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Marion County Health Department reports seven new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday
The Marion County Health Department is reporting seven new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. There are no new COVID-19 related deaths to report. Five of the seven cases are in school-age children. None ...
Aug 25, 2021
Police Beat for Sunday, August 15th, 2021
Centralia Police arrested a 24-year-old Centralia man for possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance following a traffic stop. Police say Aust...
Aug 15, 2021
Marion County reports 75 new COVID-19
The Marion County Health Department is reporting 75 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says of the new cases 70 are considered community spr...
Aug 04, 2021
2022 07/30 - Larry Shock Sr.
Larry Shock Sr., age 80, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Thursday November 4, 2021, at Carl Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. Larry was an active and social man, a member of the Loyal order of ...
Jul 30, 2021
2022 07/29 - James Fletcher
James Fletcher, 78, of Centralia passed away Sunday, July 24, 2022, at St. Louis University Hospital. James served his country with pride in the United States Airforce as a DAV commander in Centralia....
Jul 29, 2021
Heavy thunderstorms result in one possible light strike on rural Odin home
Heavy thunderstorms dumped large amounts of rain and produced spectacular lightning strikes early Sunday morning. Odin Firemen, with automatic mutual aid assistance from Salem, responded to a possible...
Jul 25, 2021 John Fowler / CC
Outbreak at Salem factory helps fuel 42 new COVID-19 cases in Marion County
The Marion County Health Department is reporting 42 new cases of COVID-19 over the past five days beginning on Saturday. Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says during the reporting period...
Jul 14, 2021
Contested elections held for two seats on the Tri-County Electric Cooperative Board
There was a contest for two open seats to represent Marion County on the Tri-County Electric Cooperative Board at Saturday's annual meeting. Normally only one representative per county is elected each...
Jul 11, 2021 Tri-County Electric Board candidates. Left to right: Sam Phillips (who is reelected), James Baker (who failed at his two attempts to win a board seat), and Michelle Barbee (who claims a board seat for the first time). Photos by Bruce Kropp.
Outbreak at Centralia industry fueled spike in Marion County COVID numbers; Delta variant confirmed in county
Marion County Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says an outbreak in a Centralia industry fueled a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases last Thursday and Friday. She reports they closed e...
Jul 08, 2021
10th Annual Greater Centralia Area Veterans Parade draws out crowd along route
Patriotic entries mixed with emergency vehicles, many displaying the flag as well, made up the more than 35 entries in the 10th Annual Greater Centralia Area Veterans Parade Sunday afternoon. After an...
Jul 05, 2021 Members of the Centralia Elks present the large US Flag in front of the reviewing stand of the 2021 Centralia 4th of July parade. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
