CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest reports of arrests: Kalynn N. Bergman 28, Harrisburg IL, arrested October 21, 2024 by Sparta Police for criminal trespass to land. Pretrial Release. Roger J. Loos 49, Percy, arrested October 21, 2024 by Steeleville Police for intimidation and threatening a public official. Released by Order of […]
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois University Carbondale will publicly commemorate Veterans Day with the annual vigil at the flagpole on the corner of South Normal Avenue and West Grand Avenue, near the center of the SIU campus. This year’s Nov. 11 Veterans Day event marks the 43rd anniversary of the flagpole vigil,
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SPRINGFIELD – Youth hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 4,057 deer during the youth deer hunting season Oct. 12-14. Comparatively, youth hunters took 4,576 deer during the season in 2023. Youth hunters with an unfilled, valid youth deer permit may still hunt with the permit during the upcoming first firearm deer season Nov.
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SPRINGFIELD – More than 3,000 target shooters from all 50 states, four Canadian provinces, and five other countries helped propel the 125th American Trapshooting Association’s Grand American competition to one of its most successful years at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex (WSRC) in Sparta this summer. The WSRC, which is operated by the Illinois Department of
by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois University Carbondale engineering students will test and demonstrate a medieval weapon of siege warfare, but as may be appropriate for the season, the trebuchet will be flinging pumpkins instead of rocks or flaming projectiles. Ken Anderson, director of the Advanced Energy Institute at SIU and the students’
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute’s third Renewing Illinois Summit will bring together college students from across the state on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 24-25, to discuss the state’s future. Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, Illinois State Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana), SIU System President Dan Mahony and former Illinois state historian
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Everyone is invited to celebrate Halloween Saluki-style at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Student Center on Oct. 31. One of the previous contestants poses for the Student Center Halloween costume contest. (Photo provided) The highlight of the day is the free Halloween Bash from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the
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CHESTER – High Point Vantage Senior Care recently purchased Craig Manor Assisted Living in Chester. On a recent afternoon there was a celebration of the new management and refreshments were served. The Chester Chamber of Commerce participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony. Also present for the picture were residents and staff, too
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – The sun’s impact on Earth’s climate is the topic of the next talk in a series at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, focused on the sun and the major role it plays in the lives of humans. The “Journey to the Sun” series continues on Friday, Oct. 25, with “The
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are studying how to zap antibiotic-resistant bugs using electricity on the nano scale, which could lead to fewer infection-related deaths in hospitals. Punit Kohli, professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences, works with students in his laboratory at SIU. Kohli is
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