Category Archives: Local News
Salem woman pleads guilty to felony drug charge
A 42-year-old Salem woman has entered a guilty plea in Marion County to a charge of possession of under five grams of methamphetamine. Crystal Berkel of East Church Street was sentenced to two years f...
Sep 14, 2022 Joe Gratz
Homeless man arrested when found sleeping in rural Centralia home
A rural Centralia resident returned home late Tuesday afternoon to find a man asleep inside their home. The resident of the 400 block of Jasper Road let the man sleep while they called the Marion Coun...
Sep 14, 2022
Employee of Intermountain Electronics in Centralia killed in freak accident
An employee of Intermountain Electronics on Swan Avenue in the Centralia Industrial Park was killed Tuesday afternoon in a freak accident at the plant. Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon has identified...
Sep 14, 2022
Number of Construction Projects and Purchases Approved at CCS Board Meeting
The Centralia City Schools Board meeting was held last night, boasting a record number of motions being made. Superintendent Craig Clark started off the meeting with a short summary of the budget, not...
Sep 14, 2022
Businesses, White House plan for possible rail strike Friday; Amtrak routes through area impacted
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Business and government officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike at the end of this week while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads...
Sep 14, 2022 Lise1011 / CC
Marion County Board gets building renovation update
The Marion County Board Tuesday night received an update on building projects underway at the Marion County Jail, Courthouse, and Public Service Building. The project manager for the county's contract...
Sep 14, 2022 Marion County Courthouse
Police Beat for Wednesday, September 14th, 2022
A 38-year-old Sandoval man was arrested at the Marion County Courthouse on Tuesday for alleged violation of bail bond. Michael Smith of South Maple Street in Sandoval later posted $2,000 bond and was ...
Sep 14, 2022
Illinois income and property tax rebates on the way
The state is starting to send out tax rebates to millions of eligible Illinoisans. State Department of Revenue Director David Harris says about six million taxpayers qualify for the rebates, which inc...
Sep 13, 2022 Illinois Revenue Director David Harris talks at Monday news conference about tax rebates.
Odin man charged with allegedly attacking 15-year-old in Bryan Memorial Park
A 21-year-old Odin man has been released on five-thousand dollars personal recognizance bond after being charged in Marion County Court with aggravated battery to a 15-year-old Salem juvenile boy in B...
Sep 13, 2022
An investigation into one crime leads to arrest of Centralia man on another
Centralia Police arrested a 33-year-old Centralia man for unlawful possession of methamphetamine after originally going to his home to arrest him on a different case. Zachery Konhorst of D'Ann Drive r...
Sep 13, 2022
