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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

KC Board approves purchase of scoreboard for new gymnasium
8m ago
Salem Community High School seniors lauded for accomplishments during graduation
20h ago
Police Beat for Tuesday, May 20th, 2025
28m ago
Centralia High School honors graduating Class of 2025
20h ago
Kaskaskia College and predecessor celebrate 85th Anniversary at Graduation
20h ago
Theme selected for this year's Centralia Halloween Parade
20h ago

Weather

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Dew Point: 67°
Winds: SW @ 17 mph
Pressure: 29.64"
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FYI

Brick Hill Road to close Thursday
Temporary Closures on North Jefferson in Salem for Pavement Repairs
Perkins Street Railroad Crossing REOPENED
Part of South Hotze Road REOPENED following emergency bridge repairs
Community Beach Road closed to through traffic from Farthing to Odin Road

Blogs

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Local Sports

Wildcats Host Mattoon Today For Senior Day....Orphans Beat Collinsville, Host Freeburg Today
5h ago
Small School Softball Regionals Get Underway
6h ago
Small School Baseball Regionals
6h ago
Lady Wildcats Battle a Bigger Cause At Tully On Monday
6h ago

National News

2 students dead at University of Wisconsin-Platteville after 'incident' in residence hall
2h ago
Severe weather possible for Kentucky, Tennessee areas already pummeled by tornadoes
2h ago
Burglars break in to Anthony Anderson's LA home: Sources
4h 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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2 students dead at University of Wisconsin-Platteville after 'incident' in residence hall
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Florida man shoots neighbor's cow 5 times after it wandered onto his property 7h ago
Inner circle members give testimony as 2nd week of Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial gets underway 8h ago
Menendez brothers' post-resentencing parole hearing delayed by 2 months 8h ago
Palm Springs bombing suspect appears to have posted bomb tests on YouTube 8h 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

New book 'Original Sin' alleges Joe Biden hid son Beau's cancer diagnosis
1h ago
Trump to unveil plans for US missile defense shield that could cost billions
1h ago
Rep. LaMonica McIver charged by DOJ over incident with ICE agents
2h ago
Appeals court sides with Venezuelan man seeking return to US from El Salvador
8h ago

World News

Iran leader casts doubt on US nuclear talks, saying Tehran won't stop enrichment
7h ago
Russia attacks Ukraine with drones as Trump lauds Putin phone call
7h ago
Evidence of 30-foot ancient sea monster found in Mississippi
8h 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

Burglars break in to Anthony Anderson's LA home: Sources
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'Zootopia 2' teaser trailer shows Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps solving a new case
1h ago
Conan O'Brien cast as new character in 'Toy Story 5'
2h ago

Country Music News

No 'Problem' here: Morgan Wallen's #1, #13 & #46
44m ago
The Seeker + the SongTeller: Dolly Parton teases new hotel at Country Music Hall of Fame
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Eli Young Band's keeping 'Strange Hours' on new single, album + tour
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Luke Bryan squeezes in a California first as he wraps 'American Idol'
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