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Longtime Restaurant Owner/Cook Tony Gott Passes Away

Sad news to report from the local restaurant scene as longtime owner and cook at Gottzz’s restaurant, Tony Gott has passed away.  Even if you never met Tony, but you’ve been to Gottzz’s anytime over the last several years, you’ve heard him.  His iconic...

Honor given for long-time commitment to SIC

Pictured from left are Dr. Jonah Rice, SIC President; Bosco Watson; Barbara Morgan and David Port, SIC Foundation board chair. For their decades of service to Southeastern Illinois College, Bosco Watson and Barbara...
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Dave Bard, Longtime Southern Illinois Radio Broadcaster has Died

From Sister Station, WEBQ in HarrisburgLONGTIME SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, WEBQ RADIO NEWS AND SPORTS BROADCASTER, DAVE BARD, 79 OF HARRISBURG IL, PASSED AWAY FRI. MORNING APRIL 22ND AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS.DAVE STARTED HIS 63 YRS IN RADIO AS A TEEN IN 1952 WORKING PART TIME AT RADIO...