Category Archives: Local News
1st Qtr Honor Roll Sandoval Grade
High Honor Roll 4th Grade Madison Amburgey Bailey Benzschawel Peyton Brown Alyssa Jones Alia Merrill Jacey Moore Julian Sharkey Kyler Skurat Mykenzi Smith Sydni Stevenson Morgan Sussen Nelson White &n...
Oct 26, 2022
Rural Waltonville woman burned when going back in house to find dog
A rural Waltonville woman received severe burns and smoke inhalation when going back inside her burning doublewide mobile home early Monday night to try and find her dog. Waltonville Fire Chief Jerry ...
Oct 25, 2022
Fire destroys combine north of Sandoval
A combine caught fire and was destroyed while harvesting in a field at 1749 Ferrydale Road north of Sandoval late Monday afternoon. Sandoval Fire Chief Chad Parson says upon arrival, the combine was h...
Oct 25, 2022 A combine is a total loss after catching fire while harvesting off the Fairydale Road.
Salem teen charged with aggravated battery to Centralia High SRO and security officer
An 18-year-old Salem man has been charged with aggravated battery to the Centralia High School Resource Officer and a security guard following an incident at the Centralia High Annex on Monday where h...
Oct 25, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Police Beat for Tuesday, October 25th, 2022
Salem Police have arrested a 53-year-old Centralia woman for felony retail theft. Police say Cindy Britt of South Wabash allegedly left the store with a cart with items valued at $1,194 on October 4th...
Oct 25, 2022
Brush fire spreads to backyards of two homes southeast of Centralia
A wind-whipped brush fire got out of hand in the backyard of a home at 1138 Meadowlark near the Schwartz Road intersection Monday night. Centralia Fire Protection District Chief Ross Boshera says upon...
Oct 25, 2022 Centralia Fire Protection District at Monday night grass fire. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
School gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - The 19-year-old gunman who killed a teacher and a 15-year-old girl at a St. Louis high school was armed with an AR-15-style rifle an...
Oct 25, 2022 The outside of Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis, on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. A fatal shooting just after 9 a.m. at the high school forced students to barricade doors and huddle in classroom corners, jump from windows and run out of the building to seek safety. (AP Photo/Michael Phillis)
BCMW/WJBD Adopt A Family Program
The BCMW/WJBD Adopt-A-Family Christmas Program will begin taking applications for disadvantaged families in Marion County beginning Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Applications will be taken Tuesday, Novem...
Oct 25, 2022 Ravi Shah / CC
City of Centralia to look at solar energy to control electric costs
The City of Centralia will be looking at installing solar energy fields at some of their facilities to control electric costs that are expected to double when a new contract takes effect in February. ...
Oct 25, 2022 Jordan Haarman
Kaskaskia College's new HIT program receives 7 year accreditation
Kaskaskia College's new Health Information Technology Program that trains those for coding medical bills for payment has received a seven-year accreditation. College President George Evans is thanking...
Oct 25, 2022 Kaskaskia College Board
