Category Archives: Local News
Centralia City Schools Recognize Retirees
The Centralia City Schools Board recognized four district retirees at the regular board meeting on Tuesday and thanked them for their years of service: Diane Rush, 35 years of service, Cinnamon Blanch...
Jun 10, 2026
Police Beat for Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
Centralia Police arrested 34-year-old Larry Gates of Chicago for aggravated battery to a police officer and an Illinois Department of Corrections. He was taken to the Marion County Jail to await furth...
Jun 10, 2026
New Centralia water treatment plant to begin operating this fall
In a report given at Monday's Centralia City Council meeting, Public Works Director Jeff Schwartz said that work on the new water treatment plant is nearing completion and the plant is on track to bec...
Jun 9, 2026 Centralia Public Works Director Jeff Schwartz gives the city council an update on the new water treatment plant. Photo by Austin Williams.
Centralia secures extension for downtown TIF district
At Monday night's Centralia City Council meeting, Economic Development Director Rob Jackson reported that the 12-year extension of Centralia's TIF #3 District successfully passed through the Illinois ...
Jun 9, 2026
Illinois seeks two Crest Hill prisons, leaving Lincoln out of Logan Correctional Center rebuild plan
by Jenna Schweikert and UIS Public Affairs Reporting (PAR), Capitol News Illinois June 8, 2026 Article Summary Despite local hopes to rebuild Logan Correctional Center in its original Lincoln location...
Jun 9, 2026 Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln will not be rebuilt under the state’s prison rebuild plan. Instead, two prisons will be built in Crest Hill. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Truck Cab Destroyed in Fire on I-57 near Dix
The cab of a semi truck was destroyed by fire while traveling on I-57 at mile marker 103 near Dix Monday morning. Jefferson Fire officials say the driver was able to pull to the side of the road and g...
Jun 9, 2026
Police Beat for Tuesday, June 9th, 2026
Salem Police arrested 29-year-old Jordan Manion of West Bryan Street in Salem on an outstanding no bond Clinton County failure to appear misdemeanor warrant. He was later transferred from the Marion C...
Jun 9, 2026
Heavy rains believed to be involved in two crashes and flooding of car
Heavy rains that moved through the region early Monday night may have been the cause of two single vehicle crashes. A 54-year-old Salem woman lost control of her car on U.S. 50 west of Odin with the v...
Jun 9, 2026
Smoke Inside Sandoval Junior/Senior High School Cafetorium Traced to Air Conditioning Unit
Three area fire departments responded to Sandoval Junior/Senior High School early Monday night to an automatic alarm and later finding of smoke in the Cafetorium. Firefighters traced the problem to an...
Jun 9, 2026
Golden Pancake House to Give 50% of Sales to Centralia Charities
Celebrating their 7th Anniversary on Wednesday, June 10, Golden Pancake House will donate 50% of that day's sales to selected charities in Centralia. Owner Matt Elezi said that he wants to give back t...
Jun 9, 2026
