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Three Ways the Inflation Act Could Impact You Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law on Tuesday, August 16. While the $430 billion package in...

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1939, World War II started when Germany invaded Poland by attacking the Free City of Danzig Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1972, American chess grandmaster Bobby...

The West Whitaker Street improvement project between Walnut and College Street in Salem is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 12th. The road will be closed to traffic during much of the construct...

The Social Service Agency BCMW begins taking appointments Thursday from low-income residents who need help paying their natural gas, propane, and electric bills as well as furnace assistance. Unlike i...

The Centralia American Legion will hold its first Labor Day Festival this Friday through Monday in Fairview Park. The legion's Wayne Sensel says it will feature a carnival that is bigger than the one ...

The 63rd Annual Patoka Fall Festival is set for this weekend and includes a horse fun show, parade, demo derby, and a carnival among other activities. The carnival and food vendors open at five Friday...

With continued warm air and water temperatures, the City of Centralia will once again be applying a commercial algaecide known as EarthTec at Lake Centralia on Friday September 2nd to prevent growth o...

Christ Our Rock Cross Country competed at the Murphysboro Invitational featuring over 30 schools and some of the top runners in southern Illinois. Junior Sarah McKowen was 14th, Rylee Brammier was 34t...

The Salem Girls Golf team shot their best score as a team winning a their Tri-Match at the Nashville Municipal Golf Course shooting a 176 to Nashville's 193 and Chester shot 198. Alyssa Paul was the m...

Salem Runs Win Streak To 9 With Comeback Win Over Altamont Lutheran, Host TTown Thursday Landen Maxey singled home 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning as Franklin Park overcame a 3-0 deficit to bea...