Category Archives: Local News
Centralia High School to bid health insurance
The Centralia High School Board of Education agreed to begin the bidding process for health insurance, looking for possible alternatives to the Egyptian Trust which currently provides the school's ins...
Jan 23, 2026
South Central High School students to have KC Now as option
The South Central School Board was told Wednesday night there is considerable interest from students in attending vocational class under the Kaskaskia College Now program. Incoming Superintendent Sara...
Jan 22, 2026
Former Scott airman pleads guilty to sex crimes against children
A former airman stationed at Scott Air Force Base appeared in district court to plead guilty to federal charges for sexually exploiting minors and distributing images and videos of child sexual abuse ...
Jan 22, 2026 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Fayette County woman sentenced to prison for committing identity theft, money laundering
A federal judge has sentenced a Fayette County woman to 30 months' imprisonment for working as a "money mule" within a foreign-based scam conspiracy to defraud victims out of tens of thousands of doll...
Jan 22, 2026 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Centralia city firemen fight two fires at the same time
Centralia City Firemen were handling two fires at the same time Wednesday afternoon with both of the accessory buildings destroyed along with a vehicle in one of the fires. Firemen report the first ca...
Jan 22, 2026 Centralia City Fire Truck. File Photo.
Fire destroys a barn south of Salem
A barn with a tractor inside was destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon south of Salem. The Salem Fire Protection District reports the fire was on the Shannon Kell property at 4325 Levy Road just off R...
Jan 22, 2026
Police Beat for Thursday, January 22nd, 2026
Sandoval Police arrested 43-year-old Kevin Hawley of St. Louis on multiple drug charges following a Thursday night traffic stop. He was arrested for possession of under five grams of methamphetamine, ...
Jan 22, 2026
Guest speaker at KC Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration calls for active leadership
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration event at KC opened in Jane Knight auditorium on Tuesday with a full video of Dr. King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech played on the main screen. Afte...
Jan 22, 2026 Dr. Tron Young speaks in Jane Knight Auditorium for Kaskaskia College's Martin Luther King Day Celebration. Photo by Austin Williams.
Illinois rideshare drivers rally for unionization bill
by Jenna Schweikert, Capitol News Illinois January 21, 2026 Article Summary Rideshare drivers are calling on Illinois lawmakers to consider legislation that would grant them the right to unionize. Dri...
Jan 22, 2026 Rep. Yolonda Morris speaks at a rally with rideshare drivers in the Illinois State Capitol on Jan. 21, 2026. Drivers and lobbyists met with legislators to ask for support on a bill that would give rideshare drivers the right to unionize. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Illinois to withhold nearly $500M in spending, citing federal uncertainty
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois January 22, 2026 Article Summary JB Pritzker's office identified nearly $500 million in spending the state can hold in reserve for the current fiscal year amid ...
Jan 22, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference at a farm in Central Illinois on Oct. 29, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
