Rick Linton is with the Rend Lake Tourism Council and Tom Vaughn is Chairman of the Franklin County Board. They both joined Tom Miller in the studio to discuss the increased marketing and growth of Rend Lake and surrounding tourist areas to bring further business to the Southern Illinois.

Illinois State Representative and candidate for Illinois Secretary of State Dan Brady joins The Morning Newswatch.

John A Logan College President Dr. Kirk Overstreet joins The Morning Newswatch.