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Marion County continues to look for a permanent animal control facility
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Local News

Kaskaskia College and predecessor celebrate 85th Anniversary at Graduation
17h ago
Theme selected for this year's Centralia Halloween Parade
18h ago
Salem Community High School seniors lauded for accomplishments during graduation
17h ago
Keep Salem Beautiful volunteers clean Bryan Memorial Park
18h ago
Centralia High School honors graduating Class of 2025
17h ago
Kell dedicates Veterans Memorial
19h ago

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FYI

Perkins Street Railroad Crossing REOPENED
West Ellis Street Railroad crossing in Central City remains closed until further notice
Part of South Hotze Road REOPENED following emergency bridge repairs
Community Beach Road closed to through traffic from Farthing to Odin Road
Temporary Closures on North Jefferson in Salem for Pavement Repairs

Blogs

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Local Sports

Wildcats Host Mattoon Today For Senior Day....Orphans Beat Collinsville, Host Freeburg Today
3h ago
Small School Softball Regionals Get Underway
3h ago
Small School Baseball Regionals
3h ago
Lady Wildcats Battle a Bigger Cause At Tully On Monday
3h ago

National News

Burglars break in to Anthony Anderson's LA home: Sources
1h ago
New Orleans jail employee arrested, accused of helping mass escape of inmates
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11-year-old boy accidentally shot to death by sibling inside of their home
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Florida man shoots neighbor's cow 5 times after it wandered onto his property
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Inner circle members give testimony as 2nd week of Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial gets underway
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Burglars break in to Anthony Anderson's LA home: Sources
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Menendez brothers' post-resentencing parole hearing delayed by 2 months 5h ago
Palm Springs bombing suspect appears to have posted bomb tests on YouTube 5h ago
Greer Fire expands to 20,000 acres, over 700 personnel battling flames 21h ago
2 dead, 19 injured after Mexican Navy sailboat crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, mayor says 23h ago

National Sports

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Business News

Stocks slide after Moody's downgrades US debt
May 19, 2025
Consumer sentiment worsens despite Trump's rollback of tariffs, survey says
May 16, 2025
Inflation is dropping but these prices are still soaring
May 15, 2025
Winners of Trump's meme coin contest potentially include foreign investors
May 13, 2025

Political News

Appeals court sides with Venezuelan man seeking return to US from El Salvador
5h ago
Why Biden may not have known about his 'aggressive' prostate cancer until recently
5h ago
Trump calls for 'major investigation' into Kamala Harris' celebrity endorsements
5h ago
Ashli Babbitt's family to receive $5 million in settlement with Trump administration: Sources
21h ago

World News

Iran leader casts doubt on US nuclear talks, saying Tehran won't stop enrichment
4h ago
Russia attacks Ukraine with drones as Trump lauds Putin phone call
5h ago
Evidence of 30-foot ancient sea monster found in Mississippi
6h ago
Family of Hamas hostage Edan Alexander recall dramatic Gaza release
May 19, 2025

Health News

Measles cases reach 1,024 in the US as infections confirmed in 30 states: CDC
May 16, 2025
Florida becomes 2nd state to ban fluoride from public drinking water
May 15, 2025
RFK Jr. says people should not take medical advice from him, defends HHS cuts during congressional hearings
May 14, 2025
US drug overdose deaths fell by nearly 27% last year, reaching lowest levels since 2019: CDC
May 14, 2025

Entertainment News

Michelle Williams gets emotional discussing Heath Ledger and their daughter
1h ago
In brief: New episodes of 'Peppa Pig' to stream on Netflix and more
3h ago
'Shadow Force''s Omar Sy and Kerry Washington are both real-life Lionel Richie fans
6h ago

Country Music News

Kelsea Ballerini's 'Baggage' is packed and she's heading for Charleston
6h ago
Nashville notes: The Opry's rodeo show + Craig Campbell's Ryman benefit
19h ago
Alan Jackson's road dates are wrapped, but he's planning one more at home
20h ago
Kelsea Ballerini's reliving 'The First Time' a decade later
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