Students flock to the Attitude Designs table Tuesday as Courtney Smith, general manager of Attitude Designs, throws free t-shirts during Meet Me on Main, a Week of Welcome event at SIU. Carbondale Main...

At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the The Carbondale Convention and Tourisim Bureau was approved  for $75,000 to help complete its website, file all necessary state and local reports, develop a welcome...

The Centralia Balloon Fest, which was put on by the Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce? and Tourism Office,took place Friday through Sunday. The sixteen major sponsors helped to provide entertainment...

Miners outfielder Cory Harrilchak, left, celebrates Thursday as a teammate slides into home plate. The Miners beat the RiverHawks 9-4. The team wore maroon jerseys as they hosted SIU Day, which included...

Carly Ledbetter, of Carbondale, left, gives a manicure Monday to Lauren Edwards, of Tampa, Fla., during Martini and Manicure Monday at The Blue Martin. Edwards, a Salem native, returned to Carbondale over...

Kim Cook, left, of Murphysboro, a former Saluki softball player, takes a break during softball camp Tuesday with participant Sydney Schenk, of Oraville. The camp focused on pitching technique and was run...

Cornfields in Wolf Lake show signs of wilting Tuesday because of record setting drought that has hit the region. Nearly half of Illinois’ corn crop and 42 percent of soybeans are in very poor condition,...

Josh McLernon, left, and Jane Klucker-Boyle perform during a dress rehearsal for the stage production, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," Monday at the Varsity Theater. The production is put on by...

Phillip Feinsilver, of Carbondale, gives his dogs, Suziwan, left, and Zigli, a break from their walk Tuesday down Sunset Drive. Feinsilver, a professor in mathematics, says he takes time to walk his dogs...

Freshman guard Anthony Beane Jr. plays in a pick-up game Monday with the rest of the SIU basketball team at the SIU Arena. Before signing with SIU, Beane Jr. was committed to Illinois State University...

Mary Weeks, of Alma, visits with SIU President Glenn Poshard Monday at the Stone Center. Weeks, a 104 year-old alumna of SIU, told her son Charles that she wanted to meet with Poshard and tell him about...

Milton Hughes, right, of Guatemala, squeezes out excess dye from his tie-dyed t-shirt Monday while Dawson Shremp, of Carbondale, watches at the Student Center Craft Shop. The tie-dye class is part of the...