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Colt and Josh Walden, Ryker Johnson, and Steven Beers walk along the side of Spillway Road collecting trash on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2019, during the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Cleanup.

Photo of the day: Crab Orchard clean-up

By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer September 21, 2019
Community members came together to participate in the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Cleanup in Marion on Saturday.
Jett Stollard, of Bethany, rides a mechanical bull on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, during the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Illinois.

Gallery: From bumper cars to bull riding, a day at the fair

August 18, 2019
August 10th marks Kids Day during the Springfield Illinois State Fair. Kids 12 and under got in free to the Illinois State Fair to enjoy programming aimed at educating and entertaining.
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram plays a guitar solo with his teeth on Thursday, July 18, 2019, during the Sunset Concert at Carbondale’s Lenus Turley Ingram is from Clarksdale, Mississippi and pulls inspiration for his music across genres.

Photo of the day: Sweet tooth solo

By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer July 18, 2019
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram played tonight's Sunset Concert at Turley Park. Ingram is an American blues guitarist and singer from Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Tia Faye Morrison-Meade, of Carbondale, checks Samantha Christopher ears on Tuesday, July 13, 2019 during Shawnee Health Cares Back-to-School Exams in Carbondale, Illinois. Over 100 children were either given physicals, vision screenings, and immunizations. Shawnee Health Care will be having another back-to-school exam services on Thursday in Marion. Christopher, of Marion, hopes that the turn out will prompt more back-to-school events.

Photo of the day: You heard me right; school’s around the corner

July 16, 2019
Over 100 children were given physicals, vision screenings or immunizations. Shawnee Health Care will be having another back-to-school exam service on Thursday in Marion. Christopher, of Marion, hopes that the turn out today will prompt more back-to-school events with Shawnee.
Aurora Cui smiles while working with Jeronimo Gonzalez on their scorpion robot Spike during the LEGO Mindstorms Camp on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 inside Quigley Hall. The camp is for children entering 3rd, 4th and 5th grade. 
The founding father of LEGO System of Play Godtfred Kristiansen  believed that children needed something different that would strengthen their imagination and creativity.

Gallery: LEGO camp inspires children to build

By Isabel Miller, Photography and Multimedia Editor July 9, 2019
During the five day LEGO camp children will complete projects that explore energy supply, transfer, accumulation, conversation and consumption. Instructor Nicholas Lach has been working at the LEGO camps for almost a decade. He enjoyed instructing the camps so much he changed his career to teaching. “It definitely challenges them in ways different than classrooms, they do have the interaction with other kids but they also learn how everyday machines work, how they’re built, how they're designed,” Lach said.
Fireworks go off on Thursday, July 4th, 2019, during the fireworks display at the Banterra Center parking lot in Carbondale, Illinois.

Fireworks on the fourth

July 5, 2019
Carbondale's Fourth of July celebration took place at the Banterra Center on SIU's campus.
Illinois Governor Pritzker smiles while owners of Walkers Bluff Cynde and David Bunch speak on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Walkers Bluff in Carterville, Illinois. Governor Pritzker announced that Walkers Bluff will be receiving its casino license for the Walkers Bluff resort expansion. Pritzker says that Illinois is investing 45 million over six years for his plan Rebuild Illinois. Pritzker says that his plan will repair whats broken and build whats needed.

Gallery: Governor Pritzker visits southern Illinois to promote Rebuild Illinois

By Isabel Miller, Photography and Multimedia Editor July 2, 2019
Illinois Governor Pritzker visits southern Illinois promoting his Rebuild Illinois plan.
Sam Craft sings and plays the violin on Thursday, June 27, 2019, at the corner of Washington St. & RT. 13. Sweet Crude is a Louisiana drum pop band that performs indie rock music.

Gallery: Carbondale welcomes Indie rock Louisianais

By Jacob Lorenz, Staff Reporter June 27, 2019
The third Sunset Concert of the summer featured an Indie rock band named Sweet Crude. The band is from New Orleans, LA
Guitarist Zach Lindsey of the the Josephines plays a solo on Thursday, June 20, 2019, during the Sunset Concert at Carbondale’s Lenus Turley Park. The Josephines from Bowling Green, Kentucky play alternative country.

Gallery: Country in Carbondale

By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer June 20, 2019
The second Sunset Concert of the summer featured alternative country band the Josephines. The band is from Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Concertgoers dance and swing their arms together on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at the Sunset Concert outside of SIU’s Shryock Auditorium. Donovan Keith a singer from Austin, Texas sang a soul and rock n roll during the concert.

Gallery: Sunset Concerts starts with a bang

By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer June 13, 2019
The first Sunset Concert of the Summer kicked off with a bang. Soul and rock singer Donovan Keith played on the steps of Shryock Auditorium for the Carbondale community.
9-year-old Naomi Neeley, five-year-old Samson Neeley and seven-year-old Ruth Neeley pet Gwen the bearded dragon on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Jeremy Rochman Memorial Park. The children are visiting from Indiana. We usually take [Gwen] everywhere, Gwens owner, Portia Dunn said.

Photo of the day: Castles and Dragons

June 2, 2019
9-year-old Naomi Neeley, five-year-old Samson Neeley and seven-year-old Ruth Neeley pet bearded dragon Gwen on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Jeremy Rochman Memorial Park. The children are visiting from Indiana. "We usually take [Gwen] everywhere," Gwen's owner, Portia Dunn said.
A member of the Carbondale Fire and Police Honor Guard carries the American flag on Monday, May 27, 2019 during the Carbondale Memorial Day Service at Woodlawn Cemetery in Carbondale, Illinois.

Gallery: Memorial Day in Carbondale

May 27, 2019
Community members gathered during Carbondale's Memorial Day Service was held in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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