Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to communities within the East Central Reporter coverage area as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of Oct. 29 to Nov. 4.
Bellmont Fire Protection District responded to nine calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the East Central Reporter.
Southern Illinois has been dealing with the closing of the Rend Lake Resort and the Tourism Information Center for a long time, but Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton) wants the area to know it hasn't been forgotten.
Longtime agriculture proponent Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) has been tasked with growing some teachers in the depleted field, according to Fowler's website.