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SCC Volleyball Named Academic Team of the Year 03/09/2010 7:45 PM Shawnee Community College’s volleyball team was recently awarded the National Junior College Athletic Association distinction of Volleyball Academic Team of the Year. Coach Mike Fitzgerald submitted the team for the honor in February. With an accumulated grade point average of 3.72, the Full Story

Police Seek Public's Help in Identifying Thieves 03/09/2010 7:08 PM Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Department of Public Safety is seeking the public's help in identifying three people police believe are connected to a series of burglaries on campus last month. Police are investigating break-ins to four University buildings that occurred during Full Story

US 60/62 Bridge at Cairo to be Inspected Monday 03/09/2010 12:01 AM The Illinois Department of Transportation says starting Monday, March 15 there will be lane restrictions on the US 60/62 Mississippi River Bridge at Cairo so bridge inspection crews can inspect the bridge. Officials say traffic will be controlled by flaggers. You can expect delays and Full Story

Search at Motel Yields Two Arrests Sunday 03/08/2010 8:00 PM Two Massac County residents were taken into custody by Metropolis Police Sunday March 7th at a local motel after officers went there searching for a fugitive. Police arrived at the America’s Best Value Inn located at 1415 East 5th Street at about 12:30 pm when a man wearing a hooded coat Full Story

Log Truck Wrecks, Spills Load near Anna Monday 03/08/2010 5:19 PM The Illinois State Police and the Union County Sheriff's Office are currently investigating a one-vehicle crash that happened Monday on US 51 near Balcom Road just south of Anna. Officials say at approximately 11:50 am, 53-year-old George E. Spence of Villa Ridge was driving a semi-trailer Full Story