Category Archives: Local News

The City of Centralia will be hosting a Centralia Works Job Fair from 1 to 7pm on Wednesday, June 5th, at the Centralia Recreation Complex, located along 1-15 East 2nd Street in Centralia.  The Centralia Works initiative will provide services, … Continue reading →

The Spring legislative session for Illinois lawmakers has come to an end as of Friday, with a whirlwind week happening.  That included producing a budget, a state construction plan and billions of dollars in tax increases to help fund it, … Continue reading →

Johnsonville, LLC, which is a company based out of Wisconsin, is recalling approximately 95,393 pounds of its ready-to-eat jalapeno cheddar smoked sausage products, which could be contaminated with hard green plastic.  This was according to the US Department of Agriculture’s … Continue reading →

A bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois will now head to the governor’s desk, after it successfully was approved by the House on Friday.  The House voted 66 to 47 in favor of the measure.  The legislation will allow … Continue reading →

A man from Odin pleads guilty on Thursday to 2 of his 9 child sex assault charges he was facing.  48-year-old Delbert Trainor was facing 9 separate Class X felony counts of predatory criminal sexual assault, with 8 of those … Continue reading →

The 1st counties in Illinois have discovered mosquitos, who are carrying the West Nile Virus, with those counties being Du Page, Cook and Will County.  All 3 of those counties are in the vicinity of Chicago.  According to the Illinois … Continue reading →

A Centralia man who is accused of pointed a loaded gun at an officer, was in court this past Tuesday in Marion County Court.  51-year-old Robert Manley is facing a Class X felony charge for armed violence, along with 3 … Continue reading →

A Bluford man is arrested and has bond set at $75,000, after he was found to be in possession of methamphetamine, with intent to deliver.  41-year-old Dedrick Bell, of Blueford, was taken into custody, after he was found inside of … Continue reading →

A Centralia man was arrested over this past weekend, after being charged with between 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine.  51-year-old Derick Witzel was arrested near Route 161 and Racetrack Road, when deputies responded to another call of a vehicle … Continue reading →

A jury trail has been set for June 10th, in regard to a Centralia man who was charged with a January shooting along the 700 block of Razback Street in Centralia, leading to a 28-year-old St. Louis man being hospitalized … Continue reading →