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The SC 16u Strom won the Dustin Brown Benefit Firecracker Tournament over the weekend in Olney. The Storm went 1-1 on Saturday beating the Mattoon Cobras Cross5-4 before falling to the Mattoon Cobras ...

Mark your calendars for this Saturday, the Franklin Park Bobcats boys basketball team will be holding a fundraising Car Wash on the Elks parking lot from 9-12.

In Salem Recreation/YMCA men's softball, ABC Pub beat Pennington Chevy 20-4, Eliminators won by forfeit over Iuka State Bank and then beat El Rancherito 16-10. In coed sand volleyball, 3 Gen Farms bea...

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Left fielder Ian Happ threw out two runners at the plate in extra innings, and the Chicago Cubs pulled out a wild 7-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in 11 innings Tuesday after squand...

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The Farina Fourth of July Celebration is being held on Saturday. Activities are centered in the Farina Park. Food stands and the beer garden will open at noon. Parade registration is at two, with the ...

Sandoval Police arrested 37-year-old Janie Kelly of South Main Street in Sandoval for possession of a stolen vehicle. She was reportedly in possession of a four wheeler stolen from Jefferson County th...

The Marion County Sheriff's Department have arrested three juveniles for burglary to a camper on Cumberland Lane on Lake Centralia. The 13-year-olds from Salem and Kell and a 14-year-old from Centrali...

The Centralia American Legion has successfully raised the extra $10,000 needed to pay for this year's 4th of July fireworks display. The legion's Wayne Sensel is thanking the community for stepping up...

The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved $764,651 for improvements to the Canadian National Railroad crossing on Dusty Road south of Farina. The project requires the CN railroad to install automa...