Category Archives: Local News
Police beat for Sunday, December 25th, 2022
Centralia Police arrested a 37-year-old Centralia woman on Saturday for an outstanding Marion County felony failure to appear warrant on a pending charge of aggravated battery to a person over 60. Nic...
Dec 25, 2022
Marion County rises to medium transmission level for COVID-19
While the number of new cases were down, hospitalizations were up putting Marion County into the medium category for COVID-19 transmission. The weekly CDC Tracker reported 52 new or probable cases in ...
Dec 24, 2022
State officials worry about large number of flu and COVID cases going into the Christmas holidays
COVID-19 cases continue to increase statewide, with 88 of the 102 counties now at an increased risk of transmission. That's up from 86 counties last week, although fewer counties are considered at hig...
Dec 24, 2022 Erica Firment / CC
Rural Dix home destroyed by fire
A rural Dix home was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. The home was fully involved in flames and was already starting to structurally collapse when firemen arrived at the scene on Snap Dragon Lane e...
Dec 24, 2022
Heat tape blamed for starting small fire in Odin mobile home
Firemen quickly extinguished a fire blamed on heat tape at an Odin mobile home Friday night. Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says the fire was at a home occupied by Alexander Russell at 414 Perkins Street....
Dec 24, 2022 Firemen investigate a small fire started by heat tape at a fire at 414 Perkins Street in Odin late Friday night.
Car destroyed by fire leaving drive-through at east side McDonalds in Centralia
A car caught fire as it was leaving the drive-through at the east side McDonald's restaurant in Centralia Friday night. The driver and owner Selena Fleener of Rasback Street in Centralia was alerted b...
Dec 24, 2022 Fire engulfs a car as it leaves the drive-through at the East Side McDonalds in Centralia. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Frozen sprinkler head burst, flooding small area of SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia
Centralia City Firemen were called to the woman's clinic at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital Friday night after a sprinkler fire alarm was activated. Upon arrival, firemen found the sprinkler head had b...
Dec 24, 2022
Police Beat for Saturday, December 24th, 2022
A 50-year-old Rosiclare man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for violation of the sex offender registration act. Terry Tolbert was taken to the Marion County Jail. Marion County S...
Dec 24, 2022
Unemployment drops two-tenths of a percent in Marion County
The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports unemployment in Marion County fell to 4.8 percent in November. That compares to an even five percent in October and 4.6 percent a year ago. The 4...
Dec 23, 2022 Ernie Journeys / Unsplash
Illinois Commerce Commission issues home energy saving tips
Winter is starting to settle in and the Illinois Commerce Commission is offering some tips to help save on home energy costs. The I-C-C recommends scheduling maintenance on your heating system and sea...
Dec 23, 2022 Ben Simpson / CC
