[caption id="attachment_19080" align="alignright" width="214"] State Sen. Dale Fowler (R)[/caption]

State Sen. Dale Fowler (R) joins The Morning Newswatch with a big announcement  about The Sahara Woods in Saline County.

Republican Congressman John Shimkus joins us to discuss issues like ISIS, coal production in the U.S. and immigration. He also answered a view questions from listeners over the phone.

Carbondale Economic Development Director Steve Mitchell joins The Morning Newswatch.