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In this week's recap: Powell comments spur sell-off on Wall Street. Weekly Economic Update Presented by MidAmerica Financial Resources, August 29, 2022   THE WEEK ON WALL STREET A comprehensive s...

The 32nd Annual Antique Power Days opens at the Marion County Fairgrounds on Thursday and continues through Sunday. One of the coordinators Sean Earle says activities get underway at nine Thursday mor...

Salem Mayor Nic Farley has announced he will be a candidate for re-election in the April municipal election. Appointed City Councilwoman Amy Troutt has announced she will not seek election. Farley has...

Centralia Police have arrested two persons on felony drug charges. 41-year-old Todd Goremann of North Elm in Centralia was arrested for alleged manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, posse...

Centralia Police have arrested a 46-year-old Centralia man on multiple charges. Kenneth Fair of East McCord is being held in the Marion County Jail for alleged domestic battery, criminal trespass to s...

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge has approved a $9.25 million settlement by the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union in two long-running lawsuits stemming from the layoffs of hundreds o...

Oak Park, Ill. (AP) - In May, police got a tip and arrested student Keyon Robinson with a gun on his high school campus in suburban Chicago. Robinson he says he brought the gun in a backpack for prote...

Wildcats Keep Rolling With Win At Flora Country Club The Salem Wildcats defeated the hosts at the Flora Country Club winning 154-176. Match medalist was Jairen Stroud who shot 33. Ryan Detering added ...

The Salem Lady Cats competed at the Olney Girls Invitational. Mt Carmel won the event shooting 153, Effingham was 2nd at 185 followed by Salem 3rd with 187. Alyssa Paul shot 39 to finish 4th overall. ...

Bobcats Bounce Back With Blowout At Breese Franklin Park improved to 15-3 with an 11-3 win on the road at Breese. The Bobcats scored 5 times in the opening inning and 4 more in the 4th to pull away. L...