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Rosa Crowder, age 81 of Centralia passed away at her home on December 20, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, January 11, 2021 at East Lawn Cemetery in Salem. Crouse Funeral H...

If COVID-19 numbers don’t spike, Governor JB Pritzker says regions of Illinois may be able to lift some mitigation’s come January 15th. The State didn’t see a big increase in cases a...

Marion County Animal Control Officer Ken Ferguson (right) makes plea for help in enforcing dog laws to the county board’s Community Relations Committee Wednesday night. Also pictured (left to ri...

Dr. David Campbell Walters, 66, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 4:35 am on January 6, 2021, at his home. David had a great love and appreciation for biology, ornithology, and bird photograph...

Salem Wrestling will have registration this Saturday at the warehouse behind the Legion across from East Lawn Cemetery from 10-2. The registration fee is $35. This is for ages 4 through high school se...

The SI Elite 8th grade travel team will compete this weekend in tournament play. The team will split in two and compete in Belleville and Centralia on Sunday. The Elite White squad will be led by coac...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Freshman Hunter Dickinson scored a season-high 28 points to help No. 10 Michigan pull away and beat No. 16 Minnesota 82-57 to remain unbeaten. The Wolverines had a 19-point edg...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Buddy Hield converted a four-point play with 38 seconds left to make up for a horrible shooting night, and the Sacramento Kings held off the Chicago Bulls 128-124. Hield miss...

UNDATED (AP) - Bradley Beal became the second NBA player to post a 60-point performance, but it didn't stop the Philadelphia 76ers from improving to 7-1. Joel Embiid scored 38 points as the Sixers dow...

UNDATED (AP) - Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence has officially thrown his name into the NFL draft. Lawrence had said in September he planned to play his junior season, graduate in December and move...