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 Department of Natural Resources Director Natalie Phelps Finnie joins The Morning Newswatch.

State Senator Dave Luechtefeld checks in with Tom Miller as his time in the state senate winds down.