A Mt. Vernon Township High School senior has earned a $100,000 scholarship through Michelin USA as a result of using a penny to check the tread depth of his tires. Max Zinzilieta says the scholarship will help him focus on pursuing his education at a four-year college without taking on debt. He plans to study…… Read More »
North Dakota regulators have signaled that the state won’t impose conditions beyond those required by the federal government on a proposal to double the capacity of the Dakota Access Pipeline. An attorney for the North Dakota Public Service Commission said requiring additional measures could draw a legal challenge from the Texas-based pipeline’s owner, Energy Transfer.…… Read More »
Two members of the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department will receive Life Saving Awards Thursday night at the 28th annual Southwestern Illinois Law Enforcement Commission Awards Banquet. Sergeant Dennis Perez and Deputy Ken McElroy are being honored for helping to save a man in the process of trying to commit suicide at a home in rural…… Read More »
A 29-year-old Dix woman was transferred to a local hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning blamed on an icy spot on the Walnut Hill Road at Covenator Road. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Officials say the vehicle driven by Chelsey Hicks of Boyd Lane overturned after losing control. She was transported…… Read More »
Two people remained in the Marion County Jail Thursday morning on outstanding Marion County failure to appear warrants. 61-year-old Steven Cook of Terre Haute, Indiana is being held in lieu of $50,000 for failure to appear on a possession of methamphetamine case. 25-year-old Kerry Whipple, who told jail officials he was homeless, turned himself in. …… Read More »
Millikin sophomore Haley Wimberly was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week. A Salem native, Wimberly won the 400-meter dash at the Bob Eubanks Open last week with a personal best time of 58.54 (converted to 59.32). Her time is currently ranked first…
INA, Ill. (Jan. 22, 2020) — The best teams from Southern Illinois will battle it out in Waugh Gymnasium over the next couple of weeks to see who takes the top prize in the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association. The SIJHSAA girls basketball tournament tips off at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 with…
(By Bruce Hixon) Carlyle Indians fall to 0-2 at the Okawville Tournament as they lose 62-53 to Alton Marquette Wednesday. Nine first quarter points by Quinten Jones had the Tribe up 12-11 at the end of the period. Indians took their last lead when Brady Johnson’s three-pointer midway through the second quarter put Carlyle up…
