Randolph County News

by Maxbiya English CARBONDALE, Ill. — The River Region News has returned! The Southern Illinois University Carbondale student-run newscast is back after nearly six years on hiatus, bringing campus and regional news in a digital-first format to viewers on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube platforms. The relaunched newscast debuted Sept. 4, reviving an award-winning news program […]

by Maxbiya English CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Little Grassy Get Down, a family-friendly music festival featuring Americana music from artists across the Midwest, returns to Southern Illinois University’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center Friday through Sunday, Oct. 9-11. Weekend passes are on sale now.  Performers include the Local Honeys, the Woodbox Gang, Chicago Farmer,

SAN DIEGO – Lt. Daniel Green, a native of Waterloo, Illinois, is developing the next generation of naval surface warfighters while serving as an instructor at Mariner Skills Training Center, Pacific (MSTCPAC). Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Sean Furey Green graduated from Waterloo High School in 2016. “Self-sufficiency is a big lesson I learned

by Maxbiya English CARBONDALE, Ill. — Approximately 130 high school choral students from across Southern Illinois will join the Southern Illinois University Concert Choir Oct. 8 for the world premiere of a new work by Grammy-nominated pianist and producer Keith Javors.  Emerson Eads, SIU School of Music director of choral studies, rehearses with SIU Concert

by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. — Two Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate students received nearly $40,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture to support their research projects, surrounding the benefits of malting barley in double-crop soybean systems and efforts to utilize fertilizers more efficiently for winter wheat.    Southern Illinois University graduate students Sowmya