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Danny Darin, 92, of Centralia, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at Fireside Nursing Home in Centralia. Danny served in the U.S. Army as a medic during the Korean War. He was a lifetime member of S...

Kent William Reuben Niermann, 86, of Centralia, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020, at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia. Kent served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army during the Korean...

Gina Rae Ilbery, 58, of Keenes, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020, at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital, in Centralia. She graduated from Kell Grade School, Salem High School, Southern Illinoi...

Margaret “Jodie” (Wilmoth) Fair, 77, of Sandoval passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon. Day Macz Funeral Home in Sandoval is privileged ...

Opal “Virgie” Edwards, 81 of St. Clair, formerly of Patoka passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 surrounded by family. Opal was a devout Christian woman of the Baptist faith, who instill...

(Left to Right) Morgan Robb, Riley Schaal, Eli Arenas, Max Magnus, Alec Langley, Mitchell Brauer, Brandt Hiestand. On November 18th, South Central FFA participated in the Section 19 Virtual Agronomy C...

Full remote learning has been extended at Salem Community High School with school not scheduled to the hybrid in person learning schedule until Monday, January 11th. Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering s...

A Mt. Vernon attorney has been sworn in as a member of the Illinois Supreme Court. David Overstreet was elected to represent the Southern Illinois area covered by the 5th District Appellate Court in t...

The Salem Community High School Student Council has surpassed their $10,000 goal to raise money for the Salem Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry. The campaign officially raised $10,640. The student coun...

Photos: Deayris Bacon and Chyan Phillips. Courtesy of Clinton County Sheriff’s Department. Two residents of an apartment at 1700 West McCord in Centralia were formally charged with drug and weap...