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Heavy rainfall, flooding and strong winds could be concerns for Southern Illinois, including Union County, Southeast Missouri and Western Kentucky as the week comes to an end.
The National Weather Service office in Paducah was reporting early this week that confidence remained rather high for heavy...
On the final day of 2019, the governor of Illinois granted more than 11,000 pardons for persons with low-level cannabis convictions.
The governor’s office said in a Dec. 31 news release that with “Illinois poised to become the 11th state in the nation to legalize adult-use cannabis and the first...
Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau counts everyone who lives in the United States and five of its territories.
The census is required by the U.S. Constitution to determine the number of seats each state gets in the House of Representatives.
The census also provides data for redrawing...
Pomona percussionist and marimba player Kevin Lucas has achieved one of the loftiest dreams of all musicians: a performance at Carnegie Hall.
Lucas is scheduled to be the featured artist at the famed New York City venue on Wednesday, April 22.
An international organization, The Indie...
When it comes to helping Southern Illinois kids in need, one local radio station has it all wrapped up.
On Dec. 13, WIBH Radio in Anna concluded its annual coat campaign and surpassed its goal for the year.
Through monetary donations, the 2019 WIBH New Coats, New Hope Campaign raised over $6,000...
The truck-driving program at Shawnee Community College will now be able to offer even more opportunities to students seeking a career in over-the-road trucking thanks to a donation by a Kentucky trucking company.
SCC has expanded its fleet of training vehicles with the addition of a Freightliner...
By Len WellsThe NavigatorGrayville
With the arrival of the new year comes a slew of new Illinois laws.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, more than 250 new Illinois laws will take effect, covering everything from cannabis and cats to zipper merging.
One new law drawing a great deal of attention is Illinois...
Daniel F. Mahony, the president of Winthrop University in South Carolina, has been selected to serve as president of the Southern Illinois University System.
Mahony’s selection follows a national search advised by a committee representing the system’s two universities, SIU Carbondale and SIU...
The Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition has received the Wendy Allen Award for Institutional Excellence.
The award was presented Nov. 17 at The Lincoln Forum in Gettysburg, Pa.
Each year, The Lincoln Forum presents at its annual symposium a special award to a Lincoln or Civil War institution or...
Nearly a ton of food was collected by Jonesboro School students for a local food pantry for their ninth annual Christmas food drive.
At the final count, 1,968 items weighing in at 1,921 pounds of canned food and dried goods were accumulated for the Shawnee Development Council’s Union County food...
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