Category Archives: Local News
3rd shift workers at ConAgra evacuated from plant following ammonia leak
The estimated 40 employees in the ConAgra plant on West Calumet in Centralia were evacuated late Monday night when the ammonia alarm sounded. The Centralia Fire Department was called to shut off a val...
Sep 26, 2023
SSM Health offers new cutting edge prostate cancer detection at Good Samaritan Hospital
SSM Health Illinois is now offering a cutting-edge imaging service at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon that helps better detect prostate cancer in men. Pylarify is an advanced diagnostic imaging ...
Sep 26, 2023 Pictured from left to right: Randy Shields, Regional Director of Imaging Services at SSM Health Illinois, Eric Laughhunn, Nuclear Medicine Technologist with Shared Medical Services.
Centralia City Wide Fall Cleanup set for week October 2nd-6th
The City of Centralia has announced that this year's fall city wide cleanup event is scheduled for Monday, October 2nd through Friday, October 6th on your normal garbage collection day. This curbside ...
Sep 26, 2023
Police Beat for Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
Centralia Police arrested two people when called to a domestic battery. Both 44-year-old Dawn Ruez and 31-year-old Billy Williams both of South Elm Street were arrested for violation of a no contact o...
Sep 26, 2023
Centralia City Council agrees to move forward with four projects
The Centralia City Council Monday night agreed to move forward with four projects including a grant request for new sidewalks, a new low-interest loan program for businesses, Bistro lighting on two bl...
Sep 26, 2023
Centralia man receives 7 day stay in Marion County Jail for violating new pre-trial cashless bond release
Judge Mark Stedelin has ordered a 45-year-old Centralia man to serve seven days in the Marion County Jail for violation of the new pre-trial release portion of the cashless bond law. The sanction was ...
Sep 26, 2023 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Centralia City Manager outlines major sidewalk improvement program; seeking grant to start work
Centralia City Manager Kory Smith has announced a multi-year program to construct new sidewalks that will connect to schools in the community. The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to ...
Sep 25, 2023 Lyn Lomasi / CC
Centralia City Council to be asked to participate in Intermediary Relending Program
The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to participate in the USDA's Intermediary Relending Program. City Manager Kory Smith says the city will seek $1-million that would be paid back at...
Sep 25, 2023 Centralia City Manager Kory Smith.
Texas teen wins 2023 PKC Youth World Championship headquartered at Marion County Fairgrounds
The winner of the 2023 PKC Youth World Championship Coon Hunt is Carson Klam of Schulenburg, Texas. He beat out nearly 100 others who came to Salem from around the country to participate in the event....
Sep 25, 2023 PKC Youth Sweepstakes hunters and PKC officials get together for a group photo at the Marion County Fairgrounds.
Walk to End Alzheimer's brings more than 100 to downtown Centralia
After receiving an optimistic update about the fight against Alzheimer's Disease, more than 100 completed a mile walk through downtown Centralia as part of this year's Walk to End Alzheimer's. Educato...
Sep 25, 2023 Those in the Walk to End Alzhiemer's hold up their colored coded flowers to show thier impact form the disease. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
