Centralia News

Kenneth L. White, 45, a former corrections officer at the federal prison in Greenville, was sentenced in court on Friday to six months behind bars after admitting he lied about selling tobacco to inmates.

Mt. Vernon Police Department Arrests Michelle L. Morales, 41, of Wayne City, was arrested Wednesday at 10:35 p.m. on charges of contempt of court and retail theft.

Less than three months after he was released from prison, a 28-year-old Oswego resident has been charged with stabbing a man and beating a woman.

Mr. Arthur C. "Bud" "A.C." Harder, 79, of Wentzville, Mo., formerly of Centralia, Ill., and Jefferson City, Mo., died at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.

Mt. Vernon Police Department Arrests Clark R. Crable, 47, of the 4200 block of Fox Creek Road, was arrested Friday at 2:12 a.m. on a charge of obstructing an officer.

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Incidents Thursday at 11:50 a.m., police responded to a report of hunting without landowner's permission in the 18000 block of North Clear Lane.

By RORYE O'CONNOR rorye.oconnor@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Everybody knows Mt.

Ian Presswood and Jeff Widdows sing "Walking in Memphis" at the first Wine and Music Night at GenKota Winery as part of the Southern Illinois Harvest Festival.

The first-place winner in the Southern Illinois Harvest Festival Scarecrow Contest was Mt.

Nine Centralia residents have been indicted in federal court for allegedly participating in a cocaine/heroin distribution ring in Centralia and Mt.

Five-year-old Mallorie Millenbine gets a lesson in the proper way to wash hands from St.

Staff Report MT. VERNON - A total of 53 arrest warrants have been issued in conjunction with federal indictments handed down for an alleged heroin/cocaine distribution ring which operated in Jefferson and Marion counties.

Three-year-old Gracie Loker feeds grass to a pony at Marlow's Pumpkin Patch on Monday afternoon.

The Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association Class S championship baseball game between the St.

Meghan Crain, 22, of McLeansboro performs Saturday at the Wine and Art Fair at GenKota Winery, which is one of the events making up the Southern Illinois Harvest Festival.

Charges Filed Ruth A. Benson, 58, of the 700 block of Cowling Street in Nason, was charged with domestic battery for allegedly hitting a family member in the head with her hands on Sept.

Staff Report MT. VERNON - The Wellness Clinic operated by the Jefferson County Health Department will be closing on Sept.

By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com CENTRALIA - Demaree United Methodist Church is hosting a welcome home dinner Saturday to recognize all veterans and soldiers of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

A. Courtney Cox, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on September 1, 2009, Brady McGRUDER, a/k/a "June," a/k/a "James G. Martin," a/k/a "Brady Martin," age 43, of Chicago, Illinois, and April D. SULLENS , age 23, of Centralia, Illinois, were sentenced in the United States District Court in Benton, ...

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