Backbone Park News Today

MARION, Ill. -- Many will gather across the region to remember, honor and mourn Americas military men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

A Maryland resident caught a pig of a rainbow trout on Feb. 10 that set a new state record. It weighed 17.44 pounds.

GRAND TOWER, ILLINOIS (WSIL) -- After being closed for more than two years, Devils Backbone Park is set to reopen this week. Camp officials met with Illinois State Senator Terri Bryant (58th District) Saturday morning. They reviewed the work that is completed, and what remains to be done before welcoming back campers. The camp will open at a limited capacity, and bring more sites and services online throughout the season. Flood waters first closed its gates in 2019, followed by the pandemic a...

GRAND TOWER — A representative of Grand Tower Energy Center, a natural gas plant in rural Jackson County, said operations have ceased, though offered few additional details. Jonathan Beach with Texas-based Rockland Capital, the company that manages the plant, said the facility suffered some “significant mechanical failures” over the past two quarters. “The plant is currently in an extended outage and ownership is conducting a review of future options,” Beach said in ...