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It took awhile for Franklin Park to get going in their home opener, but when they did, the really got it going. After trailing 4-0 in the first, Salem responded with 9 runs in the 3rd inning to give t...

The Selmaville Rockets comeback bid fell just short as they fell to Central City 6-5. They trailed 6-0 heading into the 5th inning but scored 2 in the inning and 3 more in the sixth but came up a run ...

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats earned a 14-2 home win over Carmi. Quinn Wolfe was the winning pitcher allowing 1 hit and striking out 5. Wolfe led the way offensively with 2 hits and 3 RBI, Reagan Shu...

The Selmaville Lady Rockets came up short in the OBC Tournament Championship game. They didn't give up a hit but surrendered 19 base on balls and lost 11-6. Samara Simmons and Talya Gowler each went 2...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Nelson Cruz hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning to lift the Washington Nationals to a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Cruz, who had hit a two-run double in the fifth...

The Sandoval Library, with assistance from Verizon, handed out 40 back packs to students on Saturday to help get them ready for the start of school.   A Sandoval Unit District School Bus was brou...

A Battle of the Badges Blood Drive is scheduled at the Salem Community Activity Center on Wednesday. The Red Cross' Zach Ellmore says the fun competition is designed to get blood donors out at a time ...

An estimated 800 students were able to receive backpacks and school supplies over the weekend thanks to the effort of Centralia resident Crystal Koch. Lines to get supplies wound around the Calumet St...

A crowd estimated at over 1,000 turned out at the first ever Back to School Good News Festival held in Foundation Park on Saturday. The event was sponsored and underwritten by the Ministry Outreach Fo...

The Salem City Council Monday night will consider acceptance of an aerial drone. City Manager Rex Barbee says the drone could be used by the police department for their use in searching for missing ch...