Category Archives: Local News
Centralia City Fire Truck hit head on by wrong way driver
A 41-year-old Royalton man has been airlifted to a St. Louis Hospital for treatment of injuries after his pickup truck hit a City of Centralia fire truck early Monday morning. The crash occurred just ...
Jan 08, 2024
Centralia City Council Monday night to discuss new water line and boat races
The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to pass a resolution in support of the city receiving a $1.5-million Illinois EPA grant to replace part of the city's raw water line to Carlyle La...
Jan 08, 2024 Centralia City Manager Kory Smith.
All of South Central Illinois at low level of hospitalizations for COVID-19 as cases grow statewide
All of South Central Illinois is currently listed in the low category for COVID-19 hospitalizations. However, statewide the number of hospitalizations is growing and more than half of the counties in ...
Jan 07, 2024
Most of South Central Illinois remains in severe drought
There has been little change in the severe drought conditions for most of South Central Illinois. The latest report with data through last Tuesday puts all of Marion, Jefferson, Washington, Clay, and ...
Jan 07, 2024
Police Beat for Sunday, January 7th, 2024
A 30-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police on multiple charges. Jacob Farranti of West Noleman Street is being held in the Marion County Jail for alleged unlawful restraint, agg...
Jan 07, 2024
Salem woman escapes injury when SUV overturns after hitting parked car on North Shelby Street
A 19-year-old Salem woman escaped injury when her SUV hit a parked car in the 500 block of North Shelby Street and overturned on its side. Salem Police say Emily Smith of West Locust was working as a ...
Jan 06, 2024 An SUV turns on its side after hitting a parked car on North Shelby Street in Salem Friday night. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem Police ticket driver of SUV that struck SCHS bus Thursday afternoon
Salem Police Chief Kyle Ambuehl says a 25-year-old Centralia man who crashed into the rear of a Salem Community High School bus taking students home Thursday afternoon has been issued two citations. J...
Jan 06, 2024 A car apparently unable to stop runs underneath an SCHS bus Thursday afternoon on West Main at Baldridge Lane. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Centralia man gets five-year prison term on weapons charge
A 42-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to five years in prison after entering a negotiated plea to a charge of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. As part of the plea, Robert Jones of ...
Jan 06, 2024
Sandoval man graduates from Marion County Drug Court
A 60-year-old Sandoval man has graduated from Marion County Drug Court. Michael Flanagan of Isle Street had pleaded guilty before entering drug court to a June 2022 burglary. With the successful compl...
Jan 06, 2024 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Police Beat for Saturday, January 6th, 2024
A 37-year-old Salem man has been arrested by Centralia Police on new drug charges as well as on an outstanding Marion County traffic warrant. Matthew Nehrt of West Main Street was taken to the Marion ...
Jan 06, 2024
