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CARTERVILLE — Southern Illinois Heart Walk teams will see some new scenery in 2017. The walk will be Oct. 7 at Walker’s Bluff.

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Public Health has received a grant to help 18 rural counties in south-central Illinois hit hardest by the opioid crisis .

The next meeting of the Four County Highway Coalition will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, in the third-floor lounge at the Randolph County Courthouse in Chester.

ALSHAMMASY, Ahlam and ALJARBOU, Abdullah, a daughter, Tuesday, March 12, 2017, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

CHESTER — Julie Gangloff has taken a vow never to forget.

One person died after a motorcycle collided with a car Thursday according to Jackson County Sheriff's Office.

A man is seen fishing from a canoe Sunday on the Big Muddy River in Jefferson County east of Waltonville.

MARION — For the men and women riding in the Gold Star 500, the ride is deeply personal. The ride is in remembrance of the 34 Illinois National Guard service members who were killed while supporting operations overseas since 9-11.…

ZIEGLER — The Ziegler city council voted during a special meeting Tuesday to remove Ryan Thorpe as treasurer of the city after a report presented evidence of his involvement in a conspiracy to steal city funds.

CARTERVILLE — The 2017 class of Leaders Among Us was introduced by The Southern Illinoisan on Tuesday during the Regional Chambers of Commerce Luncheon in Carterville.