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.

SI Now's Deb Barnett and Nick Holdinghausen join The Morning Newswatch.

Tom Miller sits down with John A. Logan College President Dr. Michael Dreith for a conversation about the direction of the college after the State of the State Address, as well as addressing the topic of the possibility of 4-year degrees at JALC.