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St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Dylan Carlson will begin the season on the injured list with a sprained left shoulder, president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said Tuesday. Carlson was injur...

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. American Express got into the communications business in 1979, and founded MTV, Nickelodeon, and the Movie Channel. They sold all of them to Viaco...

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A planned solar array project at Centralia High School appears to be back on track, as school officials are now pursuing an agreement with a new solar company. Last month, it was reported that NelNet ...

The Kaskaskia College Board Monday night approved named its agriculture building the John D. Cavaletto Agricultural Center. College President George Evans says the college wants to honor the hard work...

The Centralia City Council was told Goode Energy will be seeking bids on the next 18 months of electric aggregation while electric prices have stabilized. Managing Director Philip Carr says Centralia ...

A home on the north side of Dix was destroyed by fire early Monday night. Jefferson Fire officials say the Robert Lulich home at 915 West Lincoln was engulfed in flames and the roof was beginning to f...

The Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees is congratulating its longtime chair Bill Hawley on receiving the top award for a community college trustee in the State of Illinois. College President George E...

A 46-year-old Wamac man was arrested at the Marion County probation office on Monday on outstanding Marion and Clinton County felony no-bond warrants. Chad Evans of Gompers Street was taken to the Mar...

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