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MADISON, Ill. (AP) - Alexander Rossi will be making his return to IndyCar this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis. He hopes it begins a memorable finish to his time with Arrow McL...

The 35th annual Centralia Balloon Fest gets underway this afternoon in Centralia Foundation Park, and this year's festival boasts dozens of hot air balloons, a strong live entertainment lineup and ple...

The Odin Village Board decided Thursday night not to issue July water bills. Mayor Greg Smith says the printer for the bills is still being repaired. Residents are asked to call or drop by Village Hal...

An early Friday morning fire burned the rest of an already heavily damaged mobile home in a fire earlier this summer. Salem Fire Chief Jim Cerny says they got the alarm to 700 South Washington at 5:36...

The Summersville Lady Wildcats are 5-0 on the softball season following their 7-5 win over OLMC yesterday in a game called after the top of the 5th inning due to rain. With the game tied at 4 in the f...

The Oil Belt Conference baseball and softball tournaments were postponed yesterday due to rain and will begin today at Field and the Salem Little League Complex. In OBC Baseball play at Field, 4th see...

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1877, Thomas Edison wrote a letter to the president of the Telegraph Company and said that when answering the telephone, "Hello" would be more appropriate than Alexa...

Coach Ricky Huge got a win in his head coaching debut for the Franklin Park Bobcats as they defeated visiting Carterville 12-2 in six innings. Jax Schaubert had a big day with 2 hits and 3 RBI at the ...

The South Central Falcons defeated Sandoval in their season opener 15-0 in 3 innings. Aidan Hoover had 2 hits and drove in 4 runs for SC. Guerretaz and Knutt added 3 RBI with Ben Skibinski adding 2 RB...

The South Central Lady Falcons (3-1) traveled to Salem and handed Franklin Park their first loss of the young season with a 9-3 victory. The Lady Falcons outhit Salem 11-4 and the Lady Bobcats committ...