Category Archives: Local News
Centralia Community Youth Center has new outdoor basketball court thanks to generosity of Centralia businessman
The Centralia Community Youth Center has a new concrete outdoor basketball court after 15 volunteers gathered for a workday on Saturday. The Executive Director of the center, Herb Williams, is elated ...
Jun 07, 2023 Volunteers work on the new outdoor concrete basketball court at the Centralia Community Youth Center. (CCYC Facebook Page)
Constitutional court challenges can now only be filed in Springfield and Chicago
No more venue shopping when it comes to Constitutional court challenges. Any lawsuits filed against state laws will be limited to just two counties: Cook and Sangamon, under a bill Governor JB Pritzke...
Jun 07, 2023 Gary Todd
Proposed Wamac meat processing plant gets special use permit
Wamac Mayor Butch Mathus says a special use permit has been given to a proposed meat processing company that is looking to build a $5-million facility in the community. Mathus says Big Boy Processing,...
Jun 06, 2023 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sharing the sentence: Separation takes toll on incarcerated moms and their kids
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) - Dressed in her Sunday best - pink ruffled sleeves and a rainbow tulle tutu - Crystal Martinez's 4-year-old daughter proudly pr...
Jun 06, 2023 Erika Ray hugs her 4-year-old grandson Davi Stewart Roberts during a special visit with him and her daughter Jada Lesure, 23, right, at Logan Correctional Center, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Lincoln, Illinois. Rare programs like the Reunification Ride, a donation-dependent initiative that buses prisoners' family members from Chicago to Illinois' largest women's prison every month so they can spend time with their mothers and grandmothers, are a crucial lifeline for families, prisoners say. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Salem City Council moves forward on camera, street, and gas line improvements
The Salem City Council Monday night moved forward on new security cameras for Bryan Memorial Park, three street resurfacing projects, and a gas line replacement program. The council gave approval to a...
Jun 06, 2023
Police Beat for Tuesday, June 6th, 2023
Three people were brought to the Marion County Jail on Monday on outstanding warrants. 22-year-old Natalie Miller of North Hickory in Centralia was arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies on a Wa...
Jun 06, 2023
Centralia woman charged with domestic battery following stabbing incident with broken bottle
Bond was set at $5,000 in Marion County Court on Monday for a 37-year-old Centralia woman charged with misdemeanor domestic battery following a late Sunday afternoon altercation and stabbing incident....
Jun 06, 2023
Salem Police to begin using body cams June 15th
Salem Police Chief Kyle Ambuehl says members of the department will begin utilizing body cams on June 15th. He announced at Monday night's city council meeting that training on usage of the cameras is...
Jun 06, 2023
Salem faces critical water system valve failure
Salem Public Works Director Annette Sola says a critical underground valve at the water treatment plant has failed and repairs are needed within a few weeks to keep the plant operating. Sola outlined ...
Jun 06, 2023
CN Executive Train visits Centralia to promote safety week
The Canadian National Executive Train made a stop at the Train Master's Office in Centralia Monday evening as part of the railroad's first-ever Safety Week across their entire network. The Assistant V...
Jun 06, 2023 CN Executive Train makes a stop in Centralia to promote a Zero Is Possible safety campaign. Photo by Pat Hodges.