Category Archives: Local News
Portion of back wall collapses at vacant downtown Centralia building
A portion of the back wall of a vacant downtown Centralia building in the 100 block of South Locust collapsed on Wednesday afternoon. The outside wall was to an upstairs apartment. The bricks fell ont...
Apr 18, 2024 A portion of the second story roof and rear wall collapsed on a building in the 100 block of South Locust Street in Centralia Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Pat Hodges.
No one injured when car hits rear of semi on Green Street Road
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say no one was injured when a car ran into the rear of a grain truck on the Green Street Road at its intersection with Lakeshore Drive early Wednesday night. The semi ...
Apr 18, 2024
Police Beat for Thursday, April 18th, 2024
A 30-year-old Granite City man was arrested for alleged domestic battery following a rolling domestic dispute on I-57 near the Kinmundy exit on Wednesday. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Stephen ...
Apr 18, 2024
Virtual classroom equipment arrives at South Central High School
The South Central School Board Wednesday night was told the virtual classroom equipment has arrived and has been set up in a conference room at the high school. Principal Jamie VanScyoc says the equip...
Apr 18, 2024 The Visual Classroom that will allow students at South Central High School to take programs offered at other high schools in the program. (Provided photo)
Pritzker appoints first-ever Prisoner Review Board director
By JERRY NOWICKI & DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Weeks after two high-profile resignations at the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday appo...
Apr 18, 2024
Eight area residents arrested on drug charges following work of FBI-led task force
Eight area residents have been arrested on drug delivery charges following an investigation by the FBI Springfield Field Office Southern Illinois Transnational Organized Crime West Task Force based in...
Apr 17, 2024
Centralia opens bids on final piece of water plant and system improvements
The City of Centralia has opened bids on the construction of a new raw water line from near Boulder on Carlyle Lake to the new water treatment plant. The low bid from Haier Plumbing and Heating of Oka...
Apr 17, 2024
Marion County Farm Bureau to fund up to $5,000 in community improvement projects
The Marion County Farm Bureau will again commit up to $5,000 to fund community improvement projects for 2024. Our Community Impact Grant program seeks to identify various projects that will improve ou...
Apr 17, 2024 tashatuvango / Depositphotos.com
Marion County Farm Bureau sponsoring '4-H Project Grants'
The Marion County Farm Bureau is pleased to again sponsor "4-H Project Grants" in 2024 for Marion County 4-Hers. The farm bureau is hopeful that this program will encourage young 4-Hers to begin new p...
Apr 17, 2024
Sandoval joins Illinois Public Works Mutual Aid
The Sandoval Village board passed an ordinance joining the Illinois Public Works Mutual Aid Network at its regular meeting on Tuesday. Agencies in the mutual aid network agree to provide each other wi...
Apr 17, 2024
