Les Winkeler is sports editor and outdoors writer for The Southern Illinoisan.
HARRISBURG — The Southern Illinois River to River cross country meet at Southeastern Illinois College turned into a Benton showcase Thursday.
CARBONDALE — There were three recurring themes when Cindy Stein talked about the 2019-2020 SIU women’s basketball team at Wednesday’s Media Da…
CARTERVILLE — Jay Scrubb, the Street and Smith’s preseason national Player of the Year, stands 6-foot-6 inches tall.
In the wake of Southern Illinois University’s 21-7 loss to Illinois State on Saturday, Saluki fans have to be thinking “what if?”
MOUNT CARMEL — For the first time in 15 years, the Massac County Lady Patriots won’t be going to state in golf.
Dave Freeman of Zeigler isn’t clowning around when he encourages children to go outside.
It was a surprisingly exhilarating moment.
Chris Lowery has experienced big moments in Southern Illinois University basketball as a player and as a coach.
When his cell phone rang and the display showed a number from Kansas, Tim Kratochvil thought about not answering. He doesn’t have any close ac…
Southern was always a good fit for Minnesotan Deb Heyne Gross. She liked Carbondale from the beginning.
The article said the injection wells are the source of the seismic activity. It did not state the the chemical make up of fluids being injected into the wells was the cause of the earthquakes.
And, the problem with him having to wait 10-15 days so a thorough background check can be conducted is ....?
OK, my bad, I said magazine rather than clip -- does that change the amount of rounds he had available? Second, hunting deer with rifles in Illinois would be illegal anyway. Third, really? Muzzleloaders? How many shots could he fire in 10 minutes with a muzzleloader as compared to an AR-15. …
Haven't been to the Memphis Zoo. Did enjoy the Nashville facility. Also, Columbus, Ohio's.
I certainly didn't blame guns for violence in this column. However, I believe there are times guns do cause violence ... In my opinion, carrying a gun can change a person's judgment in some situations. And, the fact remains, in virtually all mass murders committed in this country, guns are t…
Minnesota and California have turned their state economies around ... and, they both raised taxes.
Depriving people of all amenities will drive people from the state and prevent people from moving in.
Of all the bloated state agencies, do you think their aren't 100 or so redundant jo…
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https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/22/us/oklahoma-acknowledges-wastewater-from-oil-and-gas-wells-as-major-cause-of-quakes.html