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High school softball rankings: Carterville of Illinois joins this week's MaxPreps Top 25
Carterville (Ill.) has rattled off 23 consecutive wins since a season-opening loss, earning a spot in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings. Sophomores Taryn Ford and Caidence Phillips are 22-1 overall in the circle with a combined 269 strikeouts. The Lions have allowed just 11 runs in 24 games.
WSIU PBS Kids to host free Family Fun Day event Saturday
MT. VERNON, IL — WSIU PBS Kids and the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts are hosting a free family fun day on Saturday, April 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. at 2600 Richview Road in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. According to a news release from WSIU, the event will feature...
8 arrested in Southern Illinois drug investigation, FBI says
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Eight people are under arrest on suspicion of drug possession and distribution following an FBI investigation in Southern Illinois. FBI officials said the arrests were made by the Southern Illinois Transnational Organized Crime West (TOC-W), which focuses on, among other federal violations, large-scale drug trafficking organizations operating throughout Southern Illinois and […]
Pink Tiger Farm is making farm-to-jar spices and more in southern Illinois
In 2019, Brian Elias and Kyle McAdams were busy working professionals in Chicago, with a small garden and big ideas of a future in farming. Now, five years later, the married duo is living their dream, running Pink Tiger Farm in southern Illinois and growing specialty peppers to make “farm-to-jar” chili powders and spices.
Clothing-swap exchange launches on Mount Vernon Campus
The Office of Sustainability launched a pop-up shop free of charge to students Saturday. The pop-up, called “The Loop,” allowed students to donate unwanted clothing items and “swap” them for second-hand pieces of clothing in the Academic Building on the Mount Vernon campus. This free pop-up exchange was a partnership between the Office of Sustainability, the Textile Museum, POP! Thrift, the Office of the Provost, the Vern and The Responsible Fashion Collective.
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