Category Archives: Local News
Arrest warrant issued for Centralia man wanted in shooting
An arrest warrant has been issued in Clinton County Court for a 23-year-old Centralia man wanted in connection with a shooting last Sunday evening. The warrant charges Jonathon Hunt with aggravated di...
Sep 23, 2023 Jonathon Hunt
Centralia Police break up burglary in progress
Centralia Police broke up a burglary in progress in a home in the 1000 block of Hester Street in Centralia Friday morning. Police say the homeowner returned home around 8:30 Friday morning to discover...
Sep 23, 2023 Michael Lutz (Marion County Sheriff's Department)
First arrest in Marion County made under new violation of pretrial release provisions
Centralia Police have made the first arrest in Marion County for violation of the new pretrial release provisions. As a result, 45-year-old Christopher Ramey of East 6th in Centralia was taken into cu...
Sep 23, 2023
Four area counties remain at medium level for COVID-19 spread
Marion, Washington, Fayette, and Effingham Counties all remain at the medium level for COVID-19 transmission. The weekly update from the CDC shows Marion County with six new hospitalizations for the w...
Sep 23, 2023
Chicago officials ink nearly $30M contract with security firm to move migrants to winterized camps
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago officials have signed a nearly $30 million contract with a private security firm to relocate migrants seeking asylum from police stations and the city's two airports to winteriz...
Sep 23, 2023 FILE - Immigrants from Venezuela are reflected in a marble wall while taking shelter at the Chicago Police Department's 16th District station on May 1, 2023. Chicago officials have signed a nearly $30 million contract with a private security firm to relocate migrants seeking asylum from police stations and the city’s two airports to winterized camps with massive tents before cold weather arrives. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, FIle)
Mt. Vernon Police seek two suspects in Thursday night shooting
Mt. Vernon Police are seeking two suspects in a Thursday night shooting in the parking lot behind Times Square Mall. The 18-year-old male victim was flown from a local hospital to a regional facility ...
Sep 22, 2023
Unemployment ticks upward in August; up considerably from last year
The latest unemployment numbers for South Central Illinois show a slight increase from July, but a big jump from August a year ago. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports Marion County...
Sep 22, 2023 Innov8social / CC
Walk to End Alzheimer's Saturday morning in Centralia
The Walk to End Alzheimer's will be held at the Bell Tower Park in downtown Centralia on Saturday morning. Registration for the teams begins at nine, with the ceremony to follow at ten. The one-mile w...
Sep 22, 2023 Alzheimer's Association Illinois Chapter / CC
Cedarhurst Center for Arts hosts 'Motorcycle as Art' show on Sunday
The Cedarhurst Center for the Arts in Mt. Vernon will host the 18th annual recognition of the Motorcycle as Art this Sunday in the Goldman-Kuenz Sculpture Park. Museum officials say the 'art' sparkles...
Sep 22, 2023 Cedarhurst Center for the Arts. (Facebook photo)
Centralia man sentenced to six years in prison on theft and fleeing charges
A 26-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to charges of aggravated fleeing and eluding and felony theft. Johnny Skurat of South...
Sep 22, 2023
