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SEMO and Southern Indiana Baseball teams underway after weather delay
MARION, Ill. (KFVS) - The SEMO and Southern Indiana Baseball teams are underway after a two-and-a-half-hour rain delay in the Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament in Marion, Illinois. SEMO is up 6-2 in the 4th inning. The winner of this game advances to the OVC Title game at noon on...
SEMO wins OVC Baseball tourney title
MARION, Ill. (KFVS) - SEMO beat Morehead State 9-6 to win the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Baseball Championship at Mtn. Dew Park in Marion, Illinois. The Redhawks won the winner-take-all game after an earlier loss in the day to the Eagles. With the victory, Southeast automatically makes the NCAA Tournament.
Jobs up in the Carbondale-Marion metro area for April
Over-the-year, total non-farm jobs increased in ten of the 14 metropolitan areas in Illinois in April. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports the Carbondale-Marion metro area saw an increase of 800 jobs. Employment rose in Government, Leisure-Hospitality, Mining-Natural Resources and Professional-Business Services. Payrolls declined among employers in Construction, Private...
One person dead in South St. Louis, another injured in North City shooting
Police say a murder happened on the 5500 block of Louisiana in the Dutchtown neighborhood of South St. Louis. The police received a call a little after 10 p.m. last night, and when they got there, they discovered a 37-year-old man who had been shot multiple times.
Spero Family Services opens clinic in Marion, Ill.
MARION, Ill. — Spero Family Services held a ribbon cutting Wednesday for its new clinic in Marion, where the organization will provide services through the program Wraparound. Spero means “I hope” in Latin, which reflects the hope, help and healing provided to individuals and families throughout southern Illinois through...
Williamson County, Ill., to hold spring cleanup day
MARION, Ill. — The Williamson County Board of Commissioners has announced a county-wide spring cleanup day for county residents from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 8, at the Republic Services Herrin Transfer Station, 12533 Bandyville Road in Herrin. A news release from Williamson County Board of Commissioners said...
Easton Twp. woman scammed out of $40,000, 2 men arrested after trying to come back for more
IONIA COUNTY, Mich. — A 72-year-old Easton Township woman lost over $40,000 but avoided losing any more after a relative realized she had become the victim of a wire fraud scam. On May 8, the woman was locked out of her computer tablet as it displayed a phone number...
Softball Recap: Carterville takes down Carmi-White County in a playoff battle
Carterville had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They never let the Carmi-White County Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday. Winning may never get old, but Carterville sure is getting used to it with their 34th in a row.
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