March 2026

Keep the blood supply stable, give blood, platelets with Red Cross

News, Regional News /

ST. LOUIS, MO  — This March, the American Red Cross urges donors to help donors to help the national blood supply recover following a severe shortage and empower their health by making an appointment to give blood or platelets. Donors of all blood types remain critical to keeping momentum up and the blood supply steady headed into spring.   Some parts of the nation are […]

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Rendleman Orchards to host historical marker dedication

Ill State News, News /

ALTO PASS, Ill. — Rendleman Orchards will host the unveiling of its official historical marker for the Rendleman Orchards Historic District, recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.   A brief dedication ceremony will be held Friday, April 3 at 12 noon at Rendleman Orchards in Alto Pass.   The short program will

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SIU book, vinyl and media sale is March 20-21

News, Randolph County News /

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Discover treasures and hard-to-find items at the Friends of Morris Library and WSIU Radio massive public sale at Southern Illinois University Carbondale later this month.   The book/vinyl and media sale is Friday and Saturday, March 20-21, in the Morris Library basement. The sale will run from 4 to 7 p.m. March 20, and 10

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SIU String Orchestra to perform March 17

News, Randolph County News /

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois University Carbondale String Orchestra will present a free, public concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, in Pulliam Hall’s Furr Auditorium.  The SIU String Orchestra will perform March 17 in Pulliam Hall’s Furr Auditorium. (Photo provided) Under the direction of Rossana Cauti, assistant professor of practice in the SIU School of Music and SIU String Orchestra music director, the program

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SIU’s 2026 Big Muddy Film Festival features 72 films

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The longstanding Big Muddy Film Festival returns to Southern Illinois University Carbondale to showcase some of the finest works of independent filmmakers and students.  Big Muddy Film Festival organizers, from left, Juno Heidbreder, Dajonea Robinson and Bipin Banjara, are finalizing plans for this year’s event, which runs March 19-21. (Photo by Russell Bailey) In its

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Lee Ann Braun

Obituaries, Randolph County Obits /

March 27, 1955 — March 7, 2026 Red Bud LEE ANN BRAUN (NEE RECTOR), age 70, went to be with her mother and father again on March 7, 2026. She made her departure surrounded by the love of her family, just twenty days before her 71st birthday. Lee Ann was born in Chester to her loving

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