Category Archives: Local News
Local rodeo returns to Marion County Fair Wednesday night with large number of performers
The 3-C Arena Top Gun Rodeo Series comes to the Marion County Fair Wednesday night, promising a large number of performers from the local area and as far away as Minnesota and Wisconsin. Producer and ...
Aug 5, 2026 File photo: Rodeo at the 2025 Marion County Fair.
Fire starts in debris from torn down mobile home in Centralia
The Centralia Fire Protection District was called early Wednesday morning to a fire that was set in debris from a torn down mobile home at 1058 Beacham just outside the Centralia City Limits. Chief Ro...
Aug 5, 2026 File photo. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Centralia announces mosquito spraying program
The City of Centralia will continue its seasonal mosquito spraying program on Tuesday and Thursdays throughout the summer, weather permitting. Tuesdays: West side of the city Thursdays: East side of t...
Aug 5, 2026 Brett Hondow / Depositphotos.com
Car runs into Dr. Stedelin's office in Centralia
Centralia Police and Fire say a window was broken out and a wall at Dr. Mark Stedelin's office received structural damage when struck by a car on Tuesday morning. Police say 86-year-old Leona Guern of...
Aug 5, 2026
Nothing found in search after train believed they struck someone in Central City
Centralia Police and Fire say a search from Central City into Centralia for a person possibly hit by a train turned up nothing early Monday night. The search began after a train crew thought they spot...
Aug 5, 2026
Police Beat for Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Centralia Police have arrested a 20-year-old Centralia woman for possession of a controlled substance. Natalie Miller of North Hickory was taken to the Marion County Jail to await further court action...
Aug 5, 2026
Illinois offers temporary sales tax reduction on back-to-school shopping
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois August 3, 2026 Article Summary Illinois will offer a sales tax reduction on school supplies from Aug. 7-16. The state sales tax will be reduced from 6.25% to 1....
Aug 5, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker participates in a news conference marking the opening of a new youth sports park in Springfield in April 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Pritzker signs bills allowing state to review insurance rate hikes
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois August 4, 2026 Article Summary Two new laws give the Illinois Department of Insurance more regulatory authority over homeowners and automobile insurance rates. ...
Aug 5, 2026 Mail from State Farm insurance. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Paisley Meyer of Centralia named Marion County's new Junior Miss
Marion County's new Junior Miss is Paisley Meyer of Centralia. She was one of 20 candidates for the title and was crowned at the end of the Junior Miss Pageant on Tuesday. "I was very, very, very shoc...
Aug 5, 2026 Marion County's new Junior Miss Paisley Meyer is crowned by outgoing Junior Miss Jane Taylor Rose (left) and Marion County's new fair queen Kallie Walsh (left) as other Junior Miss candidates look on. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
DCFS Transparency and Accountability Legislation Signed into Law
State Senator Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) sponsored legislation recently signed into law to strengthen transparency and accountability in Department of Children & Family Service (DCFS) investig...
Aug 4, 2026 File photo: State Senator Jason Plummer speaks at Reagan Day Dinner in Salem.
