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Provided by Mid America Financial Resources   Heart of the Matter Managing your blood pressure is a key component of a healthy heart In 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report...

After a two year absence, the Centralia Chamber of Commerce Home and Community Expo drew a good crowd over the weekend. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marcus Holland says everyone seemed pleas...

The Centralia City Council Monday night is being asked to declare 14 more homes as derelict and requesting permission to demolish them. The homes are at 862 East Broadway, 903 Howard, 903 North Beech,...

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced lane reductions on both north and southbound I-57 from just north of the Illinois 161 intersection to the Jefferson County Line will begin Wedne...

Officials of the Illinois Department of Human Services told Murray Center officials and State Representative Charlie Meier during a Friday tour that they can expect up to 60 additional residents as th...

The first Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics is expected to top its $10,000 goal. Centralia High School Community Resource Officer Mickey Jader is pleased with the event and the number taking a ...

The prep basketball season came to an end on Saturday at Champaign's State Farm Center. The 1a state champion is Waterloo Gibault after their win over Scales Mound 65-45. In 2a, DePaul College Prep kn...

The Wildcats boys track and field team traveled to the campus of Principia College for the Edwardsville Tigers Invitational Indoor meet. The meet featured 16 high schools mostly from the metro east ar...

Tonight is the final night of the Premiere All Star Classic hosted by Rend Lake College. At 6pm the Class L girls game will begin that will feature Salem's Brylee Pennypacker, Addy Lever and Mya Russe...

Our 5th grade girls took up the action today in their Glen Carbon indoor league, going 2-0 for 5-2 and 6-4 in the games for the day against some tough teams! Congratulations to our scorers of the day:...