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Refuge to host free fishing derbyJun 03, 2024 10:00 am - Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge will host its 51st-annual Kids Free Fishing Derby on Saturday, June 8. The event is for kids ages 12 and under. Registration begins ...
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SIU Flying Salukis finish second in nation; recent SIU grad earns top pilot honorsMay 23, 2024 8:50 am - Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Flying Salukis might be young, but youth didn’t stop the team from continuing its legacy of victory in collegiate aviation recen...
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SIU’s Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders changes lives and communitiesMay 17, 2024 9:08 am - Colleen, a southern Illinois mother, knew something about her adorable son George was a little different by the time he was about 9 months old. Around his 1st birthday, G...
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It's a big year for periodical cicadas in IllinoisMay 14, 2024 2:13 pm - Soon Illinois will be awash in the songs of periodical cicadas. This year is a big year for periodical cicadas in Illinois, where Broods XIII and XIX will be emerging thr...
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Thousands of youths at risk of losing access to after-school programsMay 14, 2024 2:11 pm - Advocates for community-based after-school programs say as many as 40,000 youths statewide could lose access to tutoring services, recreation and other extracurricular ac...
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Wright-Way holds puppy adoption event at farmers marketMay 10, 2024 7:55 am - Wright-Way Rescue employees, volunteers and puppies were on hand Saturday, May 4 at the Carbondale Farmers Market for a $75 puppy adoption event. ...
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Man gets 42 years for killing wife in CarbondaleMay 10, 2024 7:52 am - A Missouri man has been sentenced to 42 years in prison for murdering his wife last year in Carbondale. State's Attorney Joseph Cervantez says Gregory Hopkins, 30, was se...
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U.S. 51 detoured due to sinkholeMay 10, 2024 7:50 am - One man crashed his vehicle into the sinkhole on Sunday
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Severe weather season off to an active startMay 07, 2024 8:11 am - Severe weather season made a bold entrance in the Midwest this year and the potential for more dangerous storms lingers. Frequent rains have delayed planting in some area...
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Police investigate two shootings in CarbondaleMay 03, 2024 8:19 am - Authorities are seeking suspects in multiple shooting incidents that have occurred recently in Carbondale. Carbondale Police say they responded to two reports of gunfire ...