Annual Wine and Art Festival Draws Energetic Crowd
Whittington area hosts the seventh annual Wine and Art Festival at the Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center over the weekend. Visitors sample local wines and view artworks by regional artists, including Lana Kovacs whose sea turtle photographs drew strong interest from enthusiasts and collectors.
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Whittington
Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center
Lana Kovacs
Freeburg
Kovacs
Plenty of poaches at Hunting and Fishing Days
Local 5A reports a busy Hunting and Fishing Days event with numerous exhibitors and attendees. Participants highlighted outdoor gear, demonstrations, and family activities attracting diverse visitors to the fairgrounds.
Eleven deaths during Midwest storm subside days
Storms that swept Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee subsided Sunday after causing eleven deaths in the Midwest and South. Flood warnings linger in Arkansas, Kentucky and Missouri as waters recede in Kentucky towns. Local officials, including Buddy Rogers of Kentucky Emergency Management, say the crisis is easing though many remain displaced or without power. See storms page for details.
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Louisville
Midwest
Arkansas
Kentucky
Missouri
Buddy Rogers
Kentucky Division of Emergency Management
Frankfort
Illinois
Indiana
Tennessee
Sunshine Returns to Southern Illinois After Rain and Tornadoes
Southern Illinoisans woke to sunny skies on Sunday, ending a weekend of heavy rain and tornadoes. Meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Paducah reported a rough stretch as storms plagued the region, but sun is expected to persist with no repeat of last weekend’s long hiatus.
Time for action not low mood in Carterville
Rob Lorimer, 19, Marion resident, shares how a South Market Street crash left him a T10 paraplegic and paralyzed from the belly button down. He describes denial, hope for healing, and years of medical setbacks after dropping out of John A. Logan's heating and air conditioning program due to inability to move large sheet metal pieces.
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Carterville
Rob Lorimer
Lorimer
Marion
South Market Street
John A. Logan
Logan
SIUC
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