Category Archives: Local News
The Barking Lot and Hair of the Dog grand opening attracts hundreds
Hundreds of people, many with their dogs, attended the grand opening of the Barking Lot and Hair of the Dog in the former Kaskaskia college Workforce Center at 325 South Poplar in downtown Centralia o...
Jul 11, 2022 The owner of the Barking Lot and Hair of the Dog, Hannah Shores, officially cuts the ribbon to open the business on Saturday. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
UTV catches fire and burns in rural Patoka
Patoka Fire Chief Blake Hyde says the driver of a UTV that caught fire while being driven down a rural Patoka road was able to get off without injury. The incident occurred early Saturday night while ...
Jul 11, 2022 File Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Tri-County Electric customers told rates should remain stable, but rolling blackouts a concern
More than 500 Tri-County Electric Cooperative members attending the annual meeting over the weekend were given good news on rates but bad news on preparations for the potential of rolling blackouts. T...
Jul 11, 2022 Tri County Electric Cooperative's new General Manager Luke Johnson addreses the annual meeting for the first time on Saturday. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Two Carlyle sisters killed in triple fatality crash in Beckemeyer are identified; funeral services set for Monday
Obituary information has been released on the two Carlyle sisters who were killed in a car-semi truck head-on crash near Beckemeyer on Friday. The two are 17-year-old Savanna Grace Broughton and 15-ye...
Jul 10, 2022 Sisters Savanna Grace Broughton and Brooke-Lynn Kay Broughton who were killed in acccident on Old US 50 near Beckemeyer on Friday afternoon. Photo from obituary for the two Carlyle High School students posted in the obituary section of WJBDradio.com
Fire damages rural Centralia home
A rural Centralia home was damaged in a Sunday morning fire. The Centralia Fire Protection District was called to the Jeff Skibinski home at 1617 Green Street Road near Ross Acres when a neighbor noti...
Jul 10, 2022 Centralia Fire Protection District Firefighters made quick knockdown of a fire in the bedroom of the Jeff Skibinski home on Gree Street Road near Ross Acres Sunday morning. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Camper trailer destroyed by early Friday morning fire in rural Odin
A 28-foot pull behind a camper trailer was destroyed by fire when it caught fire and burned early Friday morning. Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says the trailer was fully involved when firemen arrived on...
Jul 10, 2022
Police Beat for Sunday, July 10th, 2022
Seven people were arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail on Saturday and early Sunday morning. All remain in custody on Sunday pending a decision on the filing of formal charges or the posting o...
Jul 10, 2022
Legislation introduced to create 'White Flag' law in Illinois
New legislation in response to the Highland Park shooting creates a "White Flag" law. Under the bill, if a minor has an incident where they are a threat to themselves or others, the white flag provisi...
Jul 10, 2022 New look of Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
8-year-old paralyzed in parade attack awake, asking for twin
An 8-year-old boy whose spine was severed in the shooting at a Fourth of July Parade is conscious for the first time since the attack and asking to see his twin brother. Cooper Roberts' family said Fr...
Jul 10, 2022 Presidencia de la República Mexicana / CC
July 4 victims remembered for dedication to faith, family
CHICAGO (AP) - Mourners are remembering three of the seven people killed by the gunman who opened fire on a July Fourth parade near Chicago. Services for 63-year-old Jacquelyn Sundheim and 88-year-old...
Jul 10, 2022 Tony Webster / CC
