This year’s Du Quoin State Fair Grandstand lineup was released...
Patrice's grandmother Barbra Dotson came from Chicago to look for her youngest grandchild. "Take her to the police station, the hospital, take her anywhere just leave her there. You don't have to give your name or nothing. Just give my grandbaby back," Dotson said.
The Police Department is requesting public assistance in locating Dotson. She is 4’00” tall, weighing about 70 pounds, with brown eyes and braided black hair with multi-colored beads. She was last seen wearing gray shorts, a white tee shirt, and pink shoes.
The concerts are free to the public and start at 7 p.m. every Thursday, excluding the Fourth of July holiday. There will be six concerts throughout the summer.
Street Bar, Carbondale’s only gay bar, is set to close. Following the celebration of 50 years since Stonewall the weekend before, Street Bar, located at 213 East Main Street, will be closing its doors.
The Big Ride for EB 2019-2.0 started on April 24 in Yorktown, VA heading to Seattle, WA, and then back to Yorktown, according to the ride’s website. The ride is to raise awareness for Epidermolysis Bullosa, which is a generic connective tissue disorder according to Leslie Rader, a volunteer board of director at Debra of America.
After struggling for months for the ability to get a second job, Resident Assistants at SIU have gained the ability to hold a second on-campus job next fall with a change to University Housing’s policy. The updated policy allows RAs to work up to five hours a week at an on-campus job, while still receiving their housing, meal plan, and $600 per semester stipend according to Lori Stettler, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs.
The 37-year-old woman found deceased early Friday morning has been identified as Kristin Duncan of Murphysboro. Carbondale Police responded to a call at approximately 1:49 a.m. Friday to the 800 block of West Mill Street where they found Duncan deceased inside a trash chute.
By Isabel Miller, Photo and Multimedia Editor
“Up until a few hours ago, I was losing my mind. I was literally losing my mind,” said Sincearae Dotson.
By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer
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.
Missing girl reunited with family
June 11, 2019
“Up until a few hours ago, I was losing my mind. I was literally losing my mind,” said Sincearae Dotson.
BREAKING NEWS: Missing 7-year-old girl found
June 11, 2019
7-year-old Patrice Dotson was found alive on Tuesday afternoon.
BREAKING: Seven-year-old girl missing in Carbondale
June 10, 2019
The Police Department is requesting public assistance in locating Dotson. She is 4’00” tall, weighing about 70 pounds, with brown eyes and braided black hair with multi-colored beads. She was last seen wearing gray shorts, a white tee shirt, and pink shoes.
He had faced a rifle-wielding assassin and witnessed the death of a beloved member of his congregation.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is unveiling a proposal to wipe out student debt for millions of borrowers, making her the only major 2020 presidential candidate to advance such an ambitious plan to relieve the growing burden of higher-education loans on Americans and the economy.
By Carson VanBuskirk, Staff Photographer
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.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Sunday raising the minimum tobacco sale age in Illinois from 18 to 21.
Lori Lightfoot won a resounding victory Tuesday night to become both the first African American woman and openly gay person elected mayor of Chicago, dealing a stinging defeat to a political establishment that has reigned over City Hall for decades.
