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COLUMBIA, Ill. (AP) - The longtime mayor of the southern Illinois city of Columbia has resigned in the wake a federal indictment accusing him of public corruption. A federal grand jury last week indic...

The 60th Sandoval Homecoming was held over the weekend and was done a little differently as all things have been since the Covid pandemic began. The day began with a parade through town with the court...

Tuesday Sports Roundup The Lady Pirates Volleyball Team was in action Monday against Willow Grove/St. Mary’s. The Varsity team defeated the Wildcards 19-15, 25-21, 15-8. Sierra Blank had 5 point...

Iuka Grade School honored its 8th Grade Basketball, Cheerleading, and Volleyball Teams on Monday Night. Basketball Kam’Ron Hilton Skyler Felty Luke Anderson Ayden Rose Cheerleading Clara Dasch R...

Salem City Clerk Bev Quinn (left) swears in Acting Mayor Nic Farley as Kendra Rose holds the Bible. The Salem City Council has appointed an acting Mayor to serve out the remainder of the term of the l...

Salem City Manager Rex Barbee says the city is quickly moving towards groundbreaking on the new Bryan Memorial Park Inclusive Playground as well as other recreational improvements in the park. The cou...

The Boys and Girls bowling teams played in the Southern Shootout at SI Bowl. The top three boys and top three girls teams advance to the shootout finals next week. The boys had a very tough day and mi...

The Salem Wildcats return to action looking for their 3rd straight win as they travel to Wesclin to try and sweep the season series with the Warriors. Salem is coming off a pair of wins over Freeburg ...

The Salem Lady Cats try to snap their conference losing skid as they host Wesclin. Bill Hawley and Craig Holmes will have the call on WJBD starting at 6pm with the varsity only game on the schedule. L...

The Franklin Park Bobcats had their 4-game win streak snapped last night by visiting Casey Mt Vernon falling 49-39. Noah Nix had 17 in the loss for Salem. The JV also dropped their first game of the y...