The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting a nearly head on crash in Audrain County this afternoon sent one man to the hospital. [Monday] The crash report says the accident happened on Missouri 151 at around 1:40, when 83 year old James T. Odom of Hallsville traveled off the left side of the road, and…
Multiple departments are on scene along Highway 22 to fight a natural cover fire. The blaze stretches about 5 miles along the railroad tracks. Several Little Dixie Fire Protection District stations, along with Mexico Public Safety and the Centralia Fire Department are battling the fire. The fire is believed to have been caused by a…
A Centralia woman has moderate injuries after a one car accident in Boone County yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened on Route Z about 500 feet south of Doris Drive when 19 year old Chyanne L. Reno failed to negotiate a curve, going off the road hitting an embankment and…
A Centralia man and woman have serious and moderate injuries after a one car accident in Boone County this (Saturday) morning. The highway patrol reports it happened just before 1 am on Pinnacles Road north of the Highway 63 crossover. The accident happened when a vehicle driven by 29 year old Boone L. Lee hit…
The Centralia Recreational Center is getting ready to be renamed. Richard Dickerson Centralia Park Board Member says it will become known as the Enlow Recreational Center. Work placing the lettering on the building has already begun and is expected to be completed by the end of the summer.
The City of Centralia will begin their annual Avenue of Flags tonight (Thursday). Phyllis Brown Centralia Cemetery Sexton says they will put up American flags starting tonight (Thursday) to honor veterans. She says the flags will be displayed up until June 4th. The event started with 120 flags being flown by Memorial Day in 2006…
Centralia Chief of Police Larry Dudgeon will be resigning from his position effective June 1st. Centralia Mayor Tim Grenke says the city council accepted his resignation last (Monday) night. Mayor Grenke did not cite a specific reason for the resignation however did say Chief Dudgeon has done a great job over the past 11 years….
The Centralia Board of Alderman have named an interim City Administrator after a closed session last night. [Monday] The position will be filled by Heather Russell. Russell has served as City Clerk since 2011 and worked for the city since 2004. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce, Centralia…
The Boone County Fire Protection District reports a natural cover fire on Highway 124 and Gano Chance Road this afternoon [Thursday] Assistant Fire Chief Gale Blomenkamp says a tractor knocked down power lines in the area, sparking the fire. Traffic was slow through the area throughout the afternoon, and the poles are being replaced.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office along with several other agencies will be conducting a drug take back event on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, there will be 2 collection sites open. They are at the Harry S. Truman VA Hospital from 10AM to 2 PM, and the University of Missouri Student Center from 10 until…
Awards from the 90th annual Missouri FFA Convention are being announced. There are 343 chapters in the state. Audrain County placed 27th. Centralia placed was the top chapter award winner for the Model of Innovation in the area of Building communities. Paris FFA placed 26th. South Callaway with a 32nd place finish. And Ashland placed…
A Columbia man and Woman are in the Boone County Jail facing drug charges after an arrest last (Thursday) night by Centralia Police. According to officers with the assistance of their K-9 over 96 grams was discovered in a vehicle around 8 last (Thursday) night. Police arrested 30 year old Kenneth Petska and his passenger…
A Centralia High School golfer is still on cloud nine after hitting a hole in one yesterday (Tuesday) at the Norwood Golf Course in St. Louis. Sophomore Wesley Redington says it happened on the sixth hole and the second to last hole of the day. (Photo Provided by the Centralia Booster Club) Reddington says it…
Centralia will be saying goodbye to their city administrator. Matt Harline, who has been with Centralia for since July of 2014, has taken the same position in Holts Summit. Harline says he will miss the people he works with: He continues by saying working in the Jefferson City area is a good fit for himself…
A change of venue has been granted to Warren County for Richard Henry II for the murder Leon Wilder III in July of last year. Henry is charged with first degree murder for allegedly shooting Wilder, then dumping his body out of a truck on Audrain County Road 997. According to court records, Henry’s defense…
