Mineral Area College hires controversial Greg Heiar to lead program

Saturday, Mineral Area College men’s basketball announced the hire of recently fired and disgraced coach Greg Heiar. Mineral Area is a team that is often on John A. Logan’s nonconference schedule. Heiar most recently coached at New
Former Saluki Notree makes his mark in first start in CFL

Saturday, former Saluki linebacker Bryce Notree made his first start in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes. The opportunity for Notree to start became apparent on Friday when the team’s depth chart was released and
Toddler drowns in neighbor’s pool

A tragedy in Franklin County over the weekend. West Frankfort Police reported the drowning of 3-year-old Wesley Yocum. W.F. Chief of Police John Prudent says Yocum went missing from his residence shortly before 1 p.m. Saturday. Officers
Convicted felon arrested on active warrant

Williamson County deputies arrested a convicted felon during a traffic stop Friday. Joseph Leady was confirmed to have an active warrant for failure to appear on a drug charge. Leady’s driver’s license had also been expired since
Operation Safeguard nets three arrests

The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office conducted a multi-jurisdictional parole compliance operation that resulted in three arrests. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, the goal of the operation was to ensure that those paroled from custody
2 killed, 30 injured in mass shooting at Baltimore block party

At least two people were killed, and approximately 30 were injured, in a mass shooting at a Baltimore block party in the early hours of Sunday. Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley said: “Our hearts and prayers are
2 trampled, 7 shot in Kansas nightclub shooting

Seven people were shot and two others were trampled after a gunfight involving multiple patrons erupted early Sunday inside a Wichita, Kansas, nightclub. Police confirmed that the two people who suffered traumatic injuries, a 30-year-old woman and
R.E.M. teams up with FX’s ‘The Bear’ in new video for ‘Strange Currencies (Remix)’

R.E.M. has partnered with FX’s hit show The Bear to drop a music video for the “Strange Currencies (Remix).” The remix comes from a deluxe 25th-anniversary box set of ‘Monster’, released in 2019. R.E.M.’s music is featured
Wolfgang Van Halen shares new Mammoth WVH song ‘Take A Bow’

Wolfgang Van Halen shared the lyric video for Mammoth WVH’s “Take A Bow,” a preview to the release of the forthcoming album “Mammoth II,” due out August 4. Take A Bow is the follow-up to”Another Celebration At