ULLIN, IL (Krystle Callais, WPSD TV Click to read the full story. Here is an excerpt.) Illinois State Police are warning drivers to be on alert for a relay race being held on some southern Illinois roads this weekend. The River to River Relay is being held this Saturday, April 22. The relay race will have teams run from McGee Hill in LaRue Pine Hills on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River through the Shawnee National Forest to the finish at the Ohio River in Golconda. This race goes through Union, Johnson, and Pope County.Franklin County jail faces overcrowding
April 21, 2017 By Leave a Comment
BENTON, IL (Brandon Richard, WSIL TV – Please click on the link to read the full story and watch the accompanying video. Here is an excerpt) Franklin County Sheriff Don Jones says the county jail faces a big problem: overcrowding. “We’re either at capacity, near capacity or overcapacity almost all the time now,” said Jones. He said one factor is most inmates can’t afford to bond out, and must sit in jail until their court cases are over. But he says the biggest challenge, by far, inmates who suffer from mental illness.Study links diet soda to higher risk of stroke, dementia
April 21, 2017 By Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, DC (Fred Barbash – The Washington Post. Please Click to read the full story. Here is an excerpt) Americans trying to stay healthy have abandoned sugary drinks for diet drinks in droves over the past few decades on the theory that the latter is better than the former. Now, more evidence has emerged to refute that rationale. Indeed, a new study shows an association between diet soda and both stroke and dementia, with people drinking diet soda daily being almost three times as likely to develop stroke and dementia as those who consumed it weekly or less. “This included a higher risk of ischemic stroke, where blood vessels in the brain become obstructed and Alzheimer’s disease dementia, the most common form of dementia,” said Matthew Pase, a Boston University School of Medicine neurologist and the lead author of the study published in the journal Stroke.Steel guitar show opens in Mt. Vernon
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Preparations Underway for Wastena Street Project
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Engineer Rodney Potts discusses the widening project of Wastena Street from South Main to South McLeansboro (William McPherson Gazette Photo)
Fighting hunger one plate at a time
April 20, 2017 By Leave a Comment
BENTON, IL (Holly Kee, Benton Evening News- Please click to read the full story. Here is an excerpt) Good nutrition is one of the most important building blocks for a solid foundation that has far-reaching implications for a child’s future physical and mental well-being. However, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 13 million children under the age of 18 live in households where they are unable to consistently access enough healthy food necessary for a healthy life. While the school breakfast and lunch program helps with that, when school is not in session, many of these children go without. The consequences of malnutrition can be severe, affecting cognitive development in young children and school performance in older children. In addition, research shows that with hunger also comes more frequent illness and higher health care costs.MADIGAN HAS SPENT NEARLY $170,000 IN CAMPAIGN FUNDS ON BASEBALL TICKETS IN 2017
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Rangers improve to 16-2 with win SIRR Ohio win over Harrisburg
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Ranger lefty Ian McMahon pitches six shutout innings for the Rangers yesterday afternoon.
Marion hires Gus Gillespe as head basketball coach
April 18, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Coach Gillespie on the sidelines. (Ann Beckett, Marshall County Daily photo)
Marion High School this evening has named former Marshall County KY coaching legend Gus Gillespe as their new boys head basketball coach. I will share when more comes available. -sd
