Mariah Hayes is the executive director of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Franklin County. She spoke with Leigh Caldwell of WJPF about CASA, the organization that supports abused and neglected children.

Tom Miller speaks with Caitlin Wilson, Staff Writer for Reboot Illinois, about an article which she wrote regarding the most impoverished counties in Illinois. Two of the top four, are in Southern Illinois (Union, Wayne Co.).

If you would like to read her article, follow this link: http://www.rebootillinois.com/2015/02/12/editors-picks/caitlinwilson/illinois-poverty-rise-since-2010-four-counties-greatest-risk-says-report/33062/?utm_content=buffer7f64d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Saline County Commissioner Roger Craig joins us to discuss what is going on with the expansion of the Cottage Grove Mine at Rocky Branch.