“It’s a pretty big deal to be recognized,” Mills said, adding the rest of the honorees are from the northern parts of the state.
“She was systematically tortured and abused. We don’t know what it took for her to survive. This animal is a testament to life and how many people got involved,” Steffen said.
“They tell us we are their heroes, but the kids are really our heroes."
“Mr. Crawshaw and his LRAT colleagues served as a lifeline to many health care facilities. This medal reflects his selfless commitment to meeting the public health and medical needs of the American people.”
In mid-November, nine tons of gravel was placed in the hole in an attempt to stop it from re-opening. By the first of December, it was open again.
This past weekend, Isaac Levy, Michael Jones, Myrtle McKinnie and Mike Mills were all honored by the Revitalize 62966 Art in the Community Committee.
MURPHYSBORO — AKC Reunite, the largest non-profit pet identification and recovery service provider in the United States, has donated its 99th AKC Pet Disaster Relief trailer. The latest trailer will be housed in Murphysboro.
MURPHYSBORO — Tim Strongin was researching the 78th Ohio Volunteers for a book he was writing. The 78th Ohio Volunteers eventually joined the 31st Illinois Infantry in the Civil War.
When the smoke cleared Saturday in Murphysboro, two teams walked away with the title of grand champion out of a total of 98 teams from 17 different states.
MURPHYSBORO — Walnut Street in Murphysboro was a little more exciting than usual on Wednesday morning.
“The town is fueled by being named the Barbecue Capitol of Illinois. We love giving Murphysboro the opportunity to shine and show what’s great about it,” Amy Mills said.
MURPHYSBORO — After opening ceremonies for the Murphysboro Apple Festival, Mayor Will Stephens dedicated five new portraits of important people to the city. The art is part of the Revitalize 62966 Art Committee’s mission to add public art to the city.
MURPHYSBORO — The 2022 Murphysboro Apple Festival opened Wednesday evening with announcements of contest winners and the unveiling of a wooden Big Muddy Monster statue.
MURPHYSBORO — The Revitalize 62966 Art Committee had a formal unveiling of its fifth mural, which is located at the corner of Walnut and 15th streets.
Faye, a new all-day coffee shop is opening at 1616 Walnut St., on the corner of Walnut and 16th streets.
St. Nicholas Brewing Co. has opened a brew pub location in Southern Illinois Airport’s new terminal building.
The Revitalize 62966 Art Committee is seeking a mural artist to design and create the sixth wall mural in Murphysboro during the summer of 2022.
Bruce Leonard took a job as the arts and entertainment reporter at the Paducah Sun.
“I knew nothing about quilting,” Leonard said.
When he was laid off from that job, he wrote “Quilt City Murders,” a new novel available in electronic or hard copy.
Judge Stephan Bost has issued a judgment in a lawsuit filed by Kinkaid-Reed’s Creek Conservancy District against DAR Kinkaid Investors Inc., alleging that DAR had violated the terms of their contract to operate concessions at the lake.
Bost issued a declaratory judgment Feb. 17 denying both counts in the lawsuit. He found that DAR had corrected its only default before the board voted to terminate the contract.
The General John A. Logan Museum is hosting the Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street exhibit "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" through March 16. The museum also is hosting a companion exhibit focused on women’s suffrage in Southern Illinois.
An investigation is underway after a small aircraft crashed near the Southern Illinois Airport over the weekend.
Project ACT is a public-private partnership from the Rockefeller Foundation that will initially deliver 1.1 million tests to at-risk residents in certain Illinois ZIP codes and five other states before expanding across the country.
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The Murphysboro Historic Preservation Commission is undertaking a project to create the city’s second landmark, called the Longfellow Historic Bungalow District.
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The airport is the third busiest in the state, just behind Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway airports.
Praise The Lard returned to Murphysboro this past week, where almost 100 teams competed in Barbeque related competition.
Final preparations are underway for the 2021 Praise the Lard Murphysboro Barbecue Cook Off.
The Murphysboro Apple Festival is will celebrate its 70th year when the festival officially opens at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday
MURPHYSBORO — The City of Murphysboro has issued a boil order for the following area: All of Palm Lane. All of Old Church Road.