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07/11/2025

Rogier Post 543 of Patoka has advanced to the championship game of the District 23 Junior American Legion Baseball Tournament at Breese. Post 543 downed the Gator of Trenton Stahl Post 778 by a 13-5 score Thursday night and followed that with a 6-2 victory over the host Braves of Timmermann-Benhoff Post 252. Austin Hoffmann and Blaize Murray had three hits each and Aiden Hoover tossed four innings of scoreless relief and had two hits and two RBI in the opener. In the second game, Luke Boldt tossed a three-hitter, striking out eight and had three hits and two RBI, and Ryker Dodson had two hits and two RBI. Patoka plays for the title at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Northside Park with a second championship game, if needed, will follow immediately thereafter.

07/09/2025

Baby Sunday was recently celebrated at Waltonville Community Church and children ages 3 and younger received a free Child of God T-shirt and prayer book. Attendees are joined by Pastor Tim Reynolds. The church gathers for an 11:15 a.m. Sunday worship service.
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07/09/2025

Central City Baptist Church will present the Victory Voices in concert from 6 to 8 p.m. this Saturday, July 12, at the church, 304 S. Broadway in Central City. Admission is free and a love offering will be taken. A cookie fellowship will follow the concert. The regular schedule at CCBC includes Sunday School from 9 to 10 a.m. and a 10:15 a.m. Sunday worship service.
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07/09/2025

The Rev. Wally Holt will be the guest speaker for the 10 a.m. worship service this Sunday at Centralia First Baptist Church. His sermon title is “Three Steps to Church Revitalization.” A luncheon will be held after the service this Sunday.
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07/07/2025

Jordan Elementary School of Centralia closed out the 2024-2025 school year by honoring its Jordan Stars for the month of May. Students are encouraged to express and demonstrate positive behaviors daily in their classrooms and around the school to receive this recognition. Honorees are, FROM LEFT, front row, Kayla Clark, Juliana Lilley, Genesis Nottmeyer, Ryker Coffman, Stephanio Rodriguez-Zurita and Alexander Watson. BACK ROW: Olivia Graham, D’Braya Wilks, William Melton, Sherraine House-Flagg, Ka’Marieyah Nelson and Jubilee Algire. Honorees also included Lexi Rodgers.
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07/07/2025

The Centralia area Parkinson’s Disease Support Group meets at 2 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at Heritage Woods, 2049 E. McCord St. At the upcoming July 9 meeting the guest speaker will be Dr. Laura Johnson, DPT from SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia who will talk about the LSVT BIG and LOUD therapy programs that address walking, balance, loudness and clarity of speech in PD patients. Anyone who has Parkinson’s or cares for someone who does is encouraged to attend.
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07/06/2025

Whiteside Post 1961 of Orient scored five unearned runs in the last of the seventh to edge Mondt-Lampe Post 1239 of Aviston 10-9 Saturday night in the championship game of the Harold Harmsen Tournament hosted by Beisner-Knop-Brueggemann Post 480 of Steeleville in a battle of teams both with Express as their nickname. Aviston held the lead throughout until the final inning. A total of 356 pitches were thrown in the game including 204 by Aviston pitchers. There were 23 walks in the three-hour contest. Johnny Hilmes and Miles Browne had two hits each for Post 1239 and Drake Curry and Bryce Wieter had two RBI each. Will Scales had two hits and four RBI for Post 1961 (8-1) and Nolan Causey had two hits and two RBI.
Aviston (22-4) is at Highland Iten Post 439 on Monday night.

07/03/2025

Project Pride, sponsored by Centralia Clean and Green, July winners are Larry and Sue Owen, 923 E. Noleman St.; and Doug and Kelly Knolhoff, 4 Crestwood Dr.; Jonathan Lyons and Abby Meador, 428 Linden Ave., Connie & Mike Sinclair 901 W. 5th St.; Tom Burleyson, 407 Sunset Dr., Brandon and Stacy Burleyson, 154 Greenview Rd.; Bonnie Merrell, 401 E. Seventh St.; and Dennis Johnson, 1029 N. Lincoln Blvd. Clean and Green committee members along with community residents can nominate their neighbors for this honor by calling (618) 532-3138 or they can call (618) 434-9200 or (618) 322-1853.
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07/03/2025

Centralia Business and Professional Women held their June meeting and engaged ina. networking discovery venture. Recent activities for the club have included members joining in Juneteenth events, participating in the Centralia Youth Commission Opportunity Fair and honoring the memory of longtime member and past president Norma Reuter.
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07/03/2025

The Centralia Philharmonic Orchestra is sponsoring a summer workshop for string instrument players of all ages and skill levels July 14 to 18 at the Community Arts Center. For more information or to register for the workshop visit the Centralia Cultural Society website or call (618) 532-2951.
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07/02/2025

The Victory Voices quartet provided the special music on Patriotic Sunday recently at Waltonville Community Church. Pictured from left are Cort Jones, Lisa Jones, Berdella McGrew and Jim Beaty. Waltonville Community Church gathers for an 11:15 a.m. Sunday worship service.
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07/02/2025

Little Grove Christian Church, 23367 N. Old Centralia Lane, Walnut Hill, is hosting “Road Trip Vacation Bible School 2025: On the Road With God” from 5:30 to 8 p.m. July 10 to 12. “God is with us in our journey. God is with us when we go off course,” shares the church about the VBS theme, which draws from Joshua 1:9. More information is available on the church’s page.
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