Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Thursday, October 16th, 2025
Salem Police arrested a 44-year-old homeless Salem woman on drug charges following a Tuesday night traffic stop on the 1500 block of West Main Street. Police say Chandra Thomas was originally stopped ...
Oct 16, 2025
Possible Human Remains Located in rural Centralia (updated 5:30 Wednesday evening)
Clinton County Sheriff Dan Travous says a possible identity has been made for a deceased person located outside of Centralia in unincorporated Clinton County on October 10th. He reports the lead came ...
Oct 15, 2025 Clinton County Sheriff's Department. Photo courtesy of department's Facebook page.
Marion County Board Discusses Plans for Future Appointments to Positions Needing Their Approval
The Marion County Board's Community Relations Committee Tuesday night discussed how to implement the opening up of the appointment process for positions that need county board approval. Committee memb...
Oct 15, 2025 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Centralia City Council supports extension of TIF #3
The Centralia City Council passed a resolution at its meeting on Tuesday expressing support for a 12-year extension of the downtown TIF District #3. City manager Galen Mahle says the TIF has made nota...
Oct 15, 2025 Mayor Bryan Kuder issued a proclamation recognizing
the week of October 18-25 as Centralia Business and Professional Women’s
Club Week, Photo by Austin Williams.
Centralia City Schools approve two-year natural gas contract
The Centralia City School Board approved a two-year fixed-rate natural gas contract with Constellation Energy at its regular board meeting on Tuesday. The item on the agenda had been tabled at the las...
Oct 15, 2025
Centralia loses animal control officer; looking at options
Centralia's animal control officer has resigned to take another job. City Manager Galen Mahle says he has 'feelers out' for a replacement while at the same time meeting with Marion County Board Chair ...
Oct 15, 2025 Marliese Streefland / Unsplash
Marion County Road Committee Discusses Bridge Problems
The Racetrack Road Bridge south of Route 161 on the east side of Centralia will be closed for four years. Marion County Highway Engineer Alex Kreke says the wooden pilings on the bridge are failing, a...
Oct 15, 2025 Marion County Highway Department building.
Attorney General Raoul sues to force State Farm to turn over homeowners insurance data to Illinois Department of Insurance
Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit against State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm General Insurance Company, and Oglesby R...
Oct 14, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Central City Police Release Details on Motorcycle Chase and Crash
Central City Police, the 33-year-old driver of a motorcycle, faces multiple tickets after a high-speed chase and crash through the east part of Centralia late Thursday night. Adam Holzhausen of North ...
Oct 14, 2025
Salem announces Fall City Wide Clean Up
The City of Salem Public Works Department has announced that the City Wide Clean Up will be held the week of Monday, October 20 - 24, 2025. The City's residential trash hauler, Sunrise Sanitation, wil...
Oct 14, 2025
