Murphysboro Mayor Will Stephens joins us to talk about the town, including renovations to Walnut Street, the Big Muddy River Overpass and a banner he wants residents to sign in response to a woman who wrote to the town about her experiences with a soldier from Murphysboro during World War II.

Doctor Jason West joins The Morning Newswatch.

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Carbondale Mayor Mike Henry joins Tom Miller in the studio on The Morning Newswatch