centralia Police arrested 40-year-old Robert Pearson of North Hickory in Centralia for alleged domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. 32-year-old Antonio Lauerance of Decatur was ar...
Oct 15, 2024
Marion County Sheriff's Department receives third report of gunshots being fired from car over the weekend
The Marion County Sheriff's Department has received a third report of a gunfire incidents over the weekend, with at least two of the incidents tied to vehicles. The third report was made on Monday and...
Oct 15, 2024
Salem man dies from injuries sustained in Thursday crash
A 34-year-old Salem man has died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash last Thursday morning on Route 37 South near Paradise Cemetery just south of the Salem City Limits. Sean Wimberly pas...
Oct 14, 2024
State Police release more information on four vehicle crash on Route 161 east of Centralia Friday night
State Police have released more details on a late Friday night crash involving four vehicles that sent two people to the hospital for treatment of injuries. Preliminary information indicates the crash...
Oct 14, 2024 Emergency responders gather around one of four vehicles involved in crash on Route 161 near Moonglow Road late Friday night. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Sandoval crowns Homecoming King and Queen
The Sandoval High School Homecoming King and Queen were crowned during the Homecoming Dance Saturday night at Sandoval High School. The King is Jeron Andrews and the Queen Amiya Ray. All of the Homeco...
Oct 14, 2024 Homecoming King and Queen Jeron Andrews and Amiya Ray.
Centralia Marching Showcase Grand Champions of EIU Marching Festival
The Centralia High School Marching Showcase Band is the Grand Champions overall in Classes 1 to 3A in the Eastern Illinois University Panther Marching Festival over the weekend. In addition, the showc...
Oct 14, 2024 Members of the Marching Showcase after a number one finish at EIU. Photo from the Centralia HS Bands Facebook page.
Smithsonian curator visits Bryan Birthplace Home in Salem
A curator of political history at the National Museum of American History has visited the Bryan Birthplace Museum in Salem. Claire Jerry was impressed with what she saw. "I'm engaged in quite a bit of...
Oct 14, 2024 Curator Claire Jerry stands next to historical objects at the Bryan Birthplace Museum. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Fire causes attic damage to Salem home
A fire damaged a Salem home late Sunday afternoon. The fire was at a home rented by Jimmy Butler at 514 South Pearl Street. Salem Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Bill Fulton says they were ca...
Oct 14, 2024 Damaged roof after the South Pearl Street house fire. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia City Council Tuesday night to consider selling 11 surplus properties
The Centralia City Council Tuesday night will be asked to pass 11 ordinances declaring vacant lots where substandard homes have been torn down as surplus property to allow them to be sold to the highe...
Oct 14, 2024
