News
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Getting to know Canada GeeseJan 31, 2025 6:59 am - Canada Geese are one of those birds that almost everyone can recognize, even if they are not a bird watcher. They are big, they are boldly patterned, they are loud, and t...
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Police investigating incident between Killman, Rye-SandersJan 17, 2025 7:10 am - A routine city council meeting went off the rails Tuesday when a quarrel at the council table escalated into an incident now under police investigation. Around 9:05 p.m. ...
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City manager contract to be approved at next meetingJan 17, 2025 7:08 am - City council members have reached a decision on who will be Carbondale's new city manager, and they expect to approve the hiring at their next meeting later this month. C...
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One charged after armed robberyJan 03, 2025 7:56 am - A Carbondale man is in custody after an armed robbery attempt Monday evening. Carbondale Police report that Jonquel M. Gaston, 27, was taken into custody in Champaign fol...
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The ears of the birdsJan 03, 2025 7:54 am - When most people think of bird senses, they think of the eyes. However, hearing is the second most important sense, and is also crucial to the bird’s well-being.
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SIU Rec Center to offer Community Day Jan. 12Dec 27, 2024 1:52 pm - This is your chance to explore for free the myriad equipment, facilities and services the Student Recreation Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has to offe...
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Nearly 300 new Illinois laws take effect in 2025Dec 27, 2024 1:51 pm - They include digital driver’s licenses, salary transparency and health insurance changes
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Carbondale man charged with murder of motherDec 20, 2024 8:18 am - A Carbondale man is in jail on charges that he killed his mother earlier this year. A judge on Monday ordered that William L. Walters, 65, be detained pending his Jan. 7 ...
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Monarch butterflies proposed as threatened speciesDec 20, 2024 8:16 am - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing federal protections for the monarch butterfly. The service Thursday, Dec. 12, proposed to list the monarch butterfly a...
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Electoral Board upholds objections to city council candidatesDec 13, 2024 7:58 am - Two candidates for Carbondale City Council were removed from contention Tuesday after the city's Municipal Officers Electoral Board upheld objections to their candidacies...