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Avis L. Simmons, 100, of Irvington, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022 at Fairview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in DuQuoin. Avis worked as a secretary for the Howard Baldridge Company and the M...

Harold "Doc" F. Shelton, 80, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 11:00 am April 5, 2022 at his residence in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Doc loved horses and all animals. He was a very caring person ...

Stan Clark, 82, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, peacefully entered into the Kingdom of Heaven this morning at 5:35 am April 5, 2022 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon with his family by ...

Lloyd Ingles, 86, of Odin passed away Monday, April 4 at Odin Health Care Center. Lloyd worked hard to provide for his family as a lifelong Union Plasterer. A skill that he has passed on to his family...

Sidney Joseph "S.J." Rhodes, Jr. age 72, a native of Morgan City, Louisiana and a resident of Salem died at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, IN on Monday, April 4, 2022 of cancer. Sidney attend...

The Salem Wildcats defeated Lebanon in prep soccer 6-1. Carter Wilson had 2 goals and an assist, Griffin Snodsmith added a goal and assist along with Thomas Hauglustaine. Caden Harris and Greg Briot a...

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...