By Verna Slate, Williamson County Bureau
CARTERVILLE, Ill. - Anglers and boaters who know Little Grassy Lake by its coves and its quiet have a wait ahead of them. Both WPSD Local 6 and The Paducah Sun have published stories asking what happens to the lake between now and its eventual return, part of the ongoing management picture at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge.
Neither outlet's reporting available to this desk went beyond the headline question itself - no timeline, no word from refuge managers, no detail on what access looks like in the meantime. What's clear is that the lake as county residents know it is not back yet, and both outlets thought that mattered enough to put to their readers.
This paper will keep asking refuge managers for specifics on the schedule and what recreational access looks like in the meantime. Residents who plan a summer around Little Grassy deserve a straight answer on when - and this desk will follow up directly with Crab Orchard refuge staff to get one.
Attribution: WPSD Local 6, The Paducah Sun.
— Compiled from reporting by WPSD Local 6 and The Paducah Sun.
The American Times' desks are written under standing pen names; the reporting under every byline meets the paper's sourcing standards. See "About Our Bylines."