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Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1792, the US Mint was founded. Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1978, "Dallas" premiered. It ran for 14 seasons. Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1992, mob boss ...

Mt Vernon pulled off a win over state ranked DuQuoin 6-5. Max Nowak was the winning pitcher going 4.1 allowing 3 earned runs with 6 strikeouts. Ryker Perigo went 2.2 for the save as the Rams improve t...

The Salem Lady Wildcats softball team fell to Waltonville 11-5. Morgan Honerkamp and Kenley Cripps pitched for Salem combining to strikeout 5. Isabella Decker and Emily Jones had a hit. Decker, Kendal...

Salem Grace and Green Beauty Supply finished regulation and overtime tied at 3-3 and went to penalty kicks. Green Beauty edged Grace 3-2 in the shootout for the win. Gabe Green and Lyla Koebele were t...

1. The entire U.S. Interstate Highway System cost $114 billion to construct . . . or around $660 billion in today's dollars. It contains nearly 50,000 miles of roads, and 93% of them are toll-free. 2....

Salem Varsity Wildcats couldn't keep up with Effingham and fell 12-2 on Tuesday. Effingham got on the board in the bottom of the first inning after Carter Braddy doubled, scoring two runs, and Max Fla...

Wildcats won big over Effingham Junior Varsity Hearts 10-4 on Tuesday. A ground out by Zane Applegate put Wildcats on the board in the top of the first. Wildcats added to their early lead in the top o...

Odin/Patoka/Sandoval Varsity Eagles couldn't keep up with Beecher City and fell 9-3 on Tuesday. Beecher City jumped out to the lead in the bottom of the first inning after Isaac Wells doubled, scoring...

Centralia Varsity Orphans took Tuesday's game in dramatic fashion, with a 2-1 walk-off victory over Carbondale. The game was tied at one in the bottom of the seventh when Bryden Hall singled, scoring ...

It came down to the wire on Tuesday, as Christ Our Rock Lutheran Varsity Stallions grabbed the victory in walk-off fashion, 2-1, over Metro-East Lutheran. Christ Our Rock Lutheran Varsity Stallions we...