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A 31-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to six months in the Marion County Jail after two outbursts during court hearings on Thursday. Travis Wooters was making an appearance on pending burglar...

Two new felony charges have been filed in Marion County Court. 27-year-old Marquise Adams of East Fifth in Centralia faces three counts after allegedly breaking into an occupied home on the 500 block ...

Kaskaskia College is inviting community members to attend a community engagement meeting at their local education center. The Salem Education Center meeting is set for Thursday, July 22nd, from noon t...

The Salem City Series took 2 days of weather before they got started, and after last night, they will extend it one more day as Americana and Rotary. In the opening game, Landon Maxey was solid on the...

The Marion County Savings Bank won the Minors Champinship last night beating Security Alarm 10-0 behind a complete game from Benny Bryan who struck out 11. At the plate, Dakota Gregg drove in 4, Tanne...

The Salem Little league announced their Volunteer of the Year yesterday. It goes to Tom Dodson. The board thanked him for all of his help and hard work throughout the season.

The South Seven Conference released their All-League baseball team for the 2020-21 season. The Player of the Year was Carson Prost (Mt Vernon) Pitcher of the Year was Eli Garrett (Mt Vernon)   Fi...

Chicago Cubs (42-39, second in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (40-40, third in the NL Central) Cincinnati; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Alec Mills (3-1, 5.11 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 26...

DENVER (AP) - Elas Daz hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Colorado Rockies a rain-delayed 5-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, spoiling Nolan Arenado's return to Coor...

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Playing without Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks leaned on a balanced attack to take a 3-2 lead in the NBA's Eastern Conference Finals. Brook Lopez scored a playoff career-h...