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Selmaville competed at the Lee Evans Invitational cross country meet hosted by Franklin Park with 28 schools represented. The lone varsity girl runner for Selmaville was Carly Veach and she finished 1...

In Salem Recreation/YMCA Coed Softball it was Eliminators beating 51/50 Misfits 18-3, Misfits then beat Jansen Construction 21-20, ABC over G&G Roll Off Services 13-3, Pour House beat The Cottages...

Class 8A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Lincoln-Way East (8) (3-0) 125 1 2. Loyola (5) (3-0) 122 2 3. York (3-0) 103 3 4. Maine South (2-1) 83 4 5. Barrington (3-0) 80 5 6. Naperville North (2-1) 47 10 7. Lock...

BALTIMORE (AP) - After scoring a combined two runs in successive defeats and uncertain about the status of their hard-hitting first baseman, the Baltimore Orioles are limping into their showdown with ...

DENVER (AP) - Kris Bryant went deep for the second straight game, one of four home runs by Colorado, and the Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 on Wednesday for their first series win in a month. Nolan...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields wishes he aired it out more in a disappointing season-opening loss to Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers. For that, he blames himsel...

Terry Lynn Clements, 67, of Patoka, IL passed away Saturday, September 7, 2024, at home. He was born on June 4, 1957, in Highland, IL, son of John and Mary Clements. He was married to Paula (Gatewood)...

Linda Rae Haney, age 76 of Salem, formerly of Patoka, passed away on September 10, 2024 at Helia Healthcare of Salem. Arrangements are pending at Crouse Funeral Home in Salem. Online condolences can b...

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. The guitar riff in "Sweet Child O' Mine" started as a joke. Slash played it while he was messing around during warm-ups, because he thought it sou...

The Centralia City School Board approved a new electric supply contract at the board meeting on Tuesday. The new contract with Homefield Energy will go into effect upon the end of the district's curre...