Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Chamber welcomes High Point Residence Centralia during Tuesday ribbon cutting
The Centralia Chamber of Commerce welcomed High Point Residence, an assisted living and memory care home, at a ribbon cutting on Tuesday. High Point Residence Centralia, operating in the building that...
Jul 31, 2024
Marion County Fair to have delayed opening Tuesday night due to potential severe weather
There will be a delayed opening for the Marion County Fair Tuesday night due to the potential for severe weather moving through the area beginning around 6 p.m. The start of the Miss Marion County Fai...
Jul 30, 2024 FAIR QUEEN CONTESTANTS.
Pictured in order of contestant number is #1 Bailey Maas, #2 Gabriella Curtner, # 3 Abigail Evans, #4 Madelyn Dailey,
#5 Preslee Harris, #6 Katelyn Beigeleisen, #7 Mariah Williams, #8 Celeste Marshall, #9 Ella Douglas, and #10 Lydia Donoho. Also pictured is 2023 Marion County Fair Queen Kaitlyn Banning
Rain doesn't keep kids away for Kid's Day at the Fair
Kid's Day at the Fair drew a big crowd even with the rain during the first two hours of the event on Monday at the Marion County Fair Grounds. 632 kids and 472 adults registered for the event that gav...
Jul 30, 2024
Mt. Vernon swears in new Fire Chief
Mt. Vernon has a new fire chief. Assistant Fire Chief and 22-year Mt. Vernon Fire Department veteran Chris Yenne was sworn in Monday as the City of Mt Vernon's new fire chief. He began his career with...
Jul 30, 2024
National Weather Service warning of potential for severe weather Tuesday night
The National Weather Service says multiple rounds of thunderstorms are possible Tuesday with rounds possible late afternoon through tonight (20-30% chance). The main threat with any round of thunderst...
Jul 30, 2024
Lightning strike on home, roof partially lifted off business, and multiple tree and powerline issues left behind by severe weather in Marion County (updated 5:15 pm)
Severe thunderstorms that at times showed rotation on radar crossed parts of Marion County Monday night causing power outages, downed tree limbs, as well as removing about half the roof of the Pour Ho...
Jul 30, 2024 Multiple Ameren Illinois trucks are involved in power restoration outside the Marion County Law Enforcement Center in downtown Salem. (Photo by Bruce Kropp)
Heavy rains cause road flooding and delay Ruby Leigh Concert at Marion County Fair
Heavy rains hit part of South Central Illinois Sunday evening, flooding some rural roads and delaying the start of the Ruby Leigh Concert at the Marion County Fair. The National Weather Service issued...
Jul 29, 2024 1st Runner Up of 'The Voice' Ruby Leigh performs on the Marion County Fair Stage after a rain delay as heavy showers and thundershowers resulted in flooding rains. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Monday, July 29th, 2024
A 63-year-old rural Odin man went to SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia to get treatment for injuries he sustained after being hit with a baseball bat. The alleged victim told police he didn'...
Jul 29, 2024
Crooked Creek Winery hosts downtown summer concert series
Sunday afternoon saw week four of the summer concert series in downtown Centralia hosted by the Crooked Creek Winery. The Beaucoup Bottom Band performed for a crowd of hundreds in the street on East B...
Jul 29, 2024 A scene from the 2024 Downtown Centralia Concert Series.
Briar Tate and Andrew Trinkle take first places in Marion County Talent Show
A 13-year-old rural Texico resident won the Junior Talent Competition and a Salem man took first place in the Open Division during Sunday night's Marion County Fair Talent Show. Briar Tate advances to...
Jul 29, 2024 Marion County Talent Show winners. Left to right: Marion County Junior Miss Aubri Landreth, Open Division winner Andrew Trinkle, Junior Division winner Briar Tate, and Marion County Fair Queen Kaitlyn Banning. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
