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

Marion County Jury finds Ricky Norwood guilty of second-degree murder
18h ago
Odin Village Board reorganizes, promises ordinance violation crackdown after this weekend's cleanup
20h ago
Two Vandalia teens escape serious injury in crash at Mills Cart and Baldridge Lane in Salem
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Marion and surrounding counties declared State Disaster Area
20h ago
Salem man arrested twice Thursday following incidents with ex-girlfriend
20h ago
Salem Grade amended budget shows increased deficit
20h ago

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FYI

Perkins Street Railroad Crossing closed for repairs through Friday (updated)
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

Lady Wildcats Open Up 2a Soccer Regionals Today At Olney
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Crow-Armstrong drives in 6 as the Cubs pound the White Sox 13-3 at a windy Wrigley Field
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Orphans 5th At South 7 Track Championships
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Herrera drives in 4, Pallante works 7 strong innings as Cardinals beat Royals 10-3
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National News

Families separated by Trump's 'zero-tolerance' policy at risk due to lapse in legal services, ACLU argues
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'No more Nottoway': Historic Louisiana plantation house destroyed in massive fire
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Over 70 million Americans on alert for severe weather, tornadoes
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10 men at large after escape from New Orleans jail, considered armed and dangerous: Sheriff's office
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Salman Rushdie stabber sentenced to 25 years for attempted murder
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Judge in Abrego Garcia case to hear arguments over administration's claim of state secrets privilege May 16, 2025
New Jersey Transit strike underway; some 350,000 commuters scramble for transportation May 16, 2025
Woman arrested for stabbing man to death at Florida senior living facility: Police May 15, 2025
Milwaukee judge accused of helping undocumented immigrant evade arrest seeks to dismiss indictment May 15, 2025

National Sports

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Business News

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
Inflation data to reveal impacts of Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs
May 13, 2025

Political News

Supreme Court maintains temporary block on Trump's Alien Enemies Act deportations
17h ago
Republican hard-liners defy Trump, Johnson as mega-bill fails to advance
May 16, 2025
Trump blasts former FBI director James Comey over controversial Instagram post
May 16, 2025
Republican hardliners threaten to derail GOP bill encompassing Trump's agenda
May 15, 2025

World News

Russia-Ukraine talks: Prisoner exchange agreed upon, Ukraine requests Putin-Zelenskyy meeting
May 16, 2025
Trump says Ukraine-Russia peace 'not going to happen' without Putin meet
May 15, 2025
Venezuelan toddler who was kept in US after parents were deported is returned to Venezuela
May 14, 2025
Israel reports 3 Houthi missiles fired in 24 hours amid plans to expand Gaza offensive
May 14, 2025

Health News

Measles cases reach 1,024 in the US as infections confirmed in 30 states: CDC
23h ago
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

James Van Der Beek cast in 'Legally Blonde' prequel, 'Elle'
18h ago
'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' taps Ralph Fiennes as President Snow
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Michael J. Fox to make acting return in Apple TV+'s 'Shrinking'
22h ago

Country Music News

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The reason Cody Johnson almost didn't take 'The Fall'
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HARDY and Koe Wetzel are in the Outlaw beer business
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