Category Archives: Local News
Ina home expected to be total loss following Saturday night fire
Jefferson Fire says a double wide manufactured home in Ina is expected to be a total loss following a late Saturday night fire. The fire was at 204 North Elm. The home was vacant following a recent de...
Jan 15, 2023 Zdenko Zivkovic / CC
Schedule for Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday on Monday
Most federal, state, and county offices will be closed for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday on Monday. That includes area courthouses. Centralia City Hall and Public Works offices will be closed, b...
Jan 15, 2023 Florida Memory
Police Beat for Sunday, January 15th, 2023
Centralia Police have arrested a 32-year-old homeless Centralia woman for theft and obstructing ID. Samantha Olston was taken to the Marion County Jail. The Marion County Sheriff's Department is inves...
Jan 15, 2023
Iuka home damaged by fire
An Iuka home was damaged by fire Friday afternoon. Iuka Fire Chief Kenny Eagan says the owner Adam Goff returned to his home in the 600 block of Main Street to find the bathroom area around the furnac...
Jan 15, 2023
Top Baby names at HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese has released the top names of babies born at the hospital last year. For boys, Wyatt was most popular. For girls, it is Ava. The names were part of the 549 babies ...
Jan 15, 2023 HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese.
Sunday deadline for choosing health insurance plan through ACA Marketplace
If you need health insurance, Sunday is the deadline for choosing a plan through the A-C-A Marketplace. More than 330,000 Illinoisans have selected coverage from the Marketplace since enrollment began...
Jan 14, 2023
Marion and Washington County remain at high COVID transmission levels
Both Marion and Washington County remain at the high community transmission level for COVID-19 in the week ending Thursday. Marion County is reporting nine new hospitalizations and Washington County t...
Jan 14, 2023
Scammer uses Centralia Police phone number and officer's name
The Centralia Police Department is warning area residents of a new scam that utilizes the Centralia Police Department's non-emergency number with the caller identifying himself with the name of one of...
Jan 14, 2023
Centralia man charged with unlawful possession of weapon by felon
A 30-year-old Centralia man has been charged in Marion County Court with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. Nathan Hale of North Hickory faces a mandatory three to 14-year prison term if conv...
Jan 14, 2023 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Police Beat for Saturday, January 14th, 2023
Three people were brought to the Marion County Jail on Friday on outstanding warrants. 30-year-old Jeremy Lippert, who told police he was homeless, was arrested by Centralia Police on a Marion County ...
Jan 14, 2023
