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Constance Alene “Connie” Scarborough, 71, of Central City passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Aperion Care in Fairfield. Connie attended Bismark, IL and Patoka, Il grade and high schoo...

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic Cats sleep so much that by the time they turn nine years old, they’ve only been awake about three years. The Stanley Cup can hold 23 beers. The...

Attorney General Kwame Raoul is warning the public about COVID-19 vaccine scams. Raoul says COVID scams aren’t new, but the approval of a vaccination is now giving con-artists more opportunities...

A 31-year-old Salem man has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to entering an occupied home without permission. Jerrad Middleton of England Road admitted to a charge of felony criminal trespass to ...

A 28-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty in both Marion and Clinton County Courts to unlawful possession of under five grams of methamphetamine. Co...

A 38-year-old Centralia man was arrested after allegedly answering the door of his home holding a machete when a parole agent came to visit on Tuesday. Michael Foutch of South Walnut was also arrested...

Centralia Police say no one was injured when a car made a wrong turn and ended up driving off the Raccoon Lake boat launch at the end of Country Club Road Monday night. Police report 22-year-old Kylee...

Salem Police Chief Sean Reynolds says the police department answered nearly 1,000 more calls in 2020 compared to the year. 15,391 calls were recorded during the past year. He feels more people were ho...

UNDATED (AP) - College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock says the national championship game between Alabama and Ohio State is still a go for Monday night. AL.com is reporting that Ohio...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Blues are eager for the season to begin. The Blues were rolling when the season was called off last March because of the pandemic. When they returned in the playoffs, th...