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$771,263 Grant Awarded to Start Work on Hoffman-Hart Building
First Community Easter Dinner Deemed A Success
Salem Community Theatre Mystery Resolved Ahead of Renovation
Salem’s new Police Chief starts work
$771,263 Grant Awarded to Start Work on Hoffman-Hart Building
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Local News

Over $43,000 in scholarships award at Odin Senior Banquet
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Police Beat for Thursday, May 1st, 2025
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Tornado Hits in Area Between Shobonier and St. Peter Wednesday night
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Salem Township Hospital reports good fiscal year
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Kaskaskia College nursing program receives competitive state grant for training software
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Centralia man charged with 13 counts of child pornography
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Weather

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FYI

All roads across Crooked Creek Bottoms reopened as flood waters have receded
Community Beach Road closed to through traffic from Farthing to Odin Road
Boil order LIFTED for Community Beach Road in Odin
Boil order LIFTED for portion of North Broadway in Centralia
Salem LIFTS Boil Order for Portions of North Illinois and Meadow Lane

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Local Sports

Salem Track Has Good Day Despite Lightning Shortening the Carmi Invitational
21h ago
Cardinals hope doubleheader sweep at Cincinnati signals an end to their road woes
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Young Orphans 4th At Marion F/S Invitational
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IHSA 1a/2a State Baseball Finals To Be Played at U of I This Year Only
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National News

2 kids, 1 adult struck by car outside church in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
15h ago
Judge in Texas rules Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act for deportations 'exceeds the scope' of the law
16h ago
Army soldier in Colorado arrested for allegedly distributing cocaine: FBI
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Fox News, Smartmatic file dueling motions for summary judgment in defamation case
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Hundreds of flights canceled amid severe weather, flash flooding threats
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2 kids, 1 adult struck by car outside church in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
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University of Delaware student killed, several hurt when driver flees from police, hits people near campus Apr 30, 2025

National Sports

Baseball fan in critical condition after fall from bleachers at Pittsburgh's PNC Park
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Business News

US economy expected to have slowed sharply at start of Trump's 2nd term
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Trump to ease tariffs faced by US automakers
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Trump's economic policies shake norms, markets as uncertainty looms
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Consumer gloom amid Trump's tariffs expected to have worsened in April
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Political News

US military says standards for investigating sex assault claims to remain unchanged
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Trump administration discontinues $1 billion in school mental health grants
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Trump replacing Waltz as national security adviser, Rubio takes role for now
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Critically ill 9/11 first responders are being turned away from the program meant to save them
21h ago

World News

Ukraine, Russia react to controversial US minerals sharing deal
20h ago
Child accidentally damages $50 million Rothko at Rotterdam museum
Apr 30, 2025
Kim Jong Un oversees missile tests on new North Korean warship
Apr 30, 2025
Russia-Ukraine war cannot end until 'nuances' addressed, Kremlin says
Apr 30, 2025

Health News

Case of tuberculosis confirmed at Florida high school: Officials
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Even a small uptick in vaccination could prevent millions of US measles cases. Here's how
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'I want to live': Coal miners speak out as Trump strips away health protections
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HHS firings, questioning safety of vaccines: How the Trump administration may be 'attacking' science
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Entertainment News

Carrie Coon stars in 'The Gilded Age' season 3 trailer
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Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks celebrate 37th wedding anniversary
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'Sinners' rereleases on Imax screens due to popular demand
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Country Music News

Nashville notes: Kacey Musgraves' Hank Williams cover + Castellows' 'Homecoming'
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Carrie Underwood, Scotty McCreery and more to celebrate CMA Fest at the Opry
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Jelly Roll reveals who'll join him at Billy Bob's Texas
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Post Malone's Big A** Stadium Tour gets bigger with new LA date
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