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Donna Jo Brewer, 78, of Centralia, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Donna worked as the Secretary at Valley Steel for many years. She enjoye...

James Fletcher, 78, of Centralia passed away Sunday, July 24, 2022, at St. Louis University Hospital. James served his country with pride in the United States Airforce as a DAV commander in Centralia....

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1940, John Sigmund of St. Louis, MO, completed a 292-mile swim down the Mississippi River. The swim from St. Louis to Caruthersville, MO took him 89 hours and 48 min...

Oil Prices Hit Six-Year High As demand outpaces supply, inflation concerns rise. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   On July 6, oil prices reached a six-year high of $76.98 a barrel. Thi...

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. The chocolate river in the movie "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" was made out of actual chocolate. It spoiled during filming and smelled a...

A 50-year-old homeless Centralia man has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court on Tuesday to two separate failure to register as a sex offender charges. B...

A 17-year-old Salem female juvenile was injured in a pickup truck crash on the Quail Run Road a half mile west of Kinmundy Road in rural Salem late Tuesday afternoon. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies ...

The opening round pairings are out for the 10u Little League State Tournament held in Oglesby gets underway on Saturday. Salem is one of 8 teams that will be vying for the state title. They open up th...

The Salem High School Board will meet in special session tonight to assumable hire a new head basketball coach after Andy Fehrenbacher resigned at the last regular board meeting. Currently the program...

In Salem Rec/YMCA men's softball it was Security Alarm over Prestige Worldwide 13-4, Alpha & Omega beat Odd Fellows 16-8, NAL 36-10 over the Misfits.