Randolph County News

Reimagined SIU Camp Little Giant returns with new opportunities, traditional favorites

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Camp Little Giant, one of the nation’s first camps specifically for people with disabilities, returns to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center in a new and reimagined form for summer 2023. The inclusive recreation camp, which launched in 1952, will now serve additional people, have […]

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Explore the great outdoors at SIU’s Touch of Nature 2023 summer camps

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Summer 2023 will be full of outdoor adventure and fun for children ages 5-16, thanks to a wide assortment of summer camps at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center. This year’s EDventure Camp schedule at the experiential learning center runs from June 12 through July 28

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SIU honors students will participate in USDA-funded initiative on food and sustainability

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale honors students will participate in a three-year nationwide program starting this fall aimed at developing innovative teaching and holistic approaches relating to food, climate justice and sustainable agriculture. SIU is one of 14 universities and colleges in The Justice Challenge: Engaging Students in the Future

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Sparta Police report

SPARTA, Ill. – The Sparta Police Department has released its latest report of arrests.   Among those listed as arrested: 26-year-old David D. Williams Jr. of Sparta was arrested on a charge of home invasion with great bodily harm, aggravated battery with great bodily harm, resisting a peace officer and probationer escape from a peace

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Enjoy a summer of fun and opportunities to learn and explore at SIU’s 2023 camps

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Imagine a summer filled with fun, thanks to the camps and programs offered for all ages, abilities and interests at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The 2023 lineup is large and diverse, assuring something for everyone, and includes the debut of new camp experiences and the return of many longtime

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Students from 30 high schools to compete in SIU’s Math Field Day

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Young mathematicians from two states will once again travel to Southern Illinois University Carbondale for a day of competitions, comradery and achievement. The annual Math Field Day is set for Tuesday, March 28, at the Banterra Center. Organizers expect students from about 30 schools in Illinois and Missouri to

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