Centralia Archives

STORM UPDATES: Ameren reports 56 Boonville residents without power

January 1, 2021 1:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri Department of Transportation said crews blocked off the westbound lanes of Highway 54 in Fulton because of power lines across the roadway.

Multiple agencies help with chase out of Centralia

December 24, 2020 7:20 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple agencies were called after Centralia police requested help in a chase for a larceny investigation. According to Boone County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Tracy Cleaton, Boone County Sheriff’s Department, Hallsville Police and Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a later afternoon chase. Sgt. Cleaton says deputies pursued the suspect for a bit

MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 161 COVID-19 to state dashboard

November 23, 2020 9:47 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Firefighters at Centralia wood products business

Firefighters called to possible factory fire near Centralia

October 28, 2020 2:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Boone County fire units were called to a fire at a building listed online as a wood products business near Centralia on Wednesday afternoon. The call came over emergency radio at about 1 p.m. An ABC 17 News crew saw fire trucks and volunteer firefighters’ vehicles massed outside an address listed

THURSDAY UPDATES: Centralia homecoming moved due to COVID

October 8, 2020 8:33 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Community flu vaccination events begin in Boone County

September 30, 2020 5:09 AM Ben Fein

Wednesday is the first of seven community vaccination events being held by the Columbia/Boone County Health Department.

FRIDAY UPDATES: New cases push COVID-19 rate tracked by Columbia Public Schools higher

August 28, 2020 11:38 AM ABC 17 News Team

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WATCH: Centralia R-VI superintendent talks return to learn

August 7, 2020 2:23 AM Molly Stawinoga

Centralia R-VI School District’s superintendent joined ABC 17 News Friday morning to talk about the return to school this fall.

Centralia Public Schools continues discussions on resuming fall classes

July 22, 2020 9:04 PM Sydney Olsen

School is set to resume at Centralia Public Schools on August 24, and leaders are working to decide what that will look like during COVID-19.

Centralia eliminates two police department positions to balance budget

June 26, 2020 1:27 PM Matt Ragsdale

Centralia city leaders decided recently to eliminate two police department positions in an effort to balance the city’s budget.

Spike in firearm background checks doesn’t surprise local gun shop owner

April 7, 2020 7:22 PM Zach Boetto

The number of firearm background checks in Missouri is higher than it has been in years, according to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS.

Centralia church offering ‘drive-up’ worship

April 4, 2020 4:15 PM Zach Boetto

CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The First Baptist Church in Centralia will hold its second ‘drive-up’ worship service on Sunday despite the ‘Stay Home Missouri’ order. The church’s pastor Chris Baker says the church is doing what it can to make it work. “You know, it’s it’s vital for us to be together as a church you

Rural communities in Boone County impacted by COVID-19

March 25, 2020 8:34 PM Ben Fein

Areas in Boone such as Centralia face unique problems in dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak. The city is abiding by the county’s stay at home order, and mayor Chris Cox says he’s seen restaurants take the biggest hit so far.

High school seniors feel impacts of COVID-19

March 20, 2020 5:49 PM Amber Tabeling

COVID-19 has forced all Missouri schools to close their doors, leaving students wondering when or if they will go back.

Centralia church provides meals while school is out

Centralia church offering free lunches as COVID-19 outbreak stretches on

March 18, 2020 4:33 PM Brittany Wiley

Centralia First Baptist Church is offering free to-go lunches Thursday and Friday to help students who rely on free and reduced-price lunch.

MoDOT Central District sign and a filled pothole.

MoDOT: ‘Potholes are blooming’

March 7, 2020 5:12 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation says crews will be focusing on repairing potholes through April. “There is a lot more than we’ve seen in previous years,” said Adam Pulley the Central District communications manager for MoDOT. According to a report from MoDOT, in 2019, the department patched roughly 730,000 potholes worth an

Part of Highway 22 closed after bridge deck collapse

February 11, 2020 11:10 AM Madison Fleck

One lane of Highway 22 was closed just east of Centralia on Tuesday after part of the bridge deck collapsed.

End of year Boone County food inspections find few violations

January 1, 2020 12:00 PM Joe McLean

In the final week of 2019, 20 restaurants, one caterer, one grocery store and a food processing facility were inspected by Boone County staff.

Suspect arrested after high-speed Boone County chase

January 1, 2020 12:27 PM Matthew Sanders

A high-speed chase that began in Columbia ended on a country road between Centralia and Sturgeon on Wednesday.

Family, friends remember teenager killed in Columbia police chase

December 6, 2019 5:37 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The mother of a Hallsville teenager killed in a crash early Friday called him a “loving young man who made a stupid mistake.” Hayden Holt, 17, died when his vehicle crashed into a utility pole during a chance involving police. Holt’s mother, Kari Hallowell, described her son as loving. “I will say