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WASHINGTON (AP) - T.J. Oshie got to hear his goal song, "Take Me Home, Country Roads," three times as he fittingly recorded a hat trick on the Washington Capitals' country music night. Some of those c...

Attached are the list of Salem Community High School 2nd Quarter Honor Roll   2024 High Honor Roll S1 2024 Honor Roll S1

High Honor Roll 5th Grade: Leighton Westbrook 6th Grade: Ivyon Jackson 7th Grade: Jade Skurat   Honor Roll 5th Grade: David Brand 7th Grade: Adelynn Beal 8th Grade: Jzaniya Jackson Jaxon Neal

High Honor Roll 4th Grade 5th Grade Everett Acevedo Bailey Benzschawel Jaxton Benzschawel Peyton Brown Jeter Bottles Abbey Gordon Journey Bryan Kinahley Haas Eli Campbell Maycie Higgins Kayden Claar A...

Centralia beat Sumner High out of St Louis 74-20 on Saturday at Trout Arena   Photos: Pat Hodges:

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1943, the government declared a Wartime Ban on the Sale of Pre-Sliced Bread to conserve resources during World War 2. They were worried about the amount of additiona...

Salem City Manager Rex Barbee has resigned. Mayor Nick Farley said the resignation was effective immediately and Assistant City Manager and City Clerk Tabatha Meador will handle any immediate needs of...

The Salem Fire Protection District was called to two house fires on Wednesday. One was an electrical fire at the Martin Smith home at 5 Lakedale while the other was a stove fire at the Phillip Simmons...

A 19-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to four years probation after pleading guilty earlier to six of ten counts of child pornography pending against him. Brent Morris of East Calumet was giv...

The Iuka Fire Department firefighter of the year is Jim Halfacre. Halfacre received the award at the department's annual awards and appreciation dinner on Tuesday from Chief Kenny Eagan. The award is ...