SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Life has had its ups and downs for the Nicolaides family, but they've been making the best out of every day.

MT. ZION (WAND) - In loving memory of Kirsten Cark, family, friends and loved ones visited their old high school to honor her in the best way they knew how. A Mt. Zion pom pom alumni passed awat on August 3rd from a long fight of cancer. "She had colorectal cancer and then she also had thyroid cancer and she had also been treated for that. Then the colorectal did spread and detatize," said best friend Jennifer Detmers. Despite her difficult fight, Kirsten was alw...