centralia

Centralia voters re-elect Grenke for mayor

Erin Dismeier — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:44:37 +0000

Three-term incumbent Centralia Mayor Tim Grenke defeated challengers Catherine Simmons and Farris Sanders last night. Grenke says he’s excited about the results and that Centralia citizens chose to keep him in office for another term.

“A three way race is always kind of apprehensive, not knowing which way it’s going to go,” Grenke said.

Three candidates compete in Centralia's mayoral race

Jake Godin — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:58:25 +0000

Tim Grenke has been Centralia’s mayor for two full terms but now faces two challengers in the mayoral race: Ward One Alderman Catherine Simmons and Ward Three Alderman Farris Sanders. Grenke works as a safety specialist in the National Guard. He says he welcomes the challengers.

“A contested election, I think, is better for politics. Because it-it gets more of the issues out there. And I think that being able to articulate what your concerns are is important.”

Centralia approved for EEZ

Kristofor Husted — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:56:49 +0000

The Missouri Department of Economic Development announced Monday the approval of Enhanced Enterprise Zone, or EEZ, designation to the city of Centralia, Mo.

In the program, businesses could receive tax incentives as encouragement to open up shop in a certain area of the city. Zone designation is based on certain demographic criteria, the potential to create sustainable jobs in a targeted industry and a demonstrated impact on local cluster development, the department says.

Centralia recovering from water main break

Laishi Zhou — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:51:21 +0000

A water main break in Centralia closed schools and some restaurants today. The water service was restored, but department crews have been working on repairs since yesterday.