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Local News

Marion County Inmate Attempts Escape While at Salem Township Hospital
Mar 08, 2026
Police Beat for Saturday, March 7th, 2026
Mar 08, 2026
Heavy Thunderstorm Passes Over Marion County Area, Downing Trees and Knocking Out Power
Mar 07, 2026
Centralia BPW Will Hold Equal Pay Day Rally on Saturday
Mar 06, 2026
New Part-Time Centralia Firefighter Sworn In
Mar 06, 2026
Lane closures on Old US 50 west of Carlyle to Begin Monday for resurfacing
Mar 06, 2026

Weather

FYI

Boil order LIFTED for parts of North Washington and East Schwartz in Salem
Lane closures on Old US 50 west of Carlyle to Begin Monday for resurfacing
Patoka Library closed Thursday
Two and a Half Inch Rain Floods Low-Lying Rural Roads Thursday Morning
Boil Order LIFTED for Entire Farina Water System

Blogs

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Mar 05, 2026
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Mar 04, 2026
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Feb 26, 2026

Local Sports

Orphans Season Ends To Flyers
Mar 07, 2026
Goreville & Lawrenceville Heading To Super Sectionals
Mar 07, 2026
Shoes Fall In Dramatic Final 10 Seconds at Monticello...Benton Dominates Carterville To Win at Nashville
Mar 07, 2026
Breese Central Looking For Program's 2nd State Title Today
Mar 07, 2026

National News

Video footage appears to cast doubt on DHS claims about fatal 2025 shooting involving agent
9h ago
4 arrested after 'suspicious device' thrown during protest outside NYC mayor's home
Mar 07, 2026
Severe weather continues to churn as death toll from US storms reaches 8
Mar 07, 2026
Obama Presidential Center's grand opening celebrations to begin in June
Mar 07, 2026
'Not what we voted for': Some MAGA voices warn Iran backlash will only grow the longer the war lasts
Mar 07, 2026
Trump to attend dignified transfer of 6 fallen service members killed in Kuwait amid Iran war Mar 07, 2026
Severe weather threat, including tornadoes, continues for millions of Americans Mar 06, 2026
Bryan Pata murder case ends in mistrial 20 years after football star's killing Mar 06, 2026
Barack Obama honors Jesse Jackson's 'legacy of hope' at a time when it's 'hard to hope' Mar 06, 2026

National Sports

Scoreboard roundup -- 3/5/26
Mar 06, 2026
Scoreboard roundup -- 3/4/26
Mar 05, 2026
Scoreboard roundup -- 3/3/26
Mar 04, 2026
Scoreboard roundup -- 3/2/26
Mar 03, 2026
Scoreboard roundup -- 3/1/26
Mar 02, 2026

Business News

Dow closes down 450 points as Iran war sends oil prices surging
Mar 06, 2026
US lost 92,000 jobs as markets roil, gas prices surge: Report
Mar 06, 2026
Investors send stocks tumbling, Dow plunges 900 points
Mar 05, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand in landmark trial over social media addiction claims
Feb 18, 2026

Political News

Trump to speak at 'Shield of the Americas' summit aimed at taking on cartels
Mar 07, 2026
Takeaways from the first primaries of the 2026 election cycle
Mar 04, 2026
US sub sinks Iranian ship by torpedo in Indian Ocean, 1st such attack since WWII
Mar 04, 2026
Senate voting on Democrats' Iran war powers resolution
Mar 04, 2026

World News

Pakistan says further provocations by the Taliban will be met with 'decisive response'
Feb 27, 2026
Russia 'losing thousands' of troops for each mile in Ukraine, NATO commander says
Feb 26, 2026
US and Iran hold pivotal nuclear talks in Geneva amid heightened tensions
Feb 26, 2026
Cuba says 4 killed, 6 wounded on US-registered boat in 'confrontation' off Cuba's coast
Feb 25, 2026

Health News

NIH director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to take over as acting head of CDC
Feb 18, 2026
'Very concerning': How EPA rolling back greenhouse gas emissions endangerment finding could impact health
Feb 14, 2026
Measles cases surpass 900 in US with infections in 24 states: CDC
Feb 13, 2026
4 times as many measles cases in a few weeks than US typically averages in a whole year: CDC
Feb 06, 2026

Entertainment News

'Zombies 5' officially happening without Milo Manheim, Meg Donnelly
Mar 02, 2026
In brief: 'Hamnet' gets Peacock streaming date and more
Mar 02, 2026
'Scream 7' scares up big box office debut
Mar 02, 2026

Country Music News

Carly Pearce is the Song Suffragettes' Yellow Rose of Inspiration
Mar 03, 2026
When country artists have reigned on the all-genre charts
Mar 03, 2026
'Nashville' cast to reunite for two shows at historic Ryman Auditorium
Mar 03, 2026
Ella Langley & Megan Moroney team up for a country music first, with an assist from Miranda Lambert
Mar 03, 2026