Marion journalist leads photo recovery effort

Daily Republican journalist Tom Keane is leading an effort this morning to recover photos for families whose homes wee damaged or destroyed in last week's tornado in Southern Illinois.

The Southern, a Lee Enterprises newspaper in Carbondale, featured the effort by the GateHouse Media reporter this morning on pg. 1 of its newspaper and on its Web site.

The "Photo Rescue' project is well-timed; rain is expected after midnight tonight. More on the outcome of the rescue on this blog.