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The SC Lady Cougars knocked off Webber 25-9, 25-17 to improve to 16-5 on the season. Sierra Arnold had 10 digs, Olivia Brauer 11 assists, Sidney Shumate added 8, Brooklyn Garrett had 4 kills, Brooke C...

The Kaskaskia College cross teams traveled to Normal, IL for the Heartland Jucco Invitational. There were a total of 6 community colleges present for the meet held on the course in Maxwell Park. Of th...

The Salem Lady Cats tennis team fell to Olney 9-0. The Lady Cats team consisted in singles of Amaziah Winchester, Savanna Davis, Aressa Eisenhaur, Gracy Alli, Molly Walker and Avery Robinson.   C...

In Marion County YMCA/Salem Recreation Youth League Soccer, it was Odin Healthcare falling to BSI 2-1. In the win, Augustine Miller and Calan Veit-Tackitt were the Players of the Game. In the loss it ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Albert Pujols hit his 701st home run, Jack Flaherty allowed one run in six innings and the NL Central champion St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Friday night. Puj...

CHICAGO (AP) - Adrian Sampson threw seven efficient innings, Nico Hoerner drove in three runs and the Chicago Cubs won their fifth straight, 6-1 over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. Sampson (4-5) gave ...

The Odin Village Board has voted to raise the cost of trash collection from $10 to $12 a month. The action came at a special meeting held Thursday night. Village Clerk Susan Gordon notes Odin just pas...

Salem Police like other law enforcement departments is struggling to get candidates to apply for upcoming testing for future openings. Two of Salem's younger patrolmen want to point out in Salem there...

The weather looks great for the 51st Annual Little Egypt Festival on Saturday. General Chair Jay Henke says there is a lot more to the festival than just the parade. "It really kicks off at 8 am with ...

The Salem Wildcats enter week 6 of the High School football season at 1-4 and have started out 0-2 in the Cahokia. After losses to Wood River (4-1, 1-1) and Roxana (3-2, 1-1) to start the conference s...