A Wamac mobile home was destroyed in a third fire to hit the home in the past several years. Centralia Fire Protection District Chief Greg Earle says the home at 122 James is owned by Tim Gibson. Occupants were in the process of moving items out of the home and no one was at the…… Read More »
Centralia Police have arrested a 35-year-old Centralia woman on two counts of forgery and a single count of theft. Police say Tina Myers of South Elm was allegedly identified as a person passing one of the stolen checks from a video at the Casey’s Store in Wamac. A further investigation led police to also charge…… Read More »
A 36-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested by Centralia Police for possession of methamphetamine and hypodermic syringes. Police found the items when allegedly looking through the purse belonging to Tina Lee of South Sycamore Street during questioning on another incident. A 31-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested for theft and on an outstanding Kentucky warrant.…… Read More »
DU QUOIN, Ill. (AP) – Officials say attendance at the 2018 Du Quoin State Fair in southern Illinois dropped by 8 percent from last year. Organizers say the 11-day fair attracted about 100,800 before it wrapped up on Labor Day. The attendance decline was about the same as last month’s Illinois State Fair in Springfield…… Read More »
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed an amendatory veto of a bill that imposes a prohibition on employers asking applicants their salary history. The bill is aimed at eliminating the pay gap between male and female employees. In his veto message Friday, Rauner noted House Bill 4163 “substantially resembles” the bill he…… Read More »
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