Centralia’s full board of aldermen heard the results from this year’s fiscal audit from Heidi Chick, a representative of Williams Keepers, LLC, the firm retained by the city to audit the city’s financial existence. “That’s the best opinion you can get,” said Chick of the clean opinion the firm issued on the city’s finances. She said there were not any significant or huge changes in the city’s financial position during
Centralia’s full board of aldermen heard the results from this year’s fiscal audit from Heidi Chick, a representative of Williams Keepers, LLC, the firm retained by the city to audit the city’s financial existence. “That’s the best opinion you can get,” said Chick of the clean opinion the firm issued on the city’s finances. She said there were not any significant or huge changes in the city’s financial position during
Don Brooks is working to fill a niche. That niche is just off the corner of Switzler and Howard Burton. Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, NRA banquets and ball games are among the things Brooks sees the his facility hosting. The 20-year veteran of the construction business has crafted Centralia’s newest recreation and banquet facility to be something for everybody. The 6,000-plus square foot facility had been on Brooks’ mind for at
Less than 90 days from now fall leaves will begin covering the grass at Centralia’s City Square Park. They will not be the only things covering the square. Multicolored canopies and barbecue smokers and grills will surround the square as the fifth annual Anchor City Cook-Off, Oct. 10 and 11 in the City Square Park. There will be a few changes to this year’s event but the contest committee’s basic
The Centralia Hurricaines Swim team took on the Mexico Marlins for a chilly evening of swimming action, June 9 at the Centralia City Pool. Here are the partial Centralia results: Mixed 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay Centralia, second place – 2:43.25 Thompson, Caleb M8, Bowne, Josh M8, Stephens, Tess W8, Adams, Olivia W8 Mixed 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay Centralia, first place – 2:36.18 Rawlings,
Seventy seven runners participated in this year’s one mile ANCHOR RUN sponsored by the Centralia Rotary Club. Medals were presented to all participants as they crossed the finish line. After the results were tallied, trophies were presented to the first and second place winners in each age category and the Over-All female and male winners. Overall female winner: Sophie Angell – 6 minutes – 12 seconds Overall male winner: Bryce
Gordon, Horn, Schmersahl medal The Centralia Panthers brought home some hardware from the Class III Missouri State Track and field championships, May 30-31 in Jefferson City.Madison Gordon took fourth place in the 400-meter dash, setting a new school record 58.52. Haley Schmersahl won a seventh-place medal in the pole vault with a 10’ 3” vault. Denver Horn earned a fifth place medal in the long jump, going 21’ 7.75”
Don Brooks is working to fill a niche. That niche is just off the corner of Switzler and Howard Burton. Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, NRA banquets and ball games are among the things Brooks sees the his facility hosting. The 20-year veteran of the construction business has crafted Centralia’s newest recreation and banquet facility to be something for everybody. The 6,000-plus square foot facility had been on Brooks’ mind for at
Less than 90 days from now fall leaves will begin covering the grass at Centralia’s City Square Park. They will not be the only things covering the square. Multicolored canopies and barbecue smokers and grills will surround the square as the fifth annual Anchor City Cook-Off, Oct. 10 and 11 in the City Square Park. There will be a few changes to this year’s event but the contest committee’s basic
Mike Cooper, pastor, First Baptist Church, Centralia Growing up in a neighborhood, where almost everyone had a fence, gates were kind of important things. Of course, when I was young and a lot less breakable, I and some of my friends would sometimes try to hop fences, if we needed to move quickly from one yard to the next. Obviously, we tried our best not to be caught when we engaged
Don Brooks is working to fill a niche. That niche is just off the corner of Switzler and Howard Burton. Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, NRA banquets and ball games are among the things Brooks sees the his facility hosting. The 20-year veteran of the construction business has crafted Centralia’s newest recreation and banquet facility to be something for everybody. The 6,000-plus square foot facility had been on Brooks’ mind for at
Less than 90 days from now fall leaves will begin covering the grass at Centralia’s City Square Park. They will not be the only things covering the square. Multicolored canopies and barbecue smokers and grills will surround the square as the fifth annual Anchor City Cook-Off, Oct. 10 and 11 in the City Square Park. There will be a few changes to this year’s event but the contest committee’s basic
Another July weekend, another fair. Only one weekend though, has the privilege of being the weekend of the Centralia Youth Fair. Thursday, July 10 through Saturday, July 12, an estimated thousand or more passed through Centralia to enjoy the three-day event’s charms. Fair board vice president Adam Brown said exhibitors, participants and spectators alike spent money in Centralia, directly or indirectly while they took in the fair. “People shopped the
Centralia’s full board of aldermen heard the results from this year’s fiscal
Don Brooks is working to fill a niche. That niche is just