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Chancellor Lane is celebrating a boost in summer enrollment at SIU-Carbondale
Enrollment is up this summer at SIU-Carbondale. Chancellor Austin Lane says the number of students is up 3.4 percent from last year. Overall enrollment for summer 2024 is 5,025, 163 students more than last year. Lane says his office has focused on increasing summer enrollment for the past three years....
Boys and Girls Club of Southern Ill. raises $200K, reaching part of goal
SOUTHERN Ill. (KFVS) - The Boys and Girls Club of Southern Illinois achieved the first phase of its fundraising goal, raising $200,000. According to a release from the club, the money will help them move forward in hiring a new CEO and staff. In total, they are trying to raise...
1 Illinois Resident Is Dead From Deli Meat Listeria Outbreak
We're no strangers to seeing food recall alerts. In any given year, you'll see food recalls due to things like salmonella, E. coli, listeria, foreign matter, metal shavings, plastic pieces, etc. The thing that makes this deadly outbreak of listeria different is that at this point, authorities really don't know...
Local filmmakers bring Central Illinois to movie screens
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Central Illinois is working towards its Hollywood moment. One Danville filmmaker is ready to share his movie that features local actors and locations. He said they created this film independently and the mission was to keep it within the community. Chris Hightower is the co-producer and lead actor of the movie […]
SIU student research to be showcased at symposium
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Students from two related Southern Illinois University Carbondale programs that teach students how to conduct research will present their findings during a research poster symposium this week. Students, researchers and members of the university and local community view exbits during a recent Summer Research Symposium. (Photo...
Volunteers needed to help Salukis move in this fall
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Volunteers from the campus and community can help roll out the welcome mat for new and returning Salukis by assisting their move into their new homes before the fall 2024 semester begins at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Individuals and groups are encouraged to sign up by...
SIH to host Baby’s Best Start Fair
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - A popular fair aimed at new parents is set to return to southern Illinois next month. Now, for the first time since the pandemic, the Baby’s Best Start Fair is back in Carbondale. Mary Jarvis is one of the organizers of the fair at Southern...
LISTEN: Murphysboro coach Gary Carter talks summer workouts and additions to Red Devils roster ahead of 2024 season
The Murphysboro Red Devils are taking advantage of the IHSA’s new rules that allow 11-on-11 scrimmages this week. Voice of the Red Devils, Matt Varney, met with Coach Gary Carter Thursday evening before their first scrimmage with Marion and discussed the new 11-on-11 scrimmages and some of the new additions to the team that have Murphysboro excited for the coming season:
Jackson County Health Department provides back to school vaccinations
MURPHYSBORO, IL — The fall semester is coming up fast, and the Jackson County Health Department wants to remind parents that vaccinations are an important part of getting children ready to return to the classroom. The health department states that school vaccination requirements are enforced to protect your child...
A Franklin County man is sentenced to prison for producing counterfeit money
A Franklin County man has been sentenced to two years in prison for printing counterfeit money after pleading guilty to three counts related to the crime. The U.S. attorney reports 38-year-old Michael Eskew from Christopher used printers and electronic images of dollar bills to produce counterfeit U.S. Currency at his home.
Shawnee College to offer a free EMR class
Shawnee Community College is offering a free, non-credit Emergency Medical Responder Hybrid Class, which will include online and in-person instruction. The in-person portion of the class will be held at the Union County Extension Center in Anna from August 12 through October 4. There are mandatory in-person sessions on Mondays....
State, county, city announce leap of faith quantum computing facility in Chicago
(The Center Square) – The State of Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago have announced that the new Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park will be built on former U.S. Steel property on Chicago’s Southeast Side. The South Works site has been mostly dormant since the mill...
Homeless & Housing Coalition of Kentucky on tour
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It’s a pressing issue for many Americans and even more so for those who live on the streets, homelessness and affordable housing. The Homeless & Housing Coalition of Kentucky came to town on Wednesday to talk with those who have a vested interest in affordable housing and homelessness and hoping to get some insight on how to fix a big problem in Kentucky. Adrienne Bush and George Eklund with the Homeless & Housing Coalition of Kentucky and the Coalition for the Homeless in Louisville have traveled to Louisville, Lexington, Paducah and Bowling Green so far but still have two more stops to make in northern Kentucky and Morehead to finish out their tour.
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