Marion Mayor Bob Butler speaks on WJPF about the overlooking of southern Illinois by lawmakers in Springfield and the money owed from the state of Illinois to the city of Marion for the construction and opening of the Hub Recreation Center. Butler also discusses the growth of business needed for the area and status of the Star Centre Mall.

 

Historian and author Jon Musgrave joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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Tom Miller discusses the upcoming election for the 58th District Senate seat with Paul Schimpf, a Waterloo Attorney and Republican candidate seeking the party's nomination.

 
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Grand Funk Railroad's Don Brewer joins The Morning Newswatch.

 
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