Category Archives: Local News
South Central School Board approves annual budget; Kinmundy Grade improvements
The South Central School Board has approved a contract to make repairs to the stucco finish on the outside of the Kinmundy Grade School building. The board awarded a $36,000 bid to Johannes Constructi...
Sep 19, 2024
Theft of portable carport thwarted when truck carrying it crashes on Route 161 Extension
An attempt to steal a portable carport from a home in the 8000 block of the State Route 161 Extension on Wednesday ended when the truck carrying the carport crashed on the Extension. The Marion County...
Sep 19, 2024
Burglary under investigation at rural Walnut Hill home
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating a burglary to a home in the 500 block of Gilliland Road in rural Walnut Hill. The owners returned home Wednesday morning to find damage to a doo...
Sep 19, 2024
Centralia to hold public hearing on construction of railroad overpasses on South Elm and South Poplar
The City of Centralia will hold a public hearing at noon on Friday to gain public input on seeking a federal grant to complete engineering work on proposed railroad overpasses on South Elm and South P...
Sep 19, 2024
Sandoval Library hosting 1st Annual Sidewalk Chalk Event
The Sandoval Public Library is hosting its First Annual Sidewalk Chalk Event this Saturday. The theme of the event is 'Children's Literature'. Everyone will be assigned a pavement 'canvas' at the Sand...
Sep 19, 2024 Sandoval's library building. Photo by Austin Williams.
Case of former AT&T boss accused of bribing Madigan heads to jury
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - On Valentine's Day in 2017, then-AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza got some good news: After years of trying...
Sep 18, 2024 Former head of AT&T Illinois Paul La Schiazza and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan are pictured in file photos at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. La Schiazza and Madigan are each facing separate charges for their alleged participation in a bribery ring. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
Final witness for plaintiffs challenging Protect Illinois Communities Act takes the stand
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com EAST ST. LOUIS - A firearms expert testified Wednesday that the weapons restricted under Illinois' assault weapons ban include m...
Sep 18, 2024 The federal courthouse for the Southern District of Illinois is pictured in East St. Louis. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Centralia Cultural Society hosts Elmwood Speaks 2024
The Centralia Cultural Society hosted Elmwood Speaks on the evenings of September 12 through 15. Visitors took a golf cart tour of the Elmwood Cemetery and saw local actors give monologues portraying ...
Sep 18, 2024 Audience watches Gayle Erxleben's performance as Helen A. Tippit. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Centralia turns out for second annual Oktoberfest in Fairview Park
Centralia saw its second Oktoberfest in Fairview Park on Saturday, September 14. The event featured local vendors, food trucks, skate park activities, and live music including a headliner concert by M...
Sep 18, 2024 Photo by Pat Hodges
Police Beat for Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 33-year-old Lucas Kulesza of 2nd Street in St. Peter on Tuesday for aggravated domestic battery. The incident occurred at a home in the 9,000 block of Fay Roa...
Sep 18, 2024
