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2 weeks ago | 
southernillinoisnow.com | Austin Williams |Steven Stilt
By Steven StiltWith construction of a new on-campus gymnasium slated to wrap up later this year, the Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees on Monday night approved the purchase of a scoreboard for the new facility. The board voted to accept a proposal from Nevco Sport LLC of Greenville for a digital basketball and volleyball scoreboard, digital scorer’s table and sound system, at a cost of $303,717.
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3 weeks ago | 
southernillinoisnow.com | Austin Williams |Steven Stilt
By Steven StiltOrganizers of the annual Centralia Juneteenth celebration are gearing up for next month’s festivities and hope to see the local event continue to grow. Members of the Juneteenth Committee spoke Monday night as part of the Centralia Area Historical Museum’s “Night at the Museum” series.
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1 month ago | 
southernillinoisnow.com | Austin Williams |Steven Stilt
By Steven StiltThe Wamac City Council approved a five-year contract extension with Sunrise Sanitation during its meeting on Monday evening. The city’s current agreement with Sunrise expires August 1st. Under terms of the new contract, rates will increase from the current cost of $13.50 per month to $16 per month during the first year, with more modest increases afterwards.
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1 month ago | 
southernillinoisnow.com | Austin Williams |Steven Stilt
By Steven StiltThe Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees swore in three of its members to new terms during Monday night’s meeting, and voted to maintain the board’s current leadership structure. Trustees Craig Finke, Bill Hawley, and Linda Stover took the oath of office for their new terms, having been re-elected to seats on the board during the election held earlier this month.
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Feb 26, 2025 | 
southernillinoisnow.com | Austin Williams |Steven Stilt
By Steven StiltDuring its monthly meeting on Tuesday, the Central City Village Board approved a revision to the village’s street solicitation ordinance. Trustees voted unanimously in favor of an amendment that removes the option for persons defined as “peddlers,” such as door-to-door salesmen, to purchase an annual license at a cost of $100. Those individuals are now required to obtain a license each day they go door to door, at a cost of $25 per person per day.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
southernillinoisnow.com | Austin Williams |Steven Stilt
By Steven StiltThe Centralia City Schools Board of Education on Tuesday night formally approved the hiring of a new assistant principal at Centralia Junior High School for the 2025-2026 school year. Board members unanimously approved Ryan Brendel for the position. Brendel currently teaches in the Carlyle school district.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
southernillinoisnow.com | Austin Williams |Steven Stilt
By Steven StiltWamac officials continue to work on an ordinance that would penalize city trash customers for leaving their trash receptacles out for extended periods of time. Members of the Wamac City Council voted Monday evening to table the ordinance, which as written would have required customers to put their trash bins out on Wednesdays, which is the regularly scheduled day for trash pickup, and to bring their bins back in by Wednesday night.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
southernillinoisnow.com | Austin Williams |Steven Stilt
By Steven StiltDuring Monday’s meeting of the Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees, college officials took time to recognize Craig Roper, who was participating in his final meeting as a KC employee after nearly four decades of service, most recently as the school’s director of purchasing and auxiliary operations. Roper addressed the board, thanking the trustees and other college officials for the chance to serve the KC community.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
southernillinoisnow.com | Austin Williams |Steven Stilt
By Steven StiltTwo construction projects taking place on the Centralia High School campus are on track to wrap up around the end of the school year, Superintendent Chuck Lane reported at Thursday night’s CHS Board of Education meeting. Lane told the board that solid progress is being made on an approximately 2,000 square foot pole barn addition that will house a staff workout and wellness area.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
southernillinoisnow.com | Austin Williams |Steven Stilt
By Steven StiltSuperintendent Craig Clark reported at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Centralia City Schools Board that construction projects at two schools in the district have mostly been completed. Those projects have involved construction of activity centers at Jordan School and on the Central Middle School end of the Centralia Junior High School building. Clark says there are a few finishing touches that remain, but the bulk of the work is finished.
