Morning Sentinel

10/18/2025

The Salem Wildcats play their final football game in the Cahokia Conference in a 45-18 loss at Freeburg on Friday night. Trey Clark rushed for 183 yards with two touchdowns and Kaeden Bevolo had 114 yards passing including a 54-yard TD heave to Madden Thompson. Salem (2-6) heads to Charleston next week to close out the regular season while Freeburg (7-1) faces St. Louis Priory before going into the playoffs.

10/17/2025

Way to go to Bartelso Grade School Honor Roll Students!
Send your honor rolls to us at [email protected] and we are proud to highlight your students' accomplishments!

10/17/2025

Flute and piccolo player Brittany McFall and her Centralia Junior High School students will join the Centralia Philharmonic Orchestra for a 3 p.m. Family Concert this Sunday, Oct. 19, at the Centralia Cultural Society. Iuka Grade School students will also be performing. Those attending with a paid admission have a chance to win tickets to see the original animated classic “The Lion King” with the music score performed live by the St. Louis Symphony. Tickets and information for the CPO’s Family Concert available at http://centraliaorchestra.org or by calling (618)532-2951. Tickets are also available at the door.

10/17/2025

The Centralia Masonic Lodge will host a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. Oct. 25 at the lodge on South Poplar Street next to the Centralia Fire Department. Biscuits and gravy, pancakes and blueberry pancakes will be served. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door.

10/17/2025

Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder signed a proclamation at Tuesday's Centralia City Council meeting celebrating Oct. 18 to 24 as Business and Professional Women's Week. He is joined by members and friends of Centralia BPW. The week will feature club and community events, including the 2025 BPW Woman of the Year and Boss of the Year awards presentation during a Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. this Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Heritage Woods. 2049 E. McCord St., Centralia. More photos and articles celebrating BPW Week can be found in the Saturday Sentinel and will be featured in Sentinel print editions throughout the week, along with the Sentinel page and online edition.

10/17/2025

Congratulations to Summersville Grade School First-Quarter Honor Roll Students! Send your school honor rolls to [email protected] to be featured in our online edition and on our page!

10/16/2025

We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our phone lines at the Centralia office. For those trying to reach our office by phone we apologize for any inconvenience.

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Thank you for everyone’s patience.

10/16/2025

SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE OCTOBER 14TH PRESS RELEASE

10/15/2025

10/15/2025

A Gospel Sing will be held at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at 1200 N. Shelby St. in Salem. The Gospel Concert will feature the Abundance Quartet. Admission is free and a love offering will be received. More information is available online at abundance quartet.com.

10/15/2025

Congrats to the Centralia High School Marching Showcase!

10/15/2025

‘Princess & the Pea’ to be performed at MVTHS
What is the connection between a pea and a royal couple’s search for a wife for their son?

That is just one of the questions to be explored when “The Princess and The Pea,” this year’s Theater for Kids production, is presented at Mount Vernon Township High School’s Schweinfurth Theater.

King Pendleton and Queen Pandora are in search of the perfect match for their son Prince Pete. With the help of wisecracking Granny Primrose, uptight Lord Pendragon, and sweet Lady Jean, the kingdom has summoned a plethora of princesses to compete for their son's affection.

Add a stack of mattresses, switched identities, and a mysterious late night visitor, and you end up with the wackiest (and probably first) fairy tale dating game. The princesses may be fierce competitors, but who will win the prince's heart?

One of the objectives of Theater for Kids is to give youngsters exposure to live theater. Area kindergarten- to-fourth-grade students will come to MVTHS during the school day on Thursday and Friday to view the play free of charge. These performances are closed to the public. “The Princess and The Pea” will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday with performances open to the public. Tickets are $5 each with no charge for youngsters fourth-grade and under.

Advance tickets are available at our.show/mvthspea. Tickets will be available at the door.

“The joy and adventure of a live performance cannot be topped. Most children in our area only ever see a live show at MVTHS, so this is a way to expand their horizons,” according to Raquel Bliffen, MVTHS drama director.

“Princess and the Pea” cast includes Prince Pete, Michael Gleason; King Pendleton, Oscar Craddock; Queen Pandora, Victoria Jackson; Queen’s Handmaid/Queen Understudy, Anessa McCoy; Granny Primrose, Cecilia Little; Grampy Thornside, Rielly Whitt; Princess Primonetta, Isla Plemons; Princess Primonette Understudy, Zoey Wilson; Princess Priscinda, Ava Tolley; Princess Prudelle, Reignah Barnum; Princess Paxine, Caroline Klein; Princess Perdecia, Lydia Borger; Princess Pozzoloni, Cheryl Carr; Princess Parthenia, Thais Palmeira; Princess Pzpopalenka, Adalynn Sendelbach; Princess Parnassa, Faye Bliffen; Princess Pymlika, Lilian Dunaway; Princess Politicia, Gwen Decker; Princess Pomburlaine, Xandra Morris; Princess Panichelle, Autumn Ramirez; Princess Palettina, T’erika Oliver; Princess Phillippa, Lina Stoimenovski; Princess Swing, Emma Hall’Jean, Jewailady Patterson; Jean Understudy/Maid, Alivia Jackson; Percy, Silas Hayes; Lord Pendragon, Finley Rutherford; Lord Pendragon Understudy/Squire, Jason Lockeby; Interpreter, Sylvio Martoccio; Perry, Jacob Ellis; Puddin’, Tylan Vance; Young Perry, Cody Samadzai; Servant 1, Kae’Shawnn Alexander; Servant 2, Jaylee Brantley; and Servant 3, Eden Webster.