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Foodie memories draw viewers to podcast from SIU faculty, students
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (203+ words) Southern Illinoisan Niki Davis (from left), Stephanie Rhodes and Benjy Jeffords produce an episode of The Recipe Box. CARBONDALE " Almost every family has special recipes handed down from generation to generation, from Grandma's Thanksgiving sweet potatoes to Aunt Betty's Christmas…...
Kaskaskia College hosts summer sports camps for athletes of all ages
15+ hour, 34+ min ago (113+ words) Southern Illinoisan CENTRALIA " Kaskaskia College is giving athletes from kindergarten through 12th grade a first-hand look at what it's like to be a collegiate athlete this summer Kaskaskia College Head Volleyball Coach Kim Rahar said young athletes who participate in the…...
Miss America's Teen visits Marion for pageant
17+ hour, 40+ min ago (99+ words) Miss America's Teen Tess Ferm reads a copy of "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow" during a visit to a Marion comic book store. Miss America's Teen Tess Ferm poses for a portrait during a visit to Marion for the 2026 Miss Illinois…...
Miss Illinois pageant returns to Marion this weekend
21+ hour, 9+ min ago (205+ words) Southern Illinoisan Miss Illinois Nitsaniyah Fitch (left) reacts to the announcement of her win alongside Miss Land of Lincoln Madalaina Hlava, first runner-up, at the end of the 2025 Miss Illinois competition in Marion. MARION " Nearly a year ago, Nitsaniyah Fitch…...
AJ Hill joins Saluki football coaching staff
1+ day, 50+ min ago (110+ words) Southern Illinoisan Saluki Football alum AJ Hill (right) joined SIU football's coaching staff for the upcoming 2026 season. Hill served as head coach at Du Quoin for four seasons before taking coaching jobs at Rochester High School and Eureka High School…...
Jefferson County Historical Society to host family celebration of America 250
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (109+ words) Southern Illinoisan MOUNT VERNON" " The Jefferson County Historical Society will present "Family Day" " Celebrating the Signing of the Declaration of Independence" from 10 a. m Saturday, June 20, in the" Jefferson County Historical Village. Free hotdogs, popcorn and lemonade will be provided Children's…...
Prep Notebook - Prep sports year comes to a close | Sports | thesouthern. com
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (171+ words) Prep Notebook - Prep sports year comes to a close Southern Illinoisan Monday's baseball super-sectionals closed the book on another year of prep sports with Goreville and Pinckneyville falling in the Class 1 A and 2 A games. Although completely out of my…...
THE SPORTING LIFE Part 2: What will SIU Football do in "26?
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (219+ words) Southern Illinoisan SIU senior quarterback DJ Williams gets across the end zone for a touchdown on the first play of the game in last September's win at SEMO. You might remember that in this space last week, we had SIU…...
King and Pitts to lead volleyball program at Vienna
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (199+ words) Southern Illinoisan Suzy King (left) has been selected to serve as the new head volleyball coach for the upcoming school year at Vienna High School. Kirsten Pitts will assist King as the junior varsity coach. VIENNA " Suzy King has been…...
Waters, Ford named girls basketball coaches at Vienna
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (106+ words) Southern Illinoisan VIENNA " Cory Waters has been selected to serve as the varsity girls basketball coach for the upcoming school year at Vienna High School Aerial Ford will assist Waters as the junior varsity coach. Waters is a Class of…...