The Metro East Region is finally seeing its positivity rate for COVID-19 drop below the eight-percent threshold. The new rate released on Sunday for September 17th is 7.5-percent. That’s a half percent drop. The rate dropping below 8-percent assure no additional mitigations and if the rate falls to 6.5-percent or less for three days, the…… Read More »
A 26-year-old Wamac man has been arrested by Centralia Police on multiple charges initially being called to a report of a man entering Skipper’s Inn on South Locust Street possibly with a gun. Police say on arrival they found Nathan Felton of Sanders Street uncooperative. He was eventually taken to the ground inside Skippers and…… Read More »
A 28-year-old Centralia man was arrested on Friday night on drug charges after an ambulance was called to assist a passenger in his car who was not breathing at the Circle K on East McCord. Centralia Police say Brandon Rogozinski of South Poplar allegedly had cannabis and money in his hand when he exited the…… Read More »
Christine and Paris Scott (Marion County Jail Photos) Centralia Police arrested a mother and son on drug charges and outstanding warrants during an early Saturday morning traffic stop near McCord and Beech. 27-year-old Paris Scott of East Broadway was taken into custody for alleged possession of meth, manufacture, and distribution of a lookalike substance, and…… Read More »
A 24-year-old Central City man has been arrested on an outstanding Fayette County felony warrant for aggravated battery to a child. Trenton Kirgan of South Marcel was taken to the Marion County Jail where he is being held in lieu of $100,000 bond. The Marion County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the theft of an inoperable…… Read More »
CHICAGO (AP) — Parents and players have protested outside a state building in Chicago, pleading with Gov. J.B. Pritzker to lift his fall ban on some popular high school sports. Players in jerseys and varsity jackets chanted, “Let us play!” Saturday outside the Thompson Center. In response to the coronavirus, Pritzker won’t allow games in…
The SC Cougars improved to 9-2 with a no-hit win over CHBC 14-2. Beau Jolliff worked the complete game allowing just 2 unearned runs with 5 strikeouts. At the plate, Spencer Johannes homered and drove in 3, 2 RBI from Andrew Magnus and Ethan Dunn. Also driving in runs were Chase Thompson, Chase Dodson, Jolliff,…
CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks tossed eight innings of three-hit, shutout ball to outduel Rich Hill and the Chicago Cubs edged the Minnesota Twins 1-0 for their fifth straight win. Hendricks stuck out 10 and walked one before Jeremy Jeffress worked around two walks in the ninth for his eighth save. After 104 pitches —…
