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Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. Coffee loses 70% of its flavor within two minutes of being brewed. 2. Candy canes were invented in 1670 in Germany to help keep kids quiet in chur...

How SECURE 2.0 Might Change Retirement Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   The SECURE Act of 2019 represented the biggest update to retirement law in over a decade. Now, Congress is deli...

Robinson bounced back from a loss in the first championship game on Tuesday as they hit a pair of 2-run homers to beat Olney 11-1 and win the District 1 championship at Mt Carmel. They advance to the ...

The SC Storm Chasers 13u head to the GMB World Series this weekend in Osage Beach, Missouri. They will open with pool play on Friday opening at 12:30 against Central Lee Hawks out of Iowa before playi...

The U20 Junior Gold Bowling Tournament is being held in Michigan and a pair of Salem bowlers qualified for the Advancers Round today. They are Brighton Lucas and Gavin Winkler. Brighton had an 811 ser...

The South Central Middle School softball tryouts will be held Monday from 3-5pm at Webster Park in Kinmundy with a parents meeting to follow that evening. The South Central Middle School baseball team...

In Salem Recreation/YMCA men's softball, Modern Woodmen beat B&J Loggers 17-7, Iuka State Bank over Diamonds 14-10, Lock n Roll Self Storage knocked off Prestige Worldwide 16-11.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Albert Pujols and rookie Nolan Gorman hit solo home runs and the St. Louis Cardinals ended Los Angeles' seven-game winning streak, beating the Dodgers 7-6. The Cardinals have won thre...

CHICAGO (AP) - Ramn Uras hit a two-run homer and made a big defensive play, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 for their ninth straight victory. Jorge Mateo also homered as Baltimore ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Pelicans say second-round draft choice E.J. Liddell has been diagnosed with torn knee ligaments that will keep him out indefinitely. The injury to the 6-foot-6 forwa...