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Salem Mayor Nic Farley says job growth has returned to the city and looked back at a number of accomplishments during the past year in his annual State of the City Message. Farley told those in attend...

The Christ Our Rock Silver Stallions took to the Track Thursday afternoon after being rained out on Tuesday. The day began with the Stallions Landyn Mitchell placing 3rd in the long jump with a jump o...

Salem JV & Varsity Fall To Columbia --- Prep baseball report The Salem Wildcats are 4-6, and 0-1 in the Cahokia Conference after their home loss to Columbia yesterday 6-0. The game was scoreless u...

Lady Cats Comeback To Beat Columbia On Johnson's 3-run HR The Salem Lady Cats trailed 5-0 in the bottom of the fifth when they turned on the gas and came back to beat Columbia 7-5. In that fifth innin...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Jonah Heim ended the season opener for the World Series champion Texas Rangers with a 10th-inning RBI single, after not finishing a play on a disputed foul tip that had given t...

BOSTON (AP) - Illinois' offense carried it through the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Illini's defense helped put them one victory away from the Final Four. Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 2...

Shohei Ohtani reaches 3 times in home debut as the Dodgers rout the Cardinals 7-1 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shohei Ohtani reached three times in his home debut for the Dodgers, and Los Angeles beat the St. L...

It is Gary Gaetti Day in Centralia. The honor is bestowed upon the 20 year major league baseball player who earned many achievements and records during his storied career that included stints with six...

The Salem Lion's Club will continue an 88-year tradition on Sunday when it holds an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids in Bryan Memorial Park. Lions Club President Leon Chapman says the hunt will begin at t...

The House Supervisor at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia has been honored with the DAISY Award for extraordinary nursing. Registered Nurse Nathan Hebenstreit was recognized by his colleague...