Castle Perilous unveiled a mural recently honoring the artist David Trampier who painted art around the Dungeons and Dragons table top games.Trampier painted art for the games in the 19-80s and 90s before becoming estranged from the art scene he inspired.Scott Thorne, the owner of Castle Perilous says Trampier left the fantasy art scene and disappeared. He eventually turned up in Carbondal driving a cab.

Nearly 2,500 children have been adopted over the last year.

Construction is underway on a 200 million dollar solar project in Jackson County.

The city of Carbondale opened their newest bike path on Monday with a ribbon cutting for the new Saluki Greenway. The new trail stretches for more than 2 miles west of the city along State Highway 13.

Veterans Day is a day meant to remember and honor those who served.

November is Homeless Youth Awareness Month. The Regional Office of Education 21 is working with the Area 6 McKinney Vento Homeless Education Program to raise awareness of the problem in southern Illinois.

Illinois Backroads is a new program on WSIU TV that had it's first episode in September. The show explores the stories of the historic and interesting people and places in southern Illinois. The program is hosted by Mark Kiesling with cameraman and editor Reggie Cosey. The newest episode will air October 30th.

Women looking for help leaving incarceration will have a new way to integrate back into the community. A group called Beyond the Walls hosted a ribbon cutting for the new Daffodil Home will help these women.

October is Fire Prevention Month. The Illinois State Fire Marshall is working with the DuQuoin Fire Department and Camp I Am Me to provide free installation of smoke alarms during their Smoke Alarm Blitz.

Dave Mattingly, the longtime owner of Herrin Drug died recently during an Ironman race in Texas. Mattingly was the long time owner of Herrin Drug, growing it into a beloved resource in the community over the last 40 years.