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Centralia Veterans Fourth of July Parade Draws 40 Entries and Good Crowd (corrected 7-9-25)
The 14th Annual Centralia Veterans Fourth of July Parade drew 40 entries and a crowd along the parade route Friday afternoon. The parade included five floats, a number of decorated golf carts, emergen...
Jul 04, 2025 Centralia Masonic Lodge #201 'Honoring the Brave' took 1st in Patriotic. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Believe It or DON'T
Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1903, the first cable across the Pacific Ocean was spliced between Honolulu, Midway, Guam and Manila. Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1991, "Terminator 2: Judgmen...
Jul 03, 2025
Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic
1. Horses can't breathe through their mouth, only through their nose. 2. The reason doctors wear blue or green scrubs is because those are on the opposite side of the color wheel from red and pink . ....
Jul 02, 2025
Attorney General Raoul joins lawsuit challenging Trump's termination of federal grants
AGs accuse administration of misusing obscure federal rule By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced this week he has...
Jun 28, 2025 Attorney General Kwame Raoul testifies at a Democratic congressional forum Monday, June 23, about litigation that he and other Democratic state attorneys general have filed challenging actions of the Trump administration. (Screenshot from U.S. House Judiciary Committee Democrats livestream)
Salem Alumni and Broadway actor, Mathew Helton, is back and ready to dive into the Salem Theater
By Cole Wimberly Matthew Helton is a Salem alumnus who performed on Broadway and is now back in town, ready to lead and assist in Salem Community Theater productions. Helton graduated from Salem Commu...
Jun 28, 2025
Mt. Vernon woman charged with unlawful removal of human remains
A 47-year-old Mt. Vernon woman has been charged in Marion County Court with unlawful removal of human remains. Cheryl Puckett of Homestead Drive is accused in the charge without proper legal authority...
Jun 19, 2025 stockhouse / Depositphotos.com
Salem Community Band and Choir draw good crowd for "Animated Tunes" concert
The Salem Community band and choir performed their summer concert, "Animated Tunes," at the Salem Community Theater over the weekend.
Jun 09, 2025 Salem Community Band and Choir performing their summer concert, "Animated Tunes." Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Odin School dismissing early due to weather
Odin School is dismissing at 2:15 due to the forecasted severe weather. Pre-K dismissed at 1:35 or as soon as parents can arrive. Please be safe and aware.
May 16, 2025
Painting honoring Veterans unveiled at SCHS spring art show and band concert
A large canvas drawing honoring veterans, completed as a senior art project by Clair Gordon, was unveiled Thursday night at the annual SCHS art school and band concert. Art teacher Vanessa Randolph sa...
May 09, 2025 Veterans' mural painted by SCHS art students Clair Gordon, Micah McCormick, and Stacey Harold. Photo by Sarah Morris.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's Illinois stop on immigration laws called 'publicity stunt'
by Ben Szalinski, Jade Aubrey and UIS Public Affairs Reporting (PAR), Capitol News Illinois May 7, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - Two hours in the state capital was enough for U.S. Department of Homeland Security...
May 08, 2025 DHS Secretary Kristi Noem speaks in front of a house in the neighborhood where progressive activist Emma Shafer was murdered in 2023. Noem holds a binder full of pictures of people she said are “still at large” after engaging in criminal activity in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)