Category Archives: Local News
Two face felony charges following weekend arrests
Two people face new felony charges in Marion County Court following weekend arrests. 47-year-old Michael Lafour of Centralia was charged with possession of under five grams of methamphetamine. He face...
Aug 02, 2022
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts to receive $182,000 tourism grant
Governor JB Pritzker is announcing $15-million in tourism grants, including $182,000 that will go for improvements to the Cedarhurst Center for the arts. The grants are funded by the American Rescue P...
Aug 01, 2022 Cedarhurst Center for the Arts. (Facebook photo)
Marion County 4H selects Super and Junior Showmanship Award Winners
The Marion County 4H large animal shows culminated on Sunday with the Super and Junior Showmanship Awards. The winner of the Super Showmanship Award was Maddox Robb who competed in the competition for...
Aug 01, 2022 Super Showmanship contestants and winners. Left to right: Kayley Lacey, Hailey Shuler, Chezney Robb, Super Showmanship winner Maddox Robb, runner-up Jonathon Wilkins, and Chase Thompson.
Marion County Fair Talent Show selects Junior and Senior Winner to advance to state
The Marion County Fair Talent Show provided entertainment before the grandstand at the fair Sunday night. 14-year-old Ella Draege who is the reigning State Champion in the Junior Division was the winn...
Aug 01, 2022 Talent Show winners after the show. Left to right: Marion County Junior Miss Sarah Morris, Senior Talent Show Winner Ella Draege, Junior Talent Show Winner Briar Tate, and Marion County Fair Queeen Maggie Telford.
Monday is Kids Day at the Marion County Fair
Monday is Kids Day at the Marion County Fair. Ag in the Classroom Teacher Meggan Heistand is coordinating the many activities planned for kids of all ages free of charge from nine am to two pm. "We ha...
Aug 01, 2022 Earlier Kids Day at the Marion County Fair.
Chicago teen fatally shot outside Decatur graduation party
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - A 14-year-old girl from Chicago has been killed outside a graduation party in Decatur. Three more people were injured early Sunday. The Macon County coroner identified the victim ...
Aug 01, 2022
Moto Cross opens Marion County Fair grandstand entertainment
The Marion County Fair grandstand entertainment opened Saturday night with the Moto Cross competition. There were three Pro Money races along with numerous other categories for younger riders. ...
Jul 31, 2022 Michael Hicks of Fenton, Missouri soared to victory in both the 250cc and 450 cc Pro Money classes at Saturday night's Moto Cross at the Marion County Fair.
4H Shows for swine, dairy, beef, sheep, and goats held in Marion County Fair Show Barn on Saturday
Hundreds of swine, dairy, beef, sheep, and goats were shown during 4-H shows held at the Marion County Fair Show Barn on Saturday. In the swine show, the Grand Champion Market Barrow was shown by Elia...
Jul 31, 2022 Beef show judging. Front to rear Ryegan Warren, Alexsys Hammond, and AJ Wilkins show their animals during the Saturday Beef Show.
Police Beat for Sunday, July 31st, 2022
Centralia Police have arrested a 47-year-old Centralia man for possession of methamphetamine. Michael Lafour of Jones Street was taken to the Marion County Jail. Centralia Police arrested 49-year-old ...
Jul 31, 2022
7 dead in wrong-way crash on northern Illinois interstate
HAMPSHIRE, Ill. (AP) - Police say seven people are dead after a crash involving a wrong-way vehicle on an interstate in northern Illinois. The crash occurred around 2 a.m. on Interstate 90 in McHenry ...
Jul 31, 2022
