Category Archives: Local News
Salem Community High School Band comes home with 1st place
The Salem Community High School Band took first place in their class at the Robinson Marching Maroons Band Festival last weekend. Band Director John Randolph says they also took first place in color g...
Sep 26, 2023 SCHS band at Robinson after taking first place in their class. Photo by Vanessa Randolph.
Kaskaskia College offers new electric vehicle training program
Kaskaskia College is offering a new Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Training program. The program is two semesters long and is designed for either technicians working in the field or students who already ...
Sep 26, 2023
Salem High School Board passes budget, discusses next summer's renovation projects
The Salem Community High School Board has approved the budget for the current school year. It includes $10.7-million in expenditures and 10-million in revenues for a $718,000 deficit. However, the bud...
Sep 26, 2023
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
