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Police Beat for Monday, May 17th, 2021
A 49-year-old Flora man has been arrested on a failure to appear or pay warrant on a forgery conviction. Richard Key is being held in the Marion County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bond. A 61-year-old Centr...
May 17, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Salem High School graduation at two Sunday afternoon
It's graduation day at Salem Community High School. The Class of 2021 includes 149 students. With relaxed COVID-19 mitigations, each student received ten tickets to graduation that will be held inside...
May 16, 2021
Police Beat for Sunday, May 16th, 2021
Centralia Police have arrested a 34-year-old Centralia man for burglary and criminal damage to property in connection with a March incident where he is accused of entering a home in the 1000 block of ...
May 16, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Odin Healthcare Center has new owner and new name
The Odin Healthcare Center has announced a change in ownership and a new name. The new name is Odin Health and Rehab Center. The new ownership team is a group of skilled nursing facility managers and ...
May 15, 2021 The Odin Health and Rehab Center's Executive Director stands next to the sign of the renamed facility that also has new ownership.
Talent show hosted by CHS Tri-M chapter at Pittenger Memorial Band Shell
Story by Ben Watson, Photos by Pat Hodges (Photo gallery available below) On Friday, Centralia High School's chapter of the Tri-M Music Honor Society hosted a talent show entitled "CTown's Got Talent"...
May 09, 2021
Coroner: 3 killed in Illinois blast were apparently fishing
NORTH UTICA, Ill. (AP) - A coroner says three men who died after apparently igniting an explosive powder near northern Illinois' Starved Rock State Park appeared to have been fishing along a river bef...
May 09, 2021 Ron Frazier / CC
Illinois regulators answer queries on predatory lending law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois state regulators have released answers to frequently asked questions about payday-type loans after new restrictions took effect this spring. The information from the ...
May 08, 2021 GotCredit / CC
Salem Mayor and two councilmen sworn into office
Salem Mayor Nic Farley and newly elected city councilman Jim Koehler and Royce Bringwald were all sworn into office at Monday night's meeting. Farley has set several goals. "Its nice to take the actin...
May 04, 2021 Nic Farley is sworn in as Mayor at Monday night's city council meeting. City Clerk Bev Quinn (left) reads the oath of office as Farley's girlfriend Kendra Rose (right) holds the Bible. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
18-year-old Fairfield woman killed in Clay County crash
An 18-year-old Fairfield woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 50 at South Main Street in Clay City Friday afternoon. State Police say Alexis Sargent of Fairfield was taken to an area hospit...
May 02, 2021 TexasDarkHorse / CC
Centralia Police make drug arrest following brief high-speed chase
Centralia Police have arrested a 45-year-old Centralia man on multiple drug charges after a brief high-speed chase. Michael Allison of Medlin Road was arrested for possession of meth, possession of dr...
May 01, 2021
