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The Salem 10u Wildcats are in the district championship after an easy 18-0 win over Lawrenceville at Mt Carmel. Drew Consolino worked no-hit innings for the win. At the plate, Bentley Bryan tripled an...

In Salem Recreation/Marion County YMCA men's softball, BSI beat Prestige Worldwide 12-4, Security Alarm got by Alpha & Omega 16-15, Odin Caf beat NAL 19-9.

DENVER (AP) - The American League has earned its eighth consecutive All-Star Game victory. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Mike Zunino hit solo homers and Xander Bogaerts had two of the AL's nine hits in a ...

DENVER (AP) - Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says banning or limiting defensive shifts would be an effort to restore Major League Baseball to how it was played before offense was suffocated by anal...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The United States Olympic Men's Basketball Team has avoided its first three-game losing streak in the era NBA-eligible players. Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal each scored 17 points and...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne has announced his retirement after 15 NHL seasons. The Finland native says he's been on an incredible journey, with the Predators tak...

Connie J. Marshall, 68, of Centralia passed away Friday, July 8, 2022, at Mt. Vernon Healthcare. She was born on November 5, 1953, the daughter of Dennis Lyle "Sonny" and Doris Arteane (Collier) Lynn ...

Better make sure you have auto insurance, because Illinois Security of State Jesse White's office will be checking. The office is using a new system to track down those that aren't covered as required...

Centralia City Manager Forrest Langenfeld gave a six month update on the city budget at Monday night's city council meeting and said it appears to him that a property tax increase is needed. Overall f...

Centralia City Manager Forrest Langenfeld told the Centralia City Council Monday night the city will be seeking eight grants. He says if approved, a number of projects can move forward. "We have what ...