Rick Linton is with the Rend Lake Tourism Council and Tom Vaughn is Chairman of the Franklin County Board. They both joined Tom Miller in the studio to discuss the increased marketing and growth of Rend Lake and surrounding tourist areas to bring further business to the Southern Illinois.

Illinois House Republican Leader Tony McCombie joins The Morning Newswatch.

John A Logan College Assistant Vice President of Marketing, Public Relations, and Communications Steve O'Keefe joins The Morning Newswatch.