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Marion County Fair Junior and Senior Talent Show winners advance to state
Ella Douglas of Salem 2025 Miss Marion County Fair Queen
Jane Taylor Rose named 2025 Junior Miss Marion County
Louisville man in his sixth year touring the Midwest as MotoCross Pro
Marion County Fair Junior and Senior Talent Show winners advance to state
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Local News

IDNR offering buy-one-get-one camping promotion good at any Illinois state park
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Salem man arrested for discharging gun during neighborhood dispute
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Marion County mobile home tax bills due August 12th
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Centralia man arrested for aggravated battery to person who gave him a ride
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New construction in Centralia during July includes 39 rooftop solar projects
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Police Beat for Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
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Weather

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Pressure: 30.19"
Heat Index: 91°
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FYI

Odin water service on Salem side to turn off on Thursday for leak repair
Centralia LIFTS boil order for parts of South Hickory, West 16th, and East 4th
Centralia Issues Boil Order for portion of North Pleasant Street
Centralia LIFTS Boil Order for portion of East 11th Street
Marion County Highway Department oiling Medlin Road and Main Street in Walnut Hill on Wednesday

Blogs

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Local Sports

OBC Baseball Tournament Opens August 14
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Salem Recreation Sand Volleyball Tournament
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Salem Recreation Softball & Sand Volleyball Results
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Mt Vernon Legion Post #141 Tryouts Held 8/23
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National News

Minnesota man missing after leaving for 3-day hike in Big Horn National Forest in Wyoming: Sheriff
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5 soldiers injured in shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia, Army sergeant in custody
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Infamous sex predator Peter Braunstein is up for parole for the 1st time. Prosecutors are fighting it.
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Foot remains found on Utah lake belong to man missing since 1997: Officials
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Judge hears arguments to halt 'Alligator Alcatraz' over environmental concerns
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Minnesota man missing after leaving for 3-day hike in Big Horn National Forest in Wyoming: Sheriff
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4 dead after medical transport plane crashes while landing in Arizona: Authorities 9h ago
DOJ set to seek hate crime charges in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers: Sources Aug 05, 2025
2.7 earthquake rattles New York City metro area, 2nd in 4 days Aug 05, 2025
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National Sports

Scoreboard roundup -- 8/5/25
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Business News

About 3,200 Boeing jet and weapons workers begin strike
Aug 04, 2025
ABC starts broadcasting with new affiliate in Miami
Aug 04, 2025
Weak jobs report 'not what we want to see,' White House says
Aug 01, 2025
Stocks tumble after Trump unveils sweeping new tariffs
Aug 01, 2025

Political News

Texas Democrats staying in Illinois evacuated over bomb threat
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Texas redistricting battle escalates as Abbott asks court to remove Democratic lawmaker
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Trump looks for 'more ways to spend my money' on White House roof
Aug 05, 2025
US should put nuclear reactors on moon before other countries do, acting NASA administrator says
Aug 05, 2025

World News

Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin in Moscow ahead of Ukraine ceasefire deadline
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Japan marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Hiroshima
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5 die of hunger in Gaza over past day, health ministry says
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Search underway for missing American journalist in Norway after solo hike
Aug 05, 2025

Health News

CDC launches new national campaign to tackle mental health, substance use among teens
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Senate confirms Trump nominee Susan Monarez as CDC director. Here's what to know
Jul 30, 2025
1st pill for obstructive sleep apnea could be around the corner
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Measles cases in US over 4.5 times higher than all of last year
Jul 24, 2025

Entertainment News

'The Buccaneers' stars unpack the season 2 finale betrayals, twists
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'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping' officially begins production
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'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You': Rose Byrne, Conan O'Brien star in A24 film's trailer
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Country Music News

Nashville notes: Kip Moore's Darlington show + Tyler Rich asks 'When?'
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Meet Hudson Westbrook's mom and girlfriend in new 'Texas Forever' video
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Tucker Wetmore, K. Michelle and more join 18th ACM Honors lineup
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Emmylou Harris & Brad Paisley lead 2025 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees
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