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Noah Robert "Bob" Jones, age 87 of Salem, passed away on November 13, 2020 at Salem Township Hospital in Salem. Bob worked at many companies; he once did ironwork on the construction of the Gateway Ar...

Bertha Mae Simonton, 84, of Odin formerly of Centralia passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 at SSM St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia. Bertha was able to extend her kindness and compassion for ...

Rev. Dennis D. Middleton, 73, of Centralia, IL passed away November 16, 2020 at SSM of the Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, lovingly cared for by his family. A retired minister of the Gospel, hi...

Gary L. Hardie, age 60 of Kinmundy, IL, passed away at his home on Monday, November 16, 2020. Gary was a crane operator for the Boilermaker Union at Universal Lockport Corp. in Lockport, IL for 3 year...

Salem City Clerk Bev Quinn assists Salem City Councilman Jim Koehler in filing for re-election at city hall Monday morning. Photo by Bruce Kropp. There will be contested races for Mayor of Salem and C...

Governor JB Pritzker says there’s “real hope” for widespread distribution of a coronavirus vaccine by the spring. He notes recent announcements of promising vaccines from Pfizer and ...

Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson has announced the appointment of a new probationary patrolman. Austin Leslie of Beckemeyer has been serving as a Washington County Deputy Sheriff for the past six mo...

Smoke comes from the basement of the Jerry Mulvin home at 309 South Lincoln where a clothes dryer caught fire Monday afternoon. Photo by Tim Ferguson. Centralia City Firemen were able to confine a fir...

Two people remain in the Marion County Jail on Tuesday morning following arrests on outstanding warrants. 54-year-old Ronald Courtney of Gilmore Street in Wamac was arrested by Centralia Police. He...

The Salem High School Board of Education met last night for their regular board meeting. Although the topic of basketball and the IHSA was not addressed during the meeting, Superintendent Dr. Brad Det...