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Weather Alert

...Gusty Thunderstorms with Small Hail and Cold Air Funnel Clouds
through Early Tonight...

Gusty thunderstorms capable of producing cold air funnel clouds
and small hail are forecast through early tonight. These cold air
funnels are developing underneath thunderstorms that are moving
across the area. Underneath these showers...spinning columns of
air that look like tornadoes may continue to develop. These
funnels usually are very brief and rarely touch the ground. If
these funnels do touch down...they most likely will not cause
damage to life or property.

Cold air funnels are due to very cool air aloft...warm moist air
near the ground...and are usually in association with a strong
area of low pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere. Due to
little or no wind shear...they are usually weak and very brief.

Miners leaving southern Illinois; Owners retiring from league

  • Digital Content Manager

    Kenzie Dillow joined the team in 2016 as an editor, moved to Producer in 2017 & took over the Digital Content Manager position in 2021. Kenzie graduated from SIUC in 2016 with a degree in Sports Broadcasting and Advertising.

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Southern Illinois Miners

 By Kenzie Dillow

MARION (WSIL) -- The Southern Illinois Miners have played their last game in Marion. 

Jayne and John Simmons, the long-time owners of the team, announced they are retiring from Frontier League ownership. 

The 2021 season was the last season the team will be playing in Marion, Illinois for the Frontier League. 

The Southern Illinois Miners concluded their 2021 season with a 7-3 victory over the Gateway Grizzlies at Rent One Park in Marion, finishing with a record of 54 wins and 42 losses.

"This is a bittersweet decision for us," said the Simmons. "We love the southern Illinois community and our family roots run deep here. We appreciate the years of support we have enjoyed from baseball fans, civic leaders, business owners, vendors and the City of Marion. We are at a time in our lives where we really would like to spend more time with our children and grandchildren." While the Simmons involvement in the community may look different over time, their love for and appreciation of the people of this community are unwavering.

The Simmons brought baseball back to the area in the summer of 2007. The Miners led the Frontier League in attendance each of the franchise's first four seasons, having been named "Frontier League Organization of the Year" three times (2007, 2009 & 2010) and captured the franchise's first Frontier League Championship after the 2012 season.

What is the future of Rent One Park?

"The stadium is a wonderful asset to the community and has incredible potential as a multi-use facility," said Jayne Simmons. "We have high hopes for its future, and we will share more information about the stadium in the coming months."

"John and I would like to express our deepest appreciation to the loyal baseball fans, host families, season ticket holders, the City of Marion, local businesses, our sponsors like Rent One and all of the people who helped us create a generation of baseball memories here in southern Illinois," said Jayne Simmons. "We will continue to look for meaningful ways to support Marion and the region."

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Digital Content Manager

Kenzie Dillow joined the team in 2016 as an editor, moved to Producer in 2017 & took over the Digital Content Manager position in 2021. Kenzie graduated from SIUC in 2016 with a degree in Sports Broadcasting and Advertising.

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