Massac County, IL

CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois baseball is having one of its best seasons in decades. The Salukis won the Missouri Valley Conference title on Friday for the first time in 32 years. But a big reason for this success has been the play of two Massac County grads. Fifth-year seniors...

Today we expect sunny skies, with a high near 89°. Breezy, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Tonight – Mostly clear, with a low around 73°, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Saturday – A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Drew Hawkins pitched a complete-game shutout as Harrisburg rolled to a 5-0 win over Massac County Wednesday in the IHSA Class 2A Regional semifinal at Jay Thompson Field. Hawkins surrendered zero runs on two hits over seven innings, striking out six as Harrisburg improved to 28-6 on the season and will now face the winner of Thursday's other semifinal match pitting Carmi-White County against Fairfield on Saturday at 11 a.m.

The Massac County State’s Attorney’s Office has advised that on May 19 a Massac County jury returned a guilty verdict against Nicholas S. Petty for Criminal Sexual Assault. Petty was 36 years of age at the time of the offense and was accused of sexually assaulting a nineteen year female in Metropolis on December 22 of 2017.