Sandoval Police arrested 46-year-old Joe Hill of West Georgia in Sandoval on two counts of aggravated battery and disorderly conduct. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. Centralia Police arrested 41-year-old Kyle Roe of Centralia for aggravated assault and disorderly conduct. He told police he was homeless. Roe was taken to the Marion County Jail to await a decision on formal charges and a first appearance in court. 41-year-old Richard Burkett of South Poplar in Centralia was arrested ...

The leading storm in a cold front pounded parts of Marion County with heavy rains and strong winds early Saturday morning. The storm knocked out power as well as causing tree damage, including several instances where trees uprooted out of the ground. One of the large trees that fell was in the 1000 block of South Franklin where the front of a home was struck as the tree came down. Another uprooted tree fell across the front of a car on the 300 block of South Maple Street. There were no repo...

Centralia Business and Professional Women are having an Equal Pay Day Rally on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Centralia American Legion. City Manager Galen Mahle will speak at the event along with other speakers and student essay contest winners from St. Mary's School and Centralia High School. Contest winners will be presented with a check for $100 each. The event will also feature local vendors and information booths providing resources on workplace rights and salary negotiation. Following the s...

Centralia has a new part-time firefighter. Brandon Beaver was sworn in by Centralia City Clerk Kim Enke during a ceremony at city hall Thursday afternoon. Beaver is a 2014 graduate of Centralia High School and 2017 graduate of Murray State with an agriculture business degree. He is also an EMT. "I like that nothing's ever the same, you don't do the same thing every day," Beaver said. "I got on the volunteer fire department, and I've been there a year and a half. Through that,...

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced lane closures on Old U.S. 50 from east of Pipeline Road to 13th Street on the west side of Carlyle in Clinton County will begin at seven Monday morning, weather permitting. Flaggers will maintain two-way traffic. The lane closures are necessary for resurfacing and ADA improvements and are expected to be completed by late July. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes during this closure. Drivers are urged...

A 43-year-old Salem man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court on Thursday to criminal sexual assault. Alejandro Maines-Sosa of North Broadway admitted to committing a sex act with a girl between the ages of 13 and 18 while in a position of trust or supervision. Four counts of criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse to the same girl were dropped as part of the plea. The incidents reportedly occurred between May...

A 71-year-old Mt. Vernon man has been sentenced in Jefferson County Court to ten years in prison for residential arson. Larry Moss admitted to setting a fire in an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Maple Street in November 2024. A relative had reported the fire, saying Moss was trying to set things on fire. The fire was confined to the one unit and quickly extinguished by Mt. Vernon City Firefighters. Other apartments in the building were evacuated during the firefighting effort. Th...

A 17-year-old juvenile has been ordered detained after being charged in Marion County Court with multiple offenses in connection with a Wednesday fight at the Menta Academy and later leading Wamac Police on a foot chase. The juvenile is accused of striking a 15-year-old female student multiple times sending her to SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia for treatment. Wamac Police were already at the school on another incident and helped break up the fight. While waiting to be transporte...