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Geraldine (Jerry) Goddard Baldridge, age 92, died Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. Born on January 29, 1930, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Jerry was one of three children born to Charlie Goddard...

A 27-year-old Flora woman was injured in a single vehicle crash late Thursday afternoon. State Police say preliminary investigative details indicate Kristan Olden was traveling east on County Road 300...

Emergency responders circle SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia twice Thursday night in a parade to thank the nurses for their work during COVID-19. St. Mary's nurse Jill Belcher helped organi...

NORTH UTICA, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say three people have died after a black powder device exploded along a bank of the Illinois River in the northern part of the state. First responders were called ...

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A 19-year-old rural Odin man received minor injuries in a one car crash on the Odin Road blamed on heavy thunderstorm activity late Thursday afternoon. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Tristan Rhy...

The Marion County Board is scheduled to receive $7.2-million dollars in COVID-19 relief funds this summer. County Board Building Committee Chair Dr. Creighton Engel says the money should allow the cou...

Salem Fire Marshal Bill Fulton says a lightning strike to a tree off the 3200 block of Nation Road southwest of Salem Thursday afternoon is apparently responsible or blowing up a satellite receiver in...

A 39-year-old Centralia woman was arrested by Centralia Police for domestic battery. Candi Napoli was taken to the Marion County Jail. Salem Police arrested 51-year-old Amy Moghadom of D'Ann Drive in ...