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Franklin Park Bobcats knocked off Bartelso 52-46. Silas Lux had 17 to lead Salem, Kyler King finished with 16 and Troy Keele added 8. Odin/Patoka beat Sandoval 46-22 behind 12 points from Brady Haines...

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats are back in action tomorrow with a Mega Day alongside the Bobcats. The teams will host Nashville to the Bobcat Den. Last night the girls lost to Bartelso 45-25. Quinn Wo...

The post season regional assignments have been released by the SIJHSAA. The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats will travel to Centralia Jr. High for Class L regional play starting Wednesday against Carlyle in...

The Salem Wildcat bowlers head to the Carterville Tournament tomorrow as they prepare for the upcoming Regionals that will be held at Salem Bowl. The Cats are the defending IHSA state bowling champion...

Today is the first of 2 days at the Murdale Wrestling Tournament held in Carbondale. The Wrestling Wildcats will travel down and compete. Centralia will also compete there.

Believe it or DON'T On this day in 1967, The Doors released their self-titled debut album, featuring "Light My Fire" and "The End". Believe it or DON'T On this day in 1999, the Euro was adopted as a s...

Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps says the population at the county jail is at its lowest number since the new jail opened and there was another jump in fraud cases in 2023. Overall, Cripps says othe...

Attorney General Kwame Raoul is urging Illinois residents to be aware of phone scammers potentially using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to mimic the voice of a loved one. Scammers have long used the pl...

As a new year begins, Kaskaskia College is offering a chance to help potential students easily register for classes. Kaskaskia College will hold a Special Saturday Enrollment Day at its main campus an...

A 30-year-old Central City man made his first appearance in Marion County Court Wednesday on ten counts of child pornography. The charges against Jason Howard of South Harrison Street accused him of h...