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September 23, 2025

Centralia Morning Sentinel

Centralia Cultural Society to present ‘Good Morning Broadway’ Oct. 4

The Centralia Cultural Society will present “Good Morning Broadway” will be presented at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 4 in the auditorium of the Centralia Community Arts Center,1250 E. Rexford Ave. Selections will include songs from Broadway favorites including “Oklahoma,” “South Pacific,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Cats” and many more. Area singers from several counties…

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Church Women United of Centralia to gather for Fall Meeting

Church Women United Centralia Community Unit will hold its Fall Meeting today (Thursday, Sept. 25) at Centralia First United Methodist Church, 417 E. Broadway. The hosting group will provide breakfast from 9 to 9:30 a.m. All ladies of the area are encouraged to attend this ecumenical session and may enter the last door facing the…

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Bella Welch says farewell as 2024 Miss Okawville Fair Queen

OKAWVILLE — The 2024 Miss Okawville Fair Queen, Bella Welch, gave her farewell speech at the Miss Okawville Fair Queen pageant on Friday, Sept. 12.  Bella is the daughter of Ryan and Amy Welch of Okawville. She is a 2025 graduate of Okawville High School. Currently she is studying international relations and psychology at the…

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Jefferson County Board OKs solar farm permit

MOUNT VERNON — The Jefferson County Board Monday approved the special use permit application for a new proposed solar farm near Woodlawn. Six board members voted yes, three voted no and one board member abstained from the vote, said County Board Chairman Cliff Lindemann. The matter was discussed by the full board during Monday’s session,…

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Myron Lloyd saluted for decades of service to Salem

SALEM — The Salem Elks Lodge presented its annual Citizen of the Year award recently, recognizing a worthy honoree for their contributions to the Salem community. This year’s Elks Citizen of the Year award went to longtime Salem resident Myron Lloyd, with the recognition coming as a surprise when it was announced on Saturday evening,…

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Games and prizes instead of petting zoo at Nashville Fall Fest

NASHVILLE — There will not be a petting zoo at the Nashville Fall Festival Sept. 26-27, and instead there will be games for kids. Nashville Chamber of Commerce Director Dee DeMoss said that this year the Nashville FFA will be changing things up a bit for the upcoming Fall Festival. Instead of a petting zoo,…

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Riechmann voices concern about NCHS ag department

NASHVILLE — Local citizen Mike Riechmann expressed concerns about the Nashville High School agriculture department to the Nashville High School Board Wednesday. Riechmann said he heard that they now have a teacher, so he appreciates that. He said they’ve had school now for four weeks and there hasn’t really been an ag teacher. He said…

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Rend Lake College eyes fee changes

INA — The Rend Lake College Board of Trustees Tuesday, Sept. 9 approved some changes to the college’s fee system that will go into effect for the Spring Term 2026. RLC no longer uses physical ID cards. They are now digital, so the replacement ID card fee of $10 was removed from the system, said…

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