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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Austin Dillon won for the first time in nearly two years in the NASCAR Cup Series. The race seemed out of reach before he spun Joey Logano out of the way and then sent Denny Hamli...

A late Sunday night fire that gutted several back rooms of a vacant and condemned two and a half story home at 630 North Walnut Street in Centralia remains under investigation. Centralia City Firefigh...

An estimated $2,000 was raised for the Salem Animal Control facility during a Sunday fundraising event at the Salem Aquatic Center. The Salem Animal Control Facility manager, Stephanie Rakers, was ple...

The Centralia City Council will be asked Monday night to extent payments on its $34,000 low interest Illinois EPA loan from 20 to 30 years. City Manager Kory Smith says the loan will be used to pay fo...

The Marion County Treasurer Office is reminding everyone that the 2024 Mobile Home Tax Bills are due Tuesday August 13th to avoid late charges. Payments can be made at the treasurer's office at the co...

State Police say three people were injured in a one-vehicle crash in the 2300 block of Walnut Hill Road southeast of Centralia early Sunday morning. An Air Evac helicopter landed on the scene to take ...

Centralia Police arrested a 25-year-old West Palm Beach, Florida man on Sunday on an outstanding Marion County DUI warrant. Ronaldo Balencia-Gomez was taken to the Marion County Jail on the no-bond wa...

The Summersville Lady Wildcats came to Salem and left with the championship of the Selmaville Lady Rockets Round Robin softball tournament. They went 3-0 on the day, opening with an 18-5 win over Cent...

Salem's Mya Russell and Zane Barthelemy both weighted in a 3 fish limit this weekend. Mya had the big bass of the tournament for the tiebreaker and the win. Brody Elliott, Colten Starnes and Landen Ma...

Today is the first day of sports tryouts for several Fall programs.