Category Archives: Local News
One charged with Centralia area construction site burglary
A 31-year-old Centralia man has been formally charged in Marion County Court Thursday on burglary and misdemeanor theft as area police department investigates a number of recent burglaries. Stephen Br...
Jul 28, 2022
20 to seek Marion County Junior Miss title next Thursday night
There will be 20 Junior Miss candidates seeking to be chosen as the winner at the fairgrounds next Thursday to represent Marion County for the coming year. The candidates (in numerical order as they a...
Jul 28, 2022
Salem Township Hospital sees rise in COVID cases; continuing supply chain problems
While the number of hospitalizations from COVID-19-related cases has not been an issue, Salem Township Hospital President Alex Nazarian says the number of positive cases being found has risen quickly....
Jul 28, 2022
Clay County Sheriff's Office finds missing woman safe
The Clay County Sheriff's Office says they are happy to report that 26-year-old Shadie Thomas of Clay City has been located safe. The mentally challenged woman had been missing since leaving her home ...
Jul 27, 2022 Photos of missing Sadie Thomas of Clay City.
Nine vie for Marion County Fair Queen; see background information and names of Tuesday night Little Miss candidates
There will be nine candidates to be the Miss Marion County Fair Queen in the pageant next Tuesday night. They are Makaela Draege of Odin, Kailey Brubaker of Salem, Sara Timm of Iuka, Abigail Smith of ...
Jul 27, 2022 The 2022 Queen Contestants in numerical order, with 2021 retiring Queen Maggie Telford in the center.
Police Beat for Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
Centralia Police have arrested a 22-year-old Coach, Missouri man on multiple charges after he fled on foot from an attempted pedestrian stop in the 400 block of West Noleman Tuesday night. Police repo...
Jul 27, 2022
Fire damages electrical system of apartment building in Centralia
Fire has damaged the electrical system of a seven unit apartment building at 948 East 2nd Street in Centralia. Centralia City Firemen say upon arrival flames were showing from the electric box and smo...
Jul 27, 2022 Centralia City Fire Captian Mike Gelsinger looks over fire damage to the electrical box and meters to all seven units of an apartment building at 948 East 2nd in Centralia. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Illinois state building sold in Chicago; Google moving in
CHICAGO (AP) - Google is moving into the Thompson Center, the state building in downtown Chicago. Gov. J.B. Pritzker says the state is selling the building to a developer for $30 million in cash and a...
Jul 27, 2022 Mobilus In Mobili / CC
Parade attack suspect indicted for murder, attempted murder
CHICAGO (AP) - A grand jury has indicted the man accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, on 117 felony counts. Prosecutors announced the grand jury's decision agains...
Jul 27, 2022
Mega Millions jackpot now over $1-billion
Another rollover in the Mega Millions jackpot has raised the prize to a single winner on Friday night to at least one billion, 25-million dollars. While no one matched all the numbers correctly, an Il...
Jul 27, 2022
