Lynnette Oostmeyer | Visual Journalist

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Keith Huke, of Harrisburg, Il., looks at debris in the living room of his house on Water Street, Feb. 29, 2012, after a tornado tore through his neighborhood. “The main items I want to find are my medications, my calico cat and my arrowhead collecti

Junior Southern Illinois University Carbondale tennis player Melanie Delsart returns the ball during a women’s doubles match against Northern Illinois University at Sports Blast in Carbondale, Il. Delsart and her doubles partner, junior Jennifer Die

Captin John Scragg climbs the mast of his sailboat while passing through Haro Strait, just out from Victoria, BC. Scragg and his crew, Team Lost But Don’t Care, were participating in The Race to Alaska, a no motor boat race from Port Townsend, WA to

Kehkashan Sajanlal sits with her young niece as she lets her fresh mehndi dry. Mehndi ceremonies and celebrations are a deep seeded tradition in Indian and Pakistani life and holds even more significance on the nights before a couple is officially m

Hunter Greenup, of Lexington, Ore, competes in the bareback bronco riding event Saturday during the Columbia County Fair and Rodeo in St Helens, Ore. He participated in the events overseen by the Northwest Pro Rodeo Association, the largest regional

Will Eder plays with his daughter on June 17, 2017 at the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago, Illinois. Eder along with his wife and daughter planned to move out of state so his extended family gathered at the park for a reunion.

The sun sets over the valley at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A young girl nicknamed "the good one" by her family, sits in the yard of her grandmothers house. Areka, Ethiopia. 2019

Lillian Kuehl, left, rows next to Team Malolo, as they make their way past the San Juan Islands. Both team were competing in The Race to Alaska, a 750 mile race where no motors are allowed, so every boat is wind or man powered. Neither team made it

Families from all over southern Illinois gather at Bald Knob Cross in Alto Pass, Ill,. for the 77th annual sunrise Easter service. The cross is a place for people of all denominations to gather for worship.

Herscher’s Tyler Jarnagin delivers the game-winning hit in a thrilling 1-0 win against Timothy Christian in a Class 2A super-sectional game. Herscher High advanced to the state tournament.

Students at Grace Church work out of work books in individual cubicles. They each have their own space to work in and an individualized curriculum.

A boy carries grain to town in the early morning hours. Areka, Ethiopia. 2019

A family from Percy, Ill., finishes up decorating their house for halloween. They said that they bought all the decorations from the dollar store in town and loved how the house turned out.

Ottumwa wrestler Nathan Cary gains an advantage over his opponent during the Ottumwa Invitational. Cary went 5-0 on his was to corralling first place at 126 pounds.

Leigh and Clare Dorsey, of Team Don’t Tell Mom, make their push through the choppy waters of Queen Charlotte Strait, just south of the Broughton Islands in British Columbia. The sisters, from Belfast, ME, came in 15th place of the 19 teams that fini

Spectators disperse from the crowd after watching the Chicago Pride Parade.

A rodeo clown leads an angry bull away from a group of cowboys during the Pembroke Rodeo in St. Anne, Ill.

Ozzy Suddeth, left, kisses his wife Starla Long's head while they take a break from getting ready for a family cookout. Long was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2009 and has since developed adrenal cancer and a form of muscular dystrophy. “Dis

Tim was diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia, a degenerative brain disease, in 2012 at age 54. His disease eventually progressed to the point then he spent most of his time in a bed set up for him in the living room. He passed away in that bed in

Sophomore guard Lester Medford shoots the ball during the IHCC mens basketball game. Indian Hills beat Southeastern 93-89 to win the Region 11 Championship Game.

An Olive Branch, Il. resident tows his belongings through flood waters April 28, 2011. Heavy spring rains caused the Mississippi and Ohio rivers to overflow and flood many southern Illinois towns. Over 200 homes were destroyed during the flood.&nbsp

Flood waters overtake a stop sign in Alexander County during one of the most severe floods to strike Illinois in a decade.

Randy Masterson, left, a retired steel worker, discuses the construction of the levee along the Ohio River, while family and friends of Helen Stilley, owner of the Horseshoe Lake Motel in Olive Branch, Il., take a break from cleaning up the flood da

The sun sets over Mt. Hood and Trillium Lake in Mt. Hood National Forest.

Wildwood and Agassiz Elementary School students participate in their end-of-the-year field day at Wildwood Elementary. The field day was organized for kindergarten and first-grade students and was a reward for all their hard work throughout the year

A group of young boys swim together in Nech Sar National Park. Arba Minch, Ethiopia. 2019

David Hug flakes his rope atop “the magic school bus” while other climbers prepare for their routes in Red Rocks, NV. Hug is one of 10 climbers, part of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s climbing club, who took a spring break trip to Red

Volunteers help clean puppies that were transported from southern Kentucky as part of a rescue effort by Starfish Animal Rescue. These dogs, along with dozens of others, are transported from high kill shelters in the south in hopes of finding foreve

SIUC junior running back Mika’il McCall pushes through a tackle.

Daniel Palmer, left, and Dayton Roberts raise the flag before school stared at Horce Mann Elementary. Palmer and Roberts are both in fourth grade and have had the duty of raising the flag each morning for the whole year before going in for breakfast

Timmy, right, holds his father Tim’s hand while his mother Tish checks vitals. Tim was diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia, a degenerative brain disease, in 2012 at age 54. He passed away from the disease one day after this photo was taken, and f

A racer's son flies by on a scooter in the pit Saturday at Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Ore. The pit is full of racers, with kids in tow, working on their cars and karts prepping for their qualifying races or making tweaks before their final race

Wayne Skobel, of Murphysboro, prepares his shot at the Carbon Lake Shooting Club in Murphysboro, Ill. Skobel participated in a shootout-match fundraiser at the clubhouse that was raising money for the Murphysboro Elks Club. “We all came out to suppo

Sailboats dot the horizon as the sun sets over Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL.

Caden Shelton, 6, of Dongola, rests on his horse while waiting to ride in the Cobden Peach Festival Parade with family and friends.The 74th annual Peach Festival included carnival games, peach-themed foods, a parade and a peach queen crowning.

Colin Kuehl, left, and Angie Kuehl, open one of their beehives at their father's home in Alto Pass. "Colin and my dad usually handle the bees with little to no protection; they learned how to do without and keep the bees calm enough to work with," A

A gate-man runs out of the way of a bull and rider during the rodeo at the DuQuoin State Fair. The rodeo included bull riding, bronco riding and barrel racing.

Jonathan Hudson, of DeSoto, gets ready to pitch during a Carbondale Junior Sports baseball game at the Carbondale Super Block Sports Multi-Complex. Hudson is on team Robinson Construction, which consists of 10 and 11 year olds from southern Illinois