Category Archives: Local News
Centralia man found in car arrested after allegedly fighting with police
A 24-year-old Centralia man has been arrested for aggravated battery to a police officer and resisting arrest after allegedly being found in a vehicle without permission. Centralia Police say the owne...
Mar 12, 2024
Centralia High School honored its outstanding students on Monday at the annual Rotary Scholastic Honors ceremony in the CHS Trout Arena
School staff recognized students who have earned high marks in individual courses and those with high overall grade point averages, SAT scores and class ranks. Principal Reid Shipley says the event is...
Mar 12, 2024 Centralia High School’s Scholastic Award seniors, who earned cumulative grade point averages of 3.895 or higher.
SSM Health begins survey of health needs in Marion and Jefferson Counties
SSM Health has started a survey of health needs in the Marion and Jefferson County region. The Community Health Needs Assessment is taken every three years. St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia and Good S...
Mar 12, 2024
Centralia woman charged with January hatchet attack on another woman
A 34-year-old Centralia woman has been formally charged in Marion County Court with aggravated battery and obstructing identification following a January incident where she allegedly hit another woman...
Mar 12, 2024
Centralia City Council approves new management program for police evidence
The Centralia City Council Monday night approved a new evidence management software and equipment program for the police department. The program from Porter Lee Corporation will cost $10,266. City Man...
Mar 12, 2024 Centralia City Manager Kory Smith.
Bill that threatens jobs at sheltered workshops moving through state house
State Representative Charlie Meier is leading a charge to oppose legislation that would require sheltered workshops like the Kaskaskia Workshop to pay minimum wage to their clients with intellectual a...
Mar 11, 2024 News conferences from left to right: State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet), State Rep. CD Davidsmeyer (R-Murrayville), State Rep. Charlie Meier, State Rep. Mike Coffey (R-Springfield), State Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet, Doug McDonald, CEO of Sparc, a 14c workshop located in Springfield and including three of their clients.
Graphic Packaging International agrees to $997,000 settlement over violation of State's Biometric Information Privacy Act at Centralia plant
Graphic Packaging International has agreed to pay more than $997,000 as part of a Class Action federal lawsuit to resolve claims it violated Illinois's Biometric Information Privacy Act at its Central...
Mar 11, 2024
Police Beat for Monday, March 11th, 2024
A 30-year-old Iuka man has been arrested on an outstanding Fayette County small claims warrant. Aaron Williams of South Avenue was released after posting $200 bond.
Mar 11, 2024
Salem Firemen say burnouts and flue fire cause of two fire calls Sunday night
The Salem Fire Protection District received two calls within seven minutes of each other Sunday night. Fortunately, a report of a house fire was confined to a flue and a restaurant fire was actually a...
Mar 11, 2024
Centralia City Council Monday night to consider more demolitions and sale of surplus property
The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to move forward on demolition of 15 additional homes the city intends to declare as derelict structures to reduce blight in the impacted neighborh...
Mar 11, 2024
