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The Centralia City Council has finally passed a truancy ordinance. Police Chief Greg Dodson has been pushing the ordinance as a way to get truants back in school more quickly. He told the council in M...

St. Louis Cardinals (50-50, third in the NL Central) vs. Cleveland Indians (49-48, second in the AL Central) Cleveland; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Adam Wainwright (7-6, 3.57...

Cincinnati Reds (51-49, second in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (50-51, fourth in the NL Central) Chicago; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Vladimir Gutierrez (4-3, 4.97 ERA, 1.45 W...

TOKYO (AP) - US swimmer Lydia Jacoby had already made Olympic history by becoming the first Alaskan ever to make the US swim team. She's now a gold medalist, winning the women's 100 meter breaststroke...

UNDATED (AP) - The Mets were able to split a twinbill with the Braves, keeping Atlanta five games behind first-place New York in the National League East. Jeff McNeil supplied a game-winning hit for t...

Carrol "Lee" Wilson, 82, of Centralia, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at Cedarhurst of Centralia. Lee served in the U.S. Army. He was a Water Plant Operator for the City of Centralia for 36 year...

Conducting Your Mid-Year Financial Checkup The midpoint of the year is a great time to review your financial position. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   With June officially behind us,...

The Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health has some advice for those recently diagnosed with Covid-19. Doctor Ngozi Ezike says there is a treatment available to ease the effects of the v...

The Centralia City Council Monday night will once again consider an ordinance amendment to create a city truancy code. No action was ever taken on the request by Police Chief Greg Dodson by the old ci...

Governor JB Pritzker is signing a new law expanding access to telehealthcare in Illinois. The Governor says the landmark legislation will expand on efforts launched during the pandemic to make sure pe...