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Large Portion of Southern Illinois affected by water outage

posted by Robert Thies on May 18, 2018
A large portion of Southern Illinois is currently dealing with a water outage. The Rend Lake Conservancy District has a line break it is attempting to repair, leaving several towns with little to no

Murphysboro man charged with heroin distribution

posted by Robert Thies on May 18, 2018
A man from Murphysboro, Illinois, has been charged with Unlawful Distribution of Heroin and Unlawful Distribution of Cocaine, Dwayne Watson is accused of selling the drugs in Jackson County in late 2017 and 2018.

Terri Bryant calls for SIU President Dunn to resign

posted by Robert Thies on May 18, 2018
Hours after an opinion column written by SIU professor Kathleen Chwalisz criticizing SIU President Randy Dunn and his recent handling of a proposal to shift money from the Carbondale to Edwardsville campus was published

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