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A new family practitioner and a new general surgeon are set to begin practice at Salem Township Hospital in October. Hospital President Alex Nazarian says general surgeon Dr. April Jackson will join t...

The Salem Wildcats competed at the Centralia 2a golf regional yesterday with only Senior Jairen Stroud advancing as an individual to Mt Carmel for Sectional play on Monday following his 79 that was go...

In 1a regional action at Pinckneyville, Breese Mater Dei won the team title with a 284 and advances along with Nashville and Waterloo Gibault. Nashville's Parker Renken won the event shooting 66 follo...

The Salem Lady Wildcat golfers head to the Effingham Country Club for the St Anthony 1a Regionals today. They will try to be advancing to the Taylorville Sectional held on Monday. Also joining them in...

Class 8A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Loyola (14) (5-0) 149 1 2. Lincoln-Way East (1) (5-0) 136 2 3. York (5-0) 120 3 4. Barrington (5-0) 97 4 5. Maine South (4-1) 88 5 6. Palatine (3-2) 53 7 7. South Elgin ...

Illinois (2-2, 0-1 Big Ten) at Purdue (1-3, 0-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Peacock) Line: Purdue by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Illinois leads 47-45-6. WHAT'S AT STAKE? It's ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Tyrone Taylor hit two run-scoring doubles and the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers came from behind to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Wednesday night. Taylor's second double...

ATLANTA (AP) - Ronald Acua Jr. slid into second base ahead of the throw, adding another slice of history to an already unprecedented season. He grabbed the bag and hoisted it above his head, soaking u...

A roughly $19 million dollar budget was approved by Centralia High School's Board of Education Tuesday night at the regular September meeting. Superintendent Dr. Chuck Lane is pleased with the distric...

The SIJHSAA State Baseball and Softball Tournaments will get underway on Saturday. The Class L Tournaments will be held at Rotary Park in Centralia. The baseball matchups are Marion and Carterville at...