Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies handle three crashes with minor injuries
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating three Saturday crashes with apparent minor injuries. A 63-year-old Centralia woman was taken to SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital for treatment of ...
Oct 29, 2023
Timmons Family and Flatlanders General Store top floats in 96th Annual Centralia Halloween Parade
A constant light rain kept some entries and some of the crowd away from the 96th Annual Centralia Halloween Parade, but the parade went on for those who braved the weather. Taking the coveted Harley Q...
Oct 29, 2023 The Timmons Family Float took top honors at the 96th Annual Halloween Parade, the Harley Queen Trophy. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Centralia Children's Halloween Parade draws large crowd and a wide variety of entries
Despite the cold and cloudy weather plenty of costumed kids and their parents showed up for the Children's Halloween Parade in Centralia Saturday morning. Participants were judged, and shortly thereaf...
Oct 29, 2023 All the entries in the Kiddie's Halloween Parade in Centralia Saturday morning. Photo by Austin Williams.
Chicago slaying suspect charged with attempted murder in shooting of state trooper in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A 37-year-old man who police say is a suspect in a Chicago slaying has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of an Illinois state trooper during a traffic stop in...
Oct 28, 2023 ISP FILE PHOTO: An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Kinmundy resident escapes rollover crash with only minor injuries
A 19-year-old Kinmundy resident received only minor injuries in a one-vehicle crash Friday night at Route 37 and Kenco Road. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Kadence Hassebrock of Gessell Road lef...
Oct 28, 2023
Police Beat for Saturday, October 28th, 2023
Salem Police arrested 52-year-old Autumn Branon of Lynwood Drive in Salem on an outstanding no-bond St. Clair County felony warrant for possession of a controlled substance. She was taken to the Mario...
Oct 28, 2023
Unemployment drops across South Central Illinois, but higher than last year
Unemployment in Marion County and across South Central Illinois is down from September to August, but up from a year ago. Marion County's unemployment fell four-tenths of a percent from August to 5.5 ...
Oct 27, 2023 Alachua County / CC
Centralia High School Board discusses artificial turf for football field and gets solar project update
Artificial turf for the CHS football field was one of the topics discussed at the monthly meeting of the Centralia High School Board of Education on Thursday. A representative from Bryne & Jones, ...
Oct 27, 2023 Centralia High School football field during past Field of Dreams. Photo by Pat Hodges.
96th Annual Centralia Halloween Parade and Fall Festival set for Saturday; see parade line-up
The 96th Annual Centralia Halloween Parade is scheduled to step off at seven Saturday night down Poplar Street. The theme this year is "Monsters and Mischief". The Grand Marshal is Mimi Hawkins who is...
Oct 27, 2023 The Cushman family's Wizard of Oz themed float won the coveted Harley Queen Trophy as the top float in the 94th annual Centralia Halloween Parade. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Veterans Resource Fair planned in Centralia for Saturday
A Veterans Resource Fair will be held at the Centralia American Legion at 117 South Poplar from nine to eleven on Saturday. Centralia Assistant City Manager and the city staff representative to the Ve...
Oct 27, 2023
