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Marion Ministerial Alliance ‘Will Rock for Food’ Fundraiser Featuring Pablo Cruise This Saturday
MARION – The Marion Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen will host its only fundraiser, “Will Rock for Food,” featuring 70s Yacht Rock sensation, Pablo Cruise, this Saturday night at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center. JR Russell, with the Marion Ministerial Alliance, recently spoke with...
6 new members to enter the Saluki Hall of Fame
SIU athletics announced the 2024 Saluki Hall of Fame class on Monday. The six-person class features former Swimming and Diving Coach Rick Walker, swimmer Jorge Delgado, football defensive back Korey Lindsey, baseball third baseman Rick Murray, women's basketball player Rishonda Napier and athletic trainer Sally Perkins. They will be formally...
National Moth Week returns to Giant City State Park, and your own backyard
MAKANDA, IL — National Moth Week is finally here, and both moths and hearts are aflutter. Started in 2012 by the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission, National Moth Week is an annual event that encourages communities across the globe to host mothing events in their area. Mothing...
A shooting is under investigation in Carbondale
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Police in Carbondale are investigating a shooting. Officers were in the 700 block of S. Lewis Lane on the afternoon of July 20. They cleared the area within a couple of hours and stated there was no threat to the public. The investigation is ongoing.
‘Sip and Socialize: A Gathering in the Gardens’ Thursday at Marion’s Mandala Gardens
MARION – The Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois’ “Sip and Socialize: A Gathering in the Gardens” event will be held at the Marion Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Mandala Gardens on State Street. At the event there will...
Carbondale Police Investigate Stabbing
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Police are investigating a stabbing in Carbondale. Saturday July 20 around 3:00am, police received a report of a stabbing and a vehicle theft from the 500 block of E. Sycamore Street. The stabbing victim had already been taken to the emergency room in a personal...
Alleged Shooting Reported in Carbondale Saturday
CARBONDALE – Carbondale Police were called to the 700 block of South Lewis Lane Saturday to investigate an alleged shooting. Residents were told to avoid the area. No other details have been released at this time. We hope to have more details when they become available.
Obituary of William Eugene Cowsert
William Eugene Cowsert, “Gene”, was born March 14, 1930, in Rosiclare, Illinois, to Ulys and Audrey Cowsert and departed this life on Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Benton, Illinois. He married Leona Mae Short on June 19, 1949, in Rosiclare, Illinois. Two sons were born to this union,...
Centerstone hosting Life;Story 5K walk and run in Marion, Ill.
MARION, Ill. (KFVS) - Centerstone, a national nonprofit provider of mental health and substance use disorder services, will be holding its second annual Life;Story 5K walk and run in September. The event will take place on Saturday, September 7 in Marion, Illinois at the Harry L. Crisp Sports Complex. The...
Carbondale Police investigate a shooting incident on South Lewis Lane
One of the suspects has been identified in a shooting incident Saturday afternoon in the 700 block of South Lewis Lane in Carbondale. The investigation led officers to two individuals in a vehicle who had been involved in a disturbance and were alleged to have fired a gun. Officers identified one of the suspects as 36-year-old Manuel Cass of Carbondale. A loaded firearm was located in the vehicle the men occupied, and controlled substances were also discovered in Cass' possession and inside the vehicle. Officers took both men into custody without incident.
2024 07/25 – Jean (Wittenbrink) Crane
Jean (Wittenbrink) Crane, 91, of Herrin, Illinois, passed away on July 20, 2024, with her daughter holding her hand until God led her home. She was born on July 13, 1933, in Boyd, Illinois, the daughter of Emil and Flossie (Stone) Wittenbrink. On March 26, 1954, at Boyd Christian Church, she married her childhood sweetheart, Charles D. Crane, who passed away on December 22, 2017. She was also preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Francis Wittenbrink, Donald D. Wittenbrink, Doris Harmon, and niece Karen Davis.
Carbondale Death Investigation Underway
A death investigation is underway in Carbondale. Carbondale Police received a report of a stabbing and a vehicle theft from the 500 block of E. Sycamore Street just before 3am on Sunday morning. The stabbing victim, now identified as 31-year-old Traeshonne Blythe of Carbondale, was taken to the emergency room...
Carbondale PD: Woman injured, man charged in Saturday shots fired incident
CARBONDALE, Ill. — City of Carbondale police officers responded Saturday afternoon to the 700 block of South Lewis Lane for a report of a disturbance and shots fired. According to the department, officers responded at 1:10 p.m. and found two people with injuries reported to be caused by a physical fight over a personal disagreement. Both received medical treatment and were released. Suspects reportedly fired shots during the fight; however, officers did not find anyone with gunshot injuries.
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