De Soto News

A devastating church fire is uniting a community and the different church groups within it.

A fire gutted two rooms of a church in De Soto, Illinois early Friday morning. Desoto Police say the fire started around 2:11 a.m. Friday.

“After [Horowitz] heckled me, I couldn't bear it and I went outside”

A student bikes past a display made by Students for Justice in Palestine to commemorate children killed in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as part of Palestinian Awareness Week. via The Daily Nexus

Thanks to search team To the Editor: The Hurst Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Department would like to sincerely thank all those involved in the search for the lost child on Feb. via Southern Illinoisan

Put an end to torture To the Editor: In reference to Mona Charen's column of Saturday, Dec. via Southern Illinoisan

“If we had just a city ordinance prohibiting smoking, people would have said, for example, 'Hey let's go to Marion and watch the game at a place where we can smoke.' Carbondale needs all the business it can get”

Early Sunday afternoon, patrons at PK's bar and grill heard a siren from a law enforcement vehicle. via Southern Illinoisan

“These things blow up once you start shooting the juice in 'em”

Motorists looking at holiday lights in this northern Jackson County hamlet will see a residential yard in the 300 Block of East Douglas with five inflatable Christmas figures including Santa Claus on a ... via Southern Illinoisan

“The first thing out of her mouth was, 'Oh no, not again,'”

Cliff Swafford stood in the workroom of the old post office watching the large glass windows flex in and out six inches. via Southern Illinoisan

“Rend Lake is a wonderful college with increasing enrollment and a top-line senior administration. I see nothing but good for Rend Lake in the future”

Larry West will succeed Bob Carlock as Rend Lake College's vice president of finance and administration, RLC trustees decided Tuesday night. via Southern Illinoisan

“I had one caller say that they just wanted to let me know that it was from a for-profit”

One of the red Clothes and Shoes drop boxes located along Wall Street near Walgreen's in Carbondale. via Southern Illinoisan

“If you don't meet the different needs, you're going to lose that child”

The American educational system does not come in one size fits all, said Robert Koehn, regional superintendent for Jackson and Perry counties. via Southern Illinoisan

“We can see some differences but also some similarities”

Participants in this week's Masonic Student Assistance Program were grateful for the opportunity they believe will allow them to bring something back to their schools. via Southern Illinoisan

County clerks throughout Southern Illinois were compiling candidate lists Monday, the last day for candidates for office in the Feb. via Southern Illinoisan

“I had stuff I wanted to sell, so I figured this was the place to do it”

A year ago, Donna Hammonds and her husband, Randall, had steady jobs working the washer line at the Maytag plant in Herrin. via Southern Illinoisan