Category Archives: Local News
Centralia American Legion Homecoming set for July 1st-4th at Fairview Park
The Centralia American Legion Homecoming will be held Monday through Thursday of next week in Fairview Park. The traditional fireworks display will cap the event at ten pm on Thursday, July 4th. There...
Jun 28, 2024
Centralia High School on track for turf field and stained glass projects
Summer projects at Centralia High School are all progressing on schedule, including the installation of a restored stained-glass window in Trout Arena. According to principal Reid Shipley, the frames ...
Jun 28, 2024 Work in progress on the Centralia High School football field. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Fire damages rear of Wamac home
Fire damaged the David Foutch home at 1208 Dover in Centralia late Thursday night. Centralia Fire Protection District Chief Ross Boshera says upon arrival they found heavy fire on the rear of the resi...
Jun 28, 2024
HSHS reaches agreement with Illinois Aetna to keep insurance company customers in-network
Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) has announced an agreement has been reached with Illinois Aetna to allow those covered by the insurance to continue to receive services on an in-network rate. The...
Jun 28, 2024 HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese.
Mt. Vernon man airlifted to St. Louis hospital following one vehicle crash
A 21-year-old Mt. Vernon man was injured when his car left State Route 148 south of Mt. Vernon near Straw Road late Thursday night. Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies say William Penrod III of Logan ...
Jun 28, 2024
Police Beat for Friday, June 28th, 2024
Salem Police have arrested 19-year-old Kelsey Carter of Chickasha, Oklahoma for domestic battery and resisting arrest. Police report they were called to a home in the 300 block of South Franklin Stree...
Jun 28, 2024
Grand Marshal named for 13th Annual Greater Centralia Area Veterans 4th of July Parade
The Grand Marshal has been named for the 13th Annual Greater CentraliaArea Veterans 4th of July Parade next Thursday. He's the Honorable Gerald Wehrheim who served in the U.S. Army. Parade Chair Butch...
Jun 28, 2024 Veterans 4th of July Parade Grand Marshal Gerald Wehrheim proudly displays a plaque declaring the honor as Veteran Committee Chair Bill Smith (left), and Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder and Parade Chair Butch Mathus (right) offer congratulations. Photo by Pat Hodges.
City of Salem announces 4th of July entertainment line-up
The City of Salem has announced the musical entertainment planned for the 4th of July leading up to the city's fireworks display over the Salem Reservoir. The entertainment will begin at four Thursday...
Jun 28, 2024 Part of the finale at the 2023 Salem Fireworks show. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
US Sen. Dick Durbin, 79, undergoes hip replacement surgery in home state of Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois underwent hip replacement surgery Thursday and will remain in his home state of Illinois until he's cleared by his doctor for travel to Washington, acc...
Jun 27, 2024 FILE - Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., presides over a hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 in Washington. Durbin underwent hip replacement surgery Thursday and will remain in his home state of Illinois under he's cleared for travel to Washington by his doctor, according to Durbin's office. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Giant sinkhole swallows the center of a soccer field built on top of a limestone mine
ALTON, Ill. (AP) - A giant sinkhole has swallowed the center of a soccer complex that was built over an operating limestone mine in southern Illinois, taking down a large light pole and leaving a gapi...
Jun 27, 2024 czgur / Depositphotos.com
