With the fellowship scheduled to begin in October, Talapatra can take up to two years to complete his work, which aims to establish the feasibility of such materials. If successful, the materials ...

MARION - In what they described as "a bittersweet decision," team owners Jayne and John Simmons announced on Wednesday that they would be retiring from Frontier League baseball ownership. That makes ...

MARION - Board-Certified Gastroenterologist Raza Hamdani, M.D., has joined the Heartland Regional Medical Group - Gastroenterology Clinic, located in Suite 109 of the Medical Office Building, at Hear ...

Victoria Sellers, RN, of Deaconess Illinois Medical Center has been honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, a prestigious international recognition celebrating nurses who deliver ...

Dr. Hussein Elsaid, 88, of Carbondale passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones. A private burial took place on May 9, 2025. A family-hosted Celebration of ...

At Monday night's Marion city council meeting, Marion Police Department Officer Sam Ward was presented with a Life Saving Award from the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police for his rescue of Mika ...

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Junior Callahan Roper etched himself firmly in the annals of Marion football history with a record-breaking performance by throwing seven touchdown passes to lead the Wildcats back to the playoffs ...

CARTERVILLE - In a year like no other full of challenges and change, John A. Logan College English Professor Matt Garrison's philosophy of education was not deterred. It was reinforced. As both a ...

Six fallen police officers were honored at an annual memorial service outside the State Capitol last Thursday. The Illinois Police Officers Memorial occurs annually on the first Thursday of May to hon ...

Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White awarded $627,624 in 2023 Project Next Generation (PNG) grants to 30 public libraries statewide, including two in Williamson County. PNG grants ...

MARION - The Marion City Council on Monday night approved spending plans for the more than $3.4 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, with the Boyton Street Community Center, affordable housing ...