Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Emergency Telephone System Board Completes School Indoor Mapping Project
The Marion County Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB) has successfully completed a school indoor mapping project funded through an Illinois State Police (ISP) 911 Grant. The project provided detai...
Dec 29, 2025
Fire Destroys Garage and Car in Early Morning Wamac Fire
An 18 by 20 foot garage and a 2000 passenger car were destroyed in an early Monday morning fire in Wamac. Centralia Fire Protection District Chief Ross Boshera says the fire was on the Mark Buller pro...
Dec 29, 2025 Fire engulfs a home at a vacant home at 509 North Hickory in Centralia. Photo by Sherre Goad.
Centralia Man Trapped on Front Porch After Large Tree Falls on Porch from Severe Squall Line
A Centralia man escaped injury when a large tree fell on the front of his home early Sunday night, trapping him on the porch. Centralia City Firemen say Dan Meadows of 1237 East Broadway was sitting i...
Dec 29, 2025 Tri-County Electric crew works to restore power following downed lines in the Boyd area of Northern Jefferson County following Sunday afternoon storms. Picture from Tri County Electric Cooperative Facebook page.
Police Beat for Monday, December 29th, 2025
Central City Police have arrested 57-year-old Donald Lewis of Richmond Heights Mobile Home Park in Central City for domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail to await formal charges and...
Dec 29, 2025
SSM Health of Mt.Vernon to receive Platinum Performance Achievement Award
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL , has received the American College of Cardiology's NCDR Chest Pain MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2025. This health care m...
Dec 29, 2025
Illinois State Fair Announces Digital Ticketing for 2026 Season
The Illinois State Fair is transitioning to digital ticketing for 2026. This modernization will provide guests with a more convenient, secure, and streamlined entry process. What Fairgoers Need to Kno...
Dec 29, 2025 Katherine Johnson / CC
Chance for Severe Weather Late Sunday Afternoon; Wind Advisory Begins at 3 pm
A significant change in the weather is underway across South Central Illinois. Temperatures are now dropping and will be down to 60 degrees by five pm and 20 degrees by morning. There is a chance of r...
Dec 28, 2025
Police Beat for Sunday, December 28th, 2025
Salem Police have arrested a 34-year-old Salem man for violation of the sex offender registration law. Russell Wimberly of West Spruce was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a final decision on ...
Dec 28, 2025
Centralia Man Charged with Two Christmas Burglaries Denied Request to Stay in Jail, Said He Would Rob Again
A 38-year-old Centralia man promised a judge he would rob again when his request to stay in the Marion County Jail was denied after he was charged in connection with two Christmas burglaries. Mitchell...
Dec 27, 2025
Former Mt. Vernon Township High School Spanish Teacher Gets 30 Year Prison Term
A 54-year-old former Mt. Vernon Township High School Spanish Teacher has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to three of the 12 child pornography charges pending against him. Da...
Dec 27, 2025
