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UNDATED (AP) - Unlike Game 1 of their Stanley Cup second-round series, the Colorado Avalanche had to sweat out a win over the Vegas Golden Knights. The Avs own a 2-0 series lead after Mikko Rantanen s...

UNDATED (AP) - The Chicago Cubs hit the road having won nine of their last 10 games. Javier Baez and Anthony Rizzo led the Cubs' offense in a 6-1 win over the Padres. Baez launched his 14th homer of t...

Wilson "Butch" Gorman, 73, of Centralia, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022 at his home. Butch was born and raised in Centralia. He served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam, where he received a Purple H...

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. Of all the circulating U.S. currency in the world, about 80% is in $100 bills. 2. America's oldest ally is . . . Morocco. It became the first nati...

Buffett and Powell Talk Inflation The Oracle of Omaha and the Fed Chair seem to be at odds. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   What does it mean when two of the most powerful voices in ...

Governor JB Pritzker is touting what he calls another landmark legislative session and a fiscally responsible new state budget. The Governor applauds the effort in recent months, saying Illinois is an...

Centralia City Manager Forrest Langenfeld says the city will tackle the problem of a shortage of workers head-on with a regional job fair on Balloon Fest weekend in August. The Greater Centralia Regio...

The Salem Wildcats boys track team traveled to Columbia for the Cahokia Conference Track and Field Championship meet. The Wildcats placed a solid 3rd, 2 points behind Breese Central and 12 points behi...

In YMCA/Salem Rec Men's Softball, Odin Caf beat Prestige Worldwide 16-13, BSI over Security Alarm 25-1, NAL over Alpha & Omega 16-8.

Senior High Honors: Madisen Nannini Collin Miller Alexa Byers Erika Casellato Madyson Magnus Anna Kramer Cameron Brandt Amos Blomberg Hailey Jones Kaylie Swift Victoria Iler Ashlee McCoy Gracie Newman...