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New Statewide Report Highlights Economic Impact of John A. L...

New Statewide Report Highlights Economic Impact of John A. Logan College The report recognizes Community College Month in April and examines how the college contributes to the economy across its district and throughout Illinois....

Fatal house fire under investigation in Zeigler

ZEIGLER, Ill. (WJPF) – One person is dead and another injured after a house fire in Ziegler. At approximately 5:14 a.m. April 16, the City of Zeigler Fire and Police Departments were dispatched to...

Bald Knob Cross awarded grant to launch Top of the Cross Exp...

ALTO PASS, Ill. (WJPF) – Bald Knob Cross has been awarded a grant to launch the Top of the Cross Experience. Bald Knob Cross has been awarded a $200,000 matching tourism grant from the...

Marion Police Arrest Suspect in String of Copper Thefts

Marion Police have arrested a man in connection with a string of burglaries. Forty-nine-year-old Lincoln Alsip of Creal Springs was taken into custody March 20th after an investigation into thefts targeting businesses and construction...

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Two Men Charged After Fires Destroy Creal Springs Home

Two men are facing felony arson charges after two fires destroyed a home in Creal Springs. Crews were first called Sunday morning to a fire on a deck in the 400 block of West...

Teen Arrested, Others Cited After Church Break-In in Randolp...

An 18-year-old is in custody and six other teens have been cited after a break-in at a church in Randolph County. The sheriff’s office says Cheyene Andrews of Cedar Hill, Missouri, was arrested on...

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Scoreboard–Friday, April 17

Baseball: High School Cahokia–Illinois Sparta 9, Carlyle 3 (Logan Shelton, WP, 7IP, 3R, 0ER, 4H, 0BB, 5K, 1-3, 2RBI/Caden Ward, Sparta: 1-3, R, 2RBI)...

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Scoreboard–Thursday, April 16

Baseball: High School Black Diamond–East Edwards Co. 3, Carmi-White Co. 0 (Drew Lankford, EC: WP, 6.1IP, 0R, 5H, 3BB, 7K/Jackson Hensley, EC: 3-4, 2B,...