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Six persons buried in East Lawn Cemetery will be portrayed in this year's Tales from Eastlawn by the Salem Historic Commission. The programs are set at four times between 5:30 and 7:45 on both Friday ...

Wamac Fest is this Saturday at the Wamac Park. Mayor Butch Mathus, Jr. says there is something for everyone. "We'll have a bunch of kids games that will be coordinated by the boy scouts and cub scouts...

The Marion County Health Department has started offering adult high dose and regular dose walk-in flu vaccination at both its Salem and Centralia offices. The walk-in clinics are available from eight ...

Odin Firemen handled two brush fires in the same area of the 2700 block of Queens Avenue in the Royal Lakes neighborhood on Thursday afternoon. In the first fire, two to three acres burned, but there ...

The Kinmundy Log Cabin Village Fall Festival will be held the next two weekends. More than 200 crafters, food, live demonstrations, and tours of the 1800's log cabins will be available to all who come...

The Odin Village Board decided to do more this year for the Action Pack program that provides a weekend package of food for 60 students at the Odin School. The board agreed to up this year's donation ...

The Marion County Drug Support Board is holding a Spaghetti Dinner from four to seven Saturday night at the First United Methodist Church at 103 South Elm in Centralia. Tickets are $10 apiece and are ...

A 24-year-old Centralia woman, Chare Brewer of East Broadway, was returned from the Jefferson County Jail at Mt. Vernon on an outstanding Marion County felony no bond failure to appear warrant. 37-yea...

A few favorite numbers - and one winning ticket - have turned an Illinois Lottery player from East St. Louis into a multimillionaire overnight. The $14.6 million winner who chose to remain anonymous u...

Illinois law requires media companies to provide four months of notice before sale   By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Better Newspapers In...