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SIU’s Foeller selected by Dodgers in MLB Draft
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois right-hander Aidan Foeller was selected in the 11th round (Pick 340) of the 2024 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday afternoon. He marks the fourth Saluki taken in the MLB Draft under head coach Lance Rhodes. A Nesbit, Mississippi product, Foeller finished...
SIU women’s golf signs Pihla Pennanen from Finland
CARBONDALE, Ill. – The SIU Women’s Golf program announced the signing of Pihla Pennanen Tuesday. “We are extremely excited to add Pihla to the Saluki family,” Director of Golf Justin Fetcho said. “She has a ton of international experience and is one of the top junior players in Finland.”
NubAbility's Sports Camp for limb-different kids returns for its 12th year
DUQUOIN, IL — NubAbility Athletics Foundation's four-day All Sports Camp is returning to Du Quoin for its twelfth year. From July 18 to July 21, the All Sports Camp will match youth athletes with coaches who have similar physical differences for instruction in 19 mainstream organized sports. The camp...
Still time to participate in SIU 2024 summer camps
CARBONDALE, Ill. — It’s not too late for children to find fun, adventure and great learning experiences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2024 summer camps, including those focused on sports and art. The recently added Southern Illinois University Track & Field Throws Clinic is set for July...
Laurin Watts named SIU Softball pitching coach
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Softball head coach Jen Sewell has announced the hiring of Laurin Watts as the program’s pitching coach. “We have been anticipating this big announcement for a while now and I’m so glad we were able to get Laurin on board with us here at Saluki Softball,” Sewell said. “Laurin is one of the top up-and-coming pitching coaches in the country. Her name just kept coming up every time I asked about who is the next big pitching hire.”
Two Mt. Vernon residents arrested Monday on gun and drug charges
MT. VERNON, IL — Two Mt. Vernon residents were arrested just after 7 Monday morning on gun and drug charges. Members of the Mt. Vernon Police Department / Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Joint Narcotics Unit assisted the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force at a home on E. Saddle Club Road in Belle Rive (18526 E. Saddle Club Rd) with the execution of arrest warrants for the primary residents, 45-year-old Darren D. Edmison and 36-year-old Amber M. McCowen. The warrants were for prior Jefferson County Controlled Substance Trafficking charges. During service of the warrants, evidence of criminal activity was observed inside the home.
National Weather Service in Far, Remote Northern Michigan Took Over Warning Chicago as Illinois Forecasters Hunkered Down During Tornado Outbreak
The National Weather Service is the government agency we all rely upon for up-to-the-second information particularly in emergency situations like severe thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks. But what happens when NWS forecasters are in the line of fire for a storm? That was the situation facing the NWS office in Chicago last night (July 15, 2024) as a summer storm spawned a tornado outbreak across the region.
Peoria High to be among the first schools in Illinois playing girls flag football
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — Peoria High is the oldest high school in Illinois but it will be one of the new kids on the block this fall. It will be among the first schools to field a girl’s flag football team competing in the Illinois High School Association’s newest sport. The IHSA is adding girls […]
Winnebago principal’s personal experience inspires Illinois school’s cardiac safety law
WINNEBAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — This Fall, all schools in Illinois will be required to have a plan in place in the event of a cardiac arrest on school grounds. A Winnebago principal advocated for the law after it happened to her, and now her school is one of three Heart Safe Schools in the state. […]
School mourning after 10-year-old student killed in jet ski accident
UNION CITY, Tenn. (KFVS) - A community in northwest Tennessee is mourning after a 10-year-old boy died on Tuesday. According to a release from Union City Schools, student Jack Gear died on July 16 at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital after he was involved in a jet ski accident. “Our hearts...
Two Galesburg girls take top places in Li’l Miss Illinois Pageant
A pair of Galesburg girls took the top two places in the Li’l Miss Illinois pageant Sunday. Kynleigh Fox, the daughter of Stacy Dunham, and Lia Barraza Sloan, the daughter of Leno and Sabrina Barraza, both competed in the Miss Illinois Youth Program along with other contestants for the title of Li’l Miss Illinois.
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