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In Marion County YMCA coed volleyball last night at the Community Center, HD Oil beat Salem Tire (25-16, 25-15), Tri County Seal Coating over Coryell Investment in three sets (25-20, 24-26, 15-11), Ze...

In this week's recap: Mixed results as interest rate concerns grow. Weekly Economic Update   Presented by , MidAmerica Financial Resources, February 20, 2023   THE WEEK ON WALL STREET Growin...

The Centralia City Council will be asked to approve a resolution at Monday night's meeting to authorize Mutual Aid Agreements with the Central City, Wamac, and Kaskaskia College Police Departments. Ce...

The Murray Parents Association over the weekend surprised recently retired Murray Center Director Lori Demijan with its top award. President Rita Winkeler says the Dr. W.P. Plassman award is the resul...

State lawmakers are getting a closer look at Governor JB Pritzker's program to prevent and end homelessness. There are more than 120,000 people experiencing homelessness in Illinois, and the goal of "...

B.E. Gum in Salem will be the site tonight for the Class 2a Girls Super Sectional featuring the Lady Knights of Mater Dei and the Paris Lady Tigers. Game time at 7pm with the winner advancing to this ...

Kaskaskia College men & women hosted Shawnee on Saturday for Sophomore night. The Blue Angels fell 72-63 to fall to 17-13 overall and 7-9 in the Region. Makenzie Russell led KC with 20, Keva Wilso...

The Blue Devils got a 3 pointer from Jhei-R Jones with 2.7 seconds left in overtime to give KC a 77-75 win. Jones finished with 25 to lead the way, Ezereke Dawson finished with 22 and Jylen Petty fini...

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats return to varsity action tonight when they host Highland. The Salem JV improved to 11-0 going undefeated and winning their JV Tournament in Salem on Saturday.

Iuka won all 10 sets and didn't allow more than 17 points in any set with wins over Odin, Central City, Willow Grove and Selmaville before beating Raccoon in the championship. Paelynn Harris led Iuka ...