Les O'Dell is a multimedia journalist and reporter based in Carbondale, Illinois. He writes for The Southern Illinoisan and his work has also been featured in the Herald & Review and Calhoun Times. Les covers a range of topics including local news, business, education, and entertainment.
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Les O'Dell's coverage focuses heavily on local events and government announcements in Southern Illinois, particularly in Carbondale. He also covers a variety of human-interest stories related to family & relationships, education, food & beverage, and agriculture & farming.
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“When I turned 35, I felt lost in life, so I started doing a lot of soul searching and I found that I loved food; baking was therapy for me,” Lange recalled.
Kathy Eckols gave up on making jewelry to try her hand at selling dip, dessert and wine slushy mixes. She's glad she did.
Robert Woolridge, English and Literature instructor at Shawnee Community College, will use anything from Pearl Jam to pop culture to engage with students.
By: Les O'Dell
“This has never been a job for me. I’ve enjoyed every minute of it and that’s going to make it hard to leave. I’m just going to find a whole lot of new things to do and keep busy,” Rice said.
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin will be making his annual stop at SIU's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, 9 a.m., Friday, Aug. 25 to meet with students.
Should Murphysboro gamble on increasing the number of video gaming machines in the city? Mayor Will Stephens took to Facebook to gauge community interest.
“I keep getting asked if it is a tribute band or if it actually is the Beach Boys who are coming. I think people are shocked that they are really going to be playing here."
Small Town Scoop serves hand-dipped ice cream in a “family-friendly, little hometown shop” on Walnut Street in Murphysboro.
Perry is equally at home in a lecture hall, in the horse stable or leading a service dog through search and rescue efforts of a disaster. As a professor in animal science, she does all three.
SIU Assistant Professor Jayakrishnan “Jay” Nair and his team of graduate students are taking steps to bring as many as 40 bulls back to the center for evaluation.
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