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Joann J. Nelson, 92, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 6:30 am May 16, 2022 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Mrs. Nelson was a member of First Presbyterian Chur...

Salem Grade School Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe is looking at new facilities with some of the federal COVID relief money. The discussion followed completion of two bond sales to pay for a new heati...

Salem Mayor Nic Farley told the monthly luncheon of the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce that we need to be proud of the community. He noted a number of positives as well as challenges the city needs...

The Illinois High School Association State Fishing Tournament is underway at Carlyle Lake. Doug Wasmuth of the US Army Corps of Engineers says teams from around the state arrived in time for practice ...

Kaskaskia College will hold a free forum on Saturday to promote the Workforce Equity Initiative Grant (WEI) opportunities. The event will be from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Centralia Youth Center wi...

Centralia Fire Chief John Lynch says nurses had put out a fire in a third floor patient room before their arrival late Thursday afternoon. Lynch says the department helped clear smoke from the room. H...

A 30-year-old Centralia man has been charged with two Class X felony charges in connection with what turned out to be a drug bust at a room in the Centralia Motel earlier this week. Bond for Lonnie Wi...

The South Central Cougars knocked off Neoga in front of a big crowd at Lions Field in Kinmundy who came to watch the milestone victory. The win was the program's 1000th since consolidation in the 1989...

The Salem Wildcats fell to Freeburg 15-0 giving up 10 runs in the 2nd inning. Salem's defense struggled again committing 5 errors leading to 12 unearned runs. The Cats got 2 hits from Hunter Daniels a...

The SC Lady Cougars improved to 16-4 overall and 4-1 in the NTC with a 9-3 win at Neoga. Taegan Webster was the winning pitcher and at the plate added 3 hits and drove in a run. Kaitlyn Swift added an...