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An afternoon and evening of music before the traditional 4th of July fireworks display drew a sizeable crowd to Bryan Memorial Park on Sunday. The seven food trucks were also a hit, with lines forming...

The South Seven Conference released their All-League baseball team for the 2020-21 season. The Player of the Year was Carson Prost (Mt Vernon) Pitcher of the Year was Eli Garrett (Mt Vernon)   Fi...

A 33-year-old homeless Centralia man has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitted to committing an aggravated battery for striking a Centralia Police officer in the face. Evan Winkoff had ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Phoenix Suns managed just 34 points in the second half on Saturday, but it was enough to take a three-games-to-one lead in the NBA's Western Conference Finals. Devin Booker scor...

Marceline Eleanor Bassett, 96, of Athens, Alabama passed away June 14, 2022 at Limestone Health Facility, Athens. Mrs. Bassett was a retired homemaker. She also worked many years as a care giver. She ...

Unemployment dropped across South Central Illinois in May. In Marion County unemployment dropped eight-tenths of a percent to 6.2-percent. That translates into 878 on the unemployment rolls, down 130 ...

ATLANTA (AP) - Drew Smyly didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning, Ronald Acua Jr. hit his 100th career homer and the Atlanta Braves earned a split of a day-night doubleheader with a 1-0 victory ove...

Two people have been charged with burglary to a building in the 1100 block of South Sycamore in Centralia. 31-year-old John Pope and 36-year-old Ashley Matson of South Davis were arrested earlier this...

Virginia Helen (Wright) Ross, age 85, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, formerly of Odin, Illinois, died peacefully on April 15, 2022. Virginia liked to paint, garden, and read, and dabbled in different craf...

How COVID-19 Caused a "She-Cession" Several women-dominated industries were hit hardest by the pandemic. Provided by MidAmerica Financial Resources   Since the 1980s, unemployment rates have tren...