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The Salem Bowl Doubles King of the Hill was last night. Salem's Charlie Hunter and Keaton Gullion teamed up on the 36ft 2-1 pattern averaging 240.6 for 12 games and winning the competition by 210 pins...

Salem bowling Coach Steve Ludwig is competing in Michigan at the PBA50 Masters Classic in Jackson, Michigan. Ludwig moved up to 5th place after yesterday's morning squad. Competitors need to be in the...

In City of Salem Recreation/YMCA sand volleyball, One Fine Piece of Ace beat My Tree Service by forfeit. Sand Slingers in straight sets beat Column Built Buildings (21-15, 21-10). Notorious D.I.G. los...

The Robinson 12u All Star run at the Little League State Tournament is over after falling in the State Semifinals last night 2-1 in walk-off fashion to Elmhurst. Deek Thompson pitched very well in the...

CHICAGO (AP) - The owners of the NBA's Chicago Bulls and NHL's Blackhawks unveiled a $7 billion plan Tuesday to replace the parking lots surrounding the United Center with green space, mixed-income ho...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Rookie Paul Skenes lost for the first time in 12 career major league starts, giving up Alec Burleson's tiebreaking single in the ninth inning that lifted the St. Louis Cardinals over...

CHICAGO (AP) - Brice Turang drove in the only run with a grounder in the eighth inning to spoil a superb start by Chicago's Jameson Taillon, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cubs 1-0 on Tuesday nigh...

Mark Allen Claybourn, age 63 of Centralia, passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at his home, with his family at his side. Mark was born on July 22, 1961, in Salem, Illinois, the son of Charles F. ...

The Centralia City Council approved a resolution to purchase engineering services for the construction of a new 12" water line to replace the existing line that services Kaskaskia College and the Cent...

The Salem Community High School Board agreed to raise breakfast and lunch prices at Monday night's meeting after learning an Illinois State Board of Education Audit found they are too low. Superintend...