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Richard "Dick" E. Tracy, age 85 of Salem, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at his home in Salem. Dick served in the United States Army from 1955- 1958. He was a member of the Salem Moose Lodge...

Allison John "AJ" Wesley, Sr. 75, of Centralia passed on from his earthy home to a glorious welcoming to his Heavenly home on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, surrounded by...

The Illinois Department of Transportation reports I-57, 64, and 70 through Southern Illinois are mostly to completely covered with snow as a major winter storm continues to push through the area. Most...

Leonard Dale Barth, 99, of Centralia, passed away Monday, February 8, 2021 at his home. Leonard served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He worked for the railroad and also at Warren G. Murray Cen...

Illinois Department of Public Health officials have announced that beginning this week, local health departments and other COVID- 19 vaccine providers will begin to receive a larger share of second do...

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 35 additional COVID-19 related deaths on Sunday, including a female in her 90s in Clay County. There were 1,631 new cases of COVID-19 reported aro...

The Irvington Fire Protection District and Irvington Police Department in a joint effort will be opening a Warming center at the Irvington Fire Department. With this Cold Weather Advisory, their goal ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation is reporting roads throughout the state covered with ice or snow. I-57 through South Central Illinois is mostly covered, while some sections of the road in de...

(Photo by Greg Maxey) The Salem Wildcats dropped their Cahokia Conference game at Columbia on Saturday 54-51. Salem trailed by 11 at half, but cut that deficit to 39-37 after 3 quarters. Jackson Holme...

(Photo by Greg Maxey) The Lady Cats of Salem are 3-0 in the Cahokia Conference after their 56-43 home win over Columbia on Saturday. Chloe Harness had 27 in the win with Malia Harris adding 11 and Kat...