Carbondale Council Debates SIMMS Plaque Designs
Carbondale officials weighed commemorative plaque designs for the Southern Illinois Multimodal Station. The proposed plaques would list Mayor Carolin Harvey, six current council members, City Manager Stan Reno, former Manager Gary Williams, project manager Mark Bollmann, and key federal and state officials and project partners. The discussion raised whether former council members should also be acknowledged, with names including John Henry and others from BUILD grant era.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois
SIMMS
Carolin Harvey
Stan Reno
Gary Williams
Mark Bollmann
Adam Loos
Cept
Loos
Jennifer Sorrell
John Henry
Jessica Bradshaw
Jeff Doherty
Lee Fronabarger
Tom Grant
LaCaje Hill
Ginger Rye-Sanders
Brian
Brandyn Wilcoxen
Dawg Days Retreat Welcomes SIU Freshmen Back to Touch of Nature
SIU freshmen and transfers attended a four day Dawg Days New Student Retreat at Touch of Nature. Ninety students, mostly class of 2029, stayed through Wednesday after early dorm moves. Alexis Hamblin, a senior mortuary science student from Petersburg, led as a student leader, reflecting on her 2022 Dawg Days start.
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Touch of Nature
Makanda
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Alexis Hamblin
Petersburg
Herrin Elementary reports pertussis case at school
Herrin Elementary School Principal Bobbi Hearing announced a confirmed case of pertussis in the school community. Parents are advised to monitor for coughs and whooping sounds, keep up to date on DTaPTdap vaccines, and follow health department guidance on isolation and treatment.
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Herrin Elementary
Herrin
Bobbi
Illinois Department of Public Health
Connie Simmerman
Franklin-Williamson County
SIU plant genomics expert earns top research honor
Khalid Meksem, distinguished professor of genome biotechnology and genetics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is named a 2025 Researcher to Know by the Illinois Science & Technology Coalition. The recognition cited his work using genomics genetics and molecular biology to instill disease resistance in plants.
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SIU
Carbondale
Khalid Meksem
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Science & Technology Coalition
STC
Meksem
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