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Coach Kevin Greene and the Salem Football Wildcats begin preparation this week for visiting Breese Central on Friday night. The Cats are coming off a loss to Columbia last week that put them at 1-2. T...

The Kaskaskia College Blue Devils open up Midwest District play tonight as they try to do what no other Kaskaskia College Blue Devils team has done in the past....beat VU on the road in the post-seaso...

A trash fire that got away is blamed for starting a fire that burned two to three acres of brush and field late Sunday afternoon in rural Centralia. Kell Fire Chief Lonnie McDaneld says the fire was o...

Fire has heavily damaged a mobile home in Central City. Centralia Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Ross Boshera says upon arrival there was heavy smoke coming from the Jamie Meier home at 24 R...

Temperatures that dipped below freezing on Thursday and Friday mornings will not have any noticeable effect on the fruit crops. That's the word from Tom Schwartz at the Schwartz Orchards in Centralia ...

Both Salem and Wamac held successful drive-through Easter Egg hunts, but they didn't attract the crowds of the past "actual" hunts. In Salem, just under 100 vehicles lined up to have the kids handed a...

There will be an Electronics Recycling Drive at Salem Community High School this spring. One of the Co-Sponsors of the Green Team, Drew Johnson, says the drive has been set for Friday morning, April 2...

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. Taco Bell originally started as a hot dog stand. 2. There were more than 61 million people using pagers in 1994. That number is down to about two ...

Henry Dale Pitts, age 86 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Twin Willows Nursing Center in Salem. Henry loved a good game of checkers, which he usually won. He also enjoyed working i...

Morris Ghere, 104, of Centralia passed away Friday, March 25, 2022, at Carlyle Healthcare Center. Morris was a member of the New Harmony Baptist Church since 1945 and had a deep love and appreciation ...