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Is It The End of Belle and Shawn on Days of Our Lives?

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Is It The End of Belle and Shawn on Days of Our Lives?

Belle and Shawn’s relationship on Days of Our Lives has been a long and complicated one, marked by young love, interference, betrayal, and numerous attempts at reconciliation. Here’s a detailed timeline: The Early Years (1999-2004) High School Sweethearts: Shawn-Douglas Brady (then Jason Cook) and Belle Black (then Kirsten Storms), the children of supercouples Bo (Peter Reckell) and Hope (Kristian Alfonso) and John (the late Drake Hogestyn) and …Read Article

State Route 37 lane closures begin Monday in Marion County

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State Route 37 lane closures begin Monday in Marion County

SALEM — Illinois Department of Transportation announced that repairs to State Route 37, between Madison Street in Salem and East Cherry Street in Kinmundy, will require lane closures starting, weather permitting, at 7 a.m. Monday, May 12. Flaggers will maintain traffic. Lane closures will be present throughout the remaining 2025 construction season to allow for bridge repairs and resurfacing. Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra t…Read Article

SCHS names HOF Class of 2025

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SCHS names HOF Class of 2025

Ceremonies set for June 7 in B.E. Gum Gymnasium This is the first in a series on the 2025 inductees of the Salem Community High School Sports Hall of Fame. The dinner and induction ceremonies will be June 7 in B.E. Gum Gymnasium with a social hour at 4:30 p.m. and dinner at 5. Tickets are available at SCHS. Then 2025 inductees are Trisha (Ward) Mosbarger, Bernie Bryant, Kacy (Gruenkemeyer) Greer and the 1996 Lady Wildcats volleyball and 1997 Lad…Read Article

Rain hinders Wildcats netters

Times Commoner PhotoSalem’s Jarrett Rushing returns a serve in the Wildcats’ match at Centralia. Two matches affected by wet spring weather Times Commoner Staff Report Rain again hampered the efforts of the Salem Community High School Boys tennis team with two recent matches affected by wet weather. On Monday, the Wildcats fell 5-1 at Centralia that began early but still couldn’t beat the showers that passed through later in the afternoon. The W…Salem, Illinois · Salem Read Article

Larry Gene Imhoff Sr.

Larry Gene Imhoff Sr., age 86 of Salem, IL, formerly of Michigan, went home to be with His Savior on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 while at Helia Healthcare in Salem. Larry was born on November 12, 1938 in Lakeview, Michigan the son of Carl and Freda (Bard) Imhoff. He married Mary Harter on November 2, 1963. She was his faithful care-giver after his stroke in 2015, and she survives in Salem. In addition to his wife Mary, he is survived by his children…Salem, Illinois · Salem Read Article

Richard W. “Rick” Douglas

Richard W. “Rick” Douglas, age 70 of Salem, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at his home in Salem. Richard was born on November 19, 1954, the son of Grady and Laurene (Huckabee) Douglas. He married Teresa (Scrivner) Douglas on July 30, 2019 in Panama City Beach, Florida and she survives in Salem. In addition to his wife, Rick is survived by his mother, Laurene Berry of Godfrey; two children, Scott Douglas and wife Stacey of Wood River, and J…Salem, Illinois · Salem Read Article

SCHS Class of ’75 begins reunion plans

Salem Community High School Class of 1975 has started planning for its 50-year reunion. “Plan now to attend the 50th class reunion with events on Oct 3 to 5, 2025,” shared event organizers. “Stay tuned for information to follow.”Salem, Illinois · Salem Read Article

Driver Going The Wrong Direction Blocks The Street And Refuses To Move, So Another Driver Leaves His Car There To Force Him To Turn Around

Shutterstock/Reddit If you’re driving down a narrow one way street, do everyone a favor and make sure you’re going the correct direction. If you realize you make a mistake and are actually going the wrong direction, be courteous of other drivers, until the driver in this story. When a driver blocks the entire street and refuses to move, another driver finds a way to force him to move. Let’s see what he does. Block the street? I’ll just leave my…Reddit · Salem See the Story

Salem Community High School adds wrestling as official sports program

By DENNIS ROSENBERGER stceditor@salemtc.net The Salem Community High School (SCHS) Board of Education voted on Monday to pick up wrestling as an official school-funded sport after a successful three-year trial period. It was noted during the meeting that the idea of establishing a wrestling program at SCHS was brought to the school board a few years ago and the school agreed to allow the program to operate with volunteer coaches and funding pr…Wrestling · Salem Read Article

BCMW steps up to help local flood victims

Sentinel Photo/DENNIS ROSENBERGERHOUSING ASSISTANCE — Mark Pozeg, LEFT, and Alicia Pozeg were at Salem City Hall last Thursday to speak with BCMW representatives about getting some assistance with the cost of staying in a local hotel, after flooding on April 4 heavily damaged their home on Green Street in Central City. BCMW Housing Manager Shannon Atchison, RIGHT, was helping the Pozegs sign up for assistance through the agency. Program provides…Salem, Illinois · Salem Read Article

Easter weekend storm causes damage

Sentinel Photos/JO ALLENMultiple buildings northeast of Salem, toward Kimmundy along Kimmundy Road and just past Brubaker Road, received heavy damage following a storm that produced 70 to 80 mph winds early Saturday morning. Debris can be seen in a straight line from its origin across a field nearby. Salem Department of Emergency Management and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office both reported several downed trees and power lines across the count…Salem, Illinois · Salem Read Article

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