Category Archives: Local News
Six taken to Marion County Jail on no bond warrants
Six people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Wednesday and Thursday morning on outstanding no bond failure to appear warrants. Salem Police arrested three when going to a home on South Franklin ...
Nov 06, 2025
Judge orders improvements at a Chicago-area immigration facility after claims of inhumane conditions
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered authorities to improve a Chicago-area immigration facility after a group of detainees sued, alleging they wer...
Nov 05, 2025 Law enforcement officers line up as protesters gather outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Shakespeare comedy Twelfth Night coming to Centralia Cultural Society
This week, Actors Alive will present Twelfth Night, its second Shakespeare production at the Centralia Cultural Society. Actors Alive is an adult theatre training program made up of local actors who m...
Nov 05, 2025 Several cast members in the upcoming production of Twelfth Night. From Left to Right: Isabel Adame, Kara Bahr, Gayle Erxlaben, and Chelsea Duke.
Centralia City Grade Schools gets grant to offer after school tutoring
The Centralia City Grade School Board was told Tuesday night they have received a State Board of Education Grant to once again offer a tutoring program for students who need additional assistance this...
Nov 05, 2025
Marion County and City of Centralia work together on saving dog and puppies
Marion County and the City of Centralia were able to work together to help a mother dog and 12 puppies that were found abandoned on the north side of Foundation Park on Monday. Board Chair Steve Whrit...
Nov 05, 2025 The mom 12 puppies in a crate were rescued jointly by Marion County Animal Control and the city of Centralia.
Wamac City Council moves forward on four more home demolitions
The Wamac City Council Monday night moved forward on seeking to demolish four more substandard homes in the community. They are located at 418 West 11th, 122 Arthur, 322 West 15th and 101 North Wall. ...
Nov 05, 2025 File photo: Wamac City Hall
Pull behind camper destroyed by fire in Centralia
A pull behind travel trailer was destroyed by fire in the 300 block of West Kerr in Centralia Tuesday afternoon. Centralia Firefighters say the occupant Alan Phillips told them he was smoking when he ...
Nov 05, 2025 Fire Chief Jeff Day supervising at the scene of a camper fire on West Kerr Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Centralia Police Department announces results of fall enforcement campaign
The Centralia Police Department conducted a successful Halloween enforcement safety crackdown, resulting in 2 impaired driving arrests and 4 citations for seat belt and child safety seat violations. A...
Nov 05, 2025
Police Beat for Wednesday, November 5th, 2025
Sandoval Police have arrested 33-year-old Keith Clark of South Pearl in Sandoval for aggravated domestic battery and theft. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. 25-year-old Cassie Lewis of Pullen S...
Nov 05, 2025
Illinois bill 'decouples' state, federal taxes, raising revenue and angering businesses
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois November 4, 2025 Article Summary Illinois lawmakers approved a bill last week to "decouple" some state taxes on businesses from the federal government. The chan...
Nov 05, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions in his Capitol office on Thursday, Oct. 30. (CNI photo by Andrew Adams)
