Category Archives: Local News
Results from the Balloon Fest 2024 car and motorcycle show
Plenty of cars and motorcycles showed up for the car show in Foundation Park on Balloon Fest Sunday. Here are some of the award winners: Best Car: Darry Benjamin Best Truck: Alan Schneider Chairman's ...
Aug 19, 2024
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital welcomes new wound care expert
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia welcomes wound care & hyperbaric oxygen therapy expert Alicia Santel, APRN-CNP. Alicia is a certified Nurse Practitioner with over 16 years of experienc...
Aug 19, 2024
Centralia Balloon Fest organizers pleased with turnout for weekend event
An estimated 35,000 entered Centralia Balloon Fest during the three-day event at Foundation Park that concluded on Sunday. Centralia Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marcus Holland was pleased. ...
Aug 19, 2024 A crowd fills Foundation Park for the Saturday Balloon Glow. Photo by Austin Williams
Centralia High School dedicates stained glass window project
A good crowd was on hand Saturday for the ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the installation of the stained glass windows that have been moved from the old Trout Gym to the Trout Arena at the...
Aug 19, 2024
Police Beat for Monday, August 19th, 2024
A 31-year-old Salem man has been arrested on an outstanding failure to appear no bond Clinton County warrant for driving on a revoked license. T.J. Wilkins of North Jefferson Street was initially take...
Aug 19, 2024
Governor signs Salem westside TIF extension, vote of Salem City Council set for Monday night
Governor JB Pritzker has signed the bill to extend the westside Salem TIF district for another 12 years. The city council will be asked to follow suit at its meeting Monday night. The TIF District pro...
Aug 19, 2024
Patoka School District voters to be asked in November to elect all board members at large
Patoka School District residents will be asked in the November election if they want to elect all school board members at large. Right now there is a restriction that restricts that not more than thre...
Aug 19, 2024
City of Centralia to break ground on new water plant Wednesday
The City of Centralia will break ground Wednesday afternoon on the new $28-million dollar water treatment plant. The ceremony is scheduled for the site of the new plant at 660 West Greet Street at 3:3...
Aug 19, 2024
Annual Sunday Balloon Fest breakfast honors pilots and long time sponsors
As the last day of the Centralia Balloon Fest got underway Sunday, pilots, sponsors, and steering committee members took a moment to recognize people who have helped make the event a success for 35 ye...
Aug 18, 2024 The pilots of 'Peg Leg Pete', Kathy and David Reineke, won the High Fly Cup for being an ambassador for ballooning. Photo by Garrett Ford.
Police Beat for Sunday, August 18th, 2024
Three people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Saturday on outstanding warrants. 38-year-old Eddie Armstrong of East Kell in Centralia and 24-year-old Alvin Fowler of Carlyle Street in Bellevill...
Aug 18, 2024
