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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

Blogs

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Local Sports

Salem Breaks Girls 4x100 Record That Stood For 31 Years In 4th Place Overall Finish at Nashville Invite
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Softball Recap from Thursday
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Franklin Park Wins Regional Titles
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Lady Cats Soccer Falls on Senior Day to Lady Rams
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National News

2 kids, 1 adult struck by car outside church in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
18h ago
Judge in Texas rules Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act for deportations 'exceeds the scope' of the law
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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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Jeff Sperbeck, NFL star John Elway's longtime agent, dies following golf cart incident Apr 30, 2025
Rubio has been in touch with El Salvador's Bukele about Abrego Garcia: Sources Apr 30, 2025
'Hazing on steroids': Syracuse high school students surrender to police over incident Apr 30, 2025
University of Delaware student killed, several hurt when driver flees from police, hits people near campus Apr 30, 2025

National Sports

Scoreboard roundup - 5/1/25
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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
Apr 29, 2025
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
Apr 29, 2025

Political News

US military says standards for investigating sex assault claims to remain unchanged
20h ago
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
21h ago
Critically ill 9/11 first responders are being turned away from the program meant to save them
May 01, 2025

World News

Ukraine, Russia react to controversial US minerals sharing deal
23h 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

Sebastian Stan, Florence Pugh on the antiheroes of 'Thunderbolts*'
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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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Country Music News

How choirs + Stagecoach inspired Eric Church to create 'Evangeline vs. The Machine'
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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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