Robert Robbins

MARION — As Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Illinois (BGCSI) runs a reopening campaign with a goal of $200,000, the BGCSI Board is working behind the scenes with local authorities to clean up its finances.

MARION—According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (DES), employment numbers over the past year did not change in the Carbondale-Marion metro area, staying steady for 2023 and 2024 at 58,600 jobs.

MARION — Nearly 100 people gathered on the lawn of First Baptist Church of Marion on Thursday, to observe National Day of Prayer.

DE SOTO — A sinkhole has formed a mile or so north of De Soto, closing a strip of road a football field long and diverting traffic along a 21-mile detour.

MARION—Thirty five more cannabis dispensaries will soon hit the market in Illinois since the state issued conditional adult use dispensing organization licenses through the Social Equity Criteria Lottery (SECL), according to an announcement made by the governor's office and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Friday. But not one of them appear to be for Southern Illinois.

A sinkhole has formed on U.S. 51 in Southern Illinois, closing a strip of road a football field long and diverting traffic along a 21-mile detour.

The sinkhole is about five feet deep and spans about 25 feet of roadway on the U.S. 51 southbound side, about a mile north of De Soto in Jackson County.

MARION — The HUB Recreational Center was the fitness home for about 185,000 people this past year. People learned how to swim, participated in sports, enjoyed field trips and summer camps, and, of course, utilized the fitness center, weight rooms, and received training and encouragement from fitness trainers. On any given day, the HUB seems like a bustling beehive of activity and so it is. But that is only half the story. The other half is that the HUB operates at about half its capacity and has never seen green on its accounting leger.

CARBONDALE — Beginning this summer, the Saluki Express bus routes will be taken over by a different transit district, bringing changes not only to the buses but to services as

MARION—The DAV held a special meeting at the Futiva Conference room Thursday evening to receive donations and reaffirm its commitment to supporting veterans as local leaders showed their support and offered a few words.