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Local News

Salem Mayor positive about city's direction in State of the City Message
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Centralia man faces eight charges following series of incident involving a gun
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Centralia Home and Community Expo returns to Fairview Park Plaza March 29 and 30
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Police Beat for Friday, March 28th, 2025
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Centralia High School solar project nears completion
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Salem Township Hospital passes budget; gets construction update
Mar 27, 2025

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FYI

Temporary Closures on North Jefferson in Salem for Pavement Repairs
Burn Ban Lifted for All of Marion County
Trash pickup in Central City moving to roadways
West Ellis Street Railroad crossing in Central City remains closed until further notice

Blogs

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Local Sports

Wildcats Head To Centralia For 6:30 Start First Pitch...OPS Hosts Mulberry Grove...Prep Baseball Scores
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Lady Cats Head To DuQuoin Tournament Saturday....Thursday Softball Scores
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Area Athletes Named To All South Girls Basketball Team
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Kessler's Goal Not Enough In Salem Loss
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National News

Man charged for posing as ICE officer, placed fake emblems on SUV: Police
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Extreme, record-breaking flooding sweeps through southern Texas
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Nearly 500 cases of measles reported nationwide across 19 states: CDC
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Tesla Cybertruck vandalized with swastika in NYC: Police
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Carolina wildfires: High winds, low humidity significantly increase threat
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'Unfair exclusionary policy': 2nd judge blocks Trump's transgender military ban in scathing ruling 13h ago
Administration asks Supreme Court to lift judge's block on deportations under Alien Enemies Act 13h ago
Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann and estranged wife reach divorce settlement 14h ago
Judge orders Trump administration to preserve Signal chat on Yemen strikes Mar 27, 2025

National Sports

Scoreboard roundup -- 3/27/25
16h ago
Asphyxiation ruled out as cause of death for former Yankees player Brett Gardner's son: Costa Rican National Police
Mar 25, 2025
Son of former Yankees player Brett Gardner honored at opening day after his mysterious death in Costa Rica
Mar 27, 2025
Scoreboard roundup -- 3/26/25
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Scoreboard roundup -- 3/25/25
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Business News

Inflation held steady in February, according to Fed's preferred gauge
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US stocks tick up in 1st trading since Trump's auto tariffs announced
Mar 27, 2025
Republicans accuse NPR, PBS of bias at House hearing; Democrats rebuke it as a partisan attack
Mar 26, 2025
What could tariffs on April 2 mean for prices and the economy?
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Political News

Trump weighs in on House special election races in Florida as GOP fights to keep majority
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Another 2 law firms targeted by Trump sue to block executive order
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Vice President Vance and wife Usha head to Greenland amid US takeover controversy
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Trump pulls Stefanik's UN nomination
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World News

After months of cuts, State Department says it's officially shuttering USAID
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Dozens missing as massive 7.7 quake rocks Myanmar and Thailand
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5 injured, including 2 Americans, in 'serious' stabbing attack in Amsterdam: Police
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Army bringing in more assets to reach missing US soldiers' vehicle in muddy bog in Lithuania
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Health News

Utah becomes 1st state to ban fluoride in drinking water
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Measles outbreak in Texas is spreading beyond the Mennonite community: Officials
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Michigan resident dies of rabies after undergoing organ transplant in Ohio: Officials
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Measles case confirmed in DC, individual may have exposed others on Amtrak train
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Entertainment News

Kermit the Frog to give commencement speech at University of Maryland
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'The Legend of Zelda' live-action film gets release date
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Weekend Watchlist: What's new in theaters, on streaming
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Country Music News

Nashville notes: Alabama's Live in '25 + Tucker Wetmore's 'Casino'
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Maren Morris gives fans a taste of 'DREAMSICLE'
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'Bar None': Jordan Davis keeps score with new single
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The 'Day of Reckoning' comes for Trace Adkins
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