Meridian school bond passes for 970000 in Illinois
Voters in the Meridian School District approved a 970000 bond issue this weekend to build a K through 8 school near Mounds Illinois. The measure carried 1246 to 610 with support from Mounds Mound City Olmsted Pulaski and Villa Ridge voters. The Capital Development Board will cover about 70 percent of construction costs amounting to 2.3 billion.
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Mounds
Meridian
Mound City
Olmsted
Pulaski
Villa Ridge
Capital Development Board
Four Die In Accidents In Southern Illinois Weekend
Four Southern Illinois residents died in three weekend traffic crashes. David A. Roch 26 of Freeburg and Joanne R Feldman 22 near Belleville perished when their cars collided on Illinois 15 near Freeburg. Marilx A Thole 18 near Breeze died when her car left the Germantown Breeze road north of Germantown and struck a culvert. Joseph H Grapperhaus 18 near Trenton died when his car collided with a semi driven by Joseph H Cornish 39 of Fountain Valley California on Interstate 70 near Highland.
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Trenton
Joseph H. Cornish
Fountain Valley
Calif
Grapperhaus
Highland
Auto Accident and Chair Attack in Mt Vernon
A six year old girl reported being struck by a car on Cherry Street but hospital staff found no injuries. Police filed a report naming Karen S. Mifflin as the driver who lost control and struck a ditch. The child sustained a bruise on her right leg. Later a man, 84, was struck with a rocking chair and kicked by a woman, and remains hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Police jailed the 45 year old Mt Vernon woman and planned aggravated battery charges.
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Mt. Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Andrea K. Moore
S. 15Th St
Cherry Street
Lith Street
Karen S. Mifflin
Lamar Ave
Mr. Vernon
John Henry Smith
Poncer Ave
Toospital
Smith
Market snapshot from Mt Vernon to New York trading
Mt Vernon grain prices at 10:00 AM show soybeans 8.83, corn 2.10, wheat 2.18, with Chicago bids for No 2 hard red winter at 2.36 and corn at 2.40. New York stocks drift lower amid inflation worries as the Fed signals higher short term rates, with Dow down and breadth negative.
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MT. Vernon
Chicago
ST. Louis
New York
Federal Reserve
Fed
Open Market Committee
Polaroid
Mobil
Westinghouse Electric
Dow Jones
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Sue Duncan obituary and alimony suit in Chicago
Obituary notices for Nina Duncan of Lawrenceville and Galton born Sue Shipley Duncan, with funeral details and survivors. Includes Chicago news that Nobel laureate Saul Bellow faces increased alimony and child support claims from Susan Glassman Bellow. Also reports deaths of Mabel Yandell in Salem and Earl Brake in Mt. Vernon with burial plans and survivor lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina Duncan
United Methodist
Lawrenceville
Mt. Vernon
Galton
Earl
Jennie Mae (Hopper) Shipley
First United Methodist Church
Gerald Gulley
C.H. Todd
Rose Hill
Marion
Nichols Funeral Home
Duncan
David Schafale
Vernon
Charles Norman
Decatur
Chicago
Saul Bellow
Susan Glassman Bellow
32 To Graduate At Field Community 32 To Graduate At Field Community
A total of 32 students will graduate Tuesday from Field Community Consolidated School at Texico. The list includes Jerry Lee Bonner Cynthia Dawn Bowdler James Allen Clark Matt B Clark LeAnn Clapton Cindy Ann Connaway Harold Ray Connaway Randall R Echols Karen Marlene Ellis Angie Flota Robert L Forristall Susan Marie Fry G Thomas Hall Bryan D Hayes Lisa Dawn Hayes Mark Ray Hayes Lori Kelley Jeffrey E Meyer Tina Rosa Minor Darren Wayne Pascquino Troy Brent Puckett Frederick Alan Beeker Timothy T Richardson Quinton W Schwengel Ivy Dawn Snow Shawn Glen Stern Bryan Dale Stirewalt Timothy Lee Vannatta Teresa Jo Williams Brent Edward Wood Gregory Todd.
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Field Community Consolidated School
Texico
Jerry Lee Bonner
Cynthia Dawn Bowdler
James Allen Clark
Matt B. Clark
LeAnn Clapton
Cindy Ann Connaway
Harold Ray Connaway
Randall R. Echols
Karen Marlene Ellis
Angie Flota
Robert L. Forristall
Susan Marie Fry
Thomas Hall
Bryan D. Hayes
Lisa Dawn Hayes
Mark Ray Hayes
Lori Kelley
Jeffrey E. Meyer
Tina Rosa Minor
Darren Wayne Pasquino
Troy Brent Puckett
Frederick Alan Beeker
Timothy T. Richardson
Quinton W. Schwengel
Ivy Dawn Snow
Shawn Glen Stern
Bryan Dale Stirewalt
Timothy Lee Vannatta
Teresa Jo Williams
Brent Edward Wood
Gregory Todd
Graduation Tuesday At Dodds Community
Twenty one eighth graders will graduate from Dodds School in ceremonies. Named graduates include John Carl Burgin, Mary Jane Clifton, Duane Leonard Culli, Scott Stanley Culli, Robert Marcum Delaney, Catherine LaVonne Donoho, James Wayne Fitzjerreils, Todd Anson Flota, Charles Robert Hester, Karl Robert LaBrecque, Eric Wayne Logan, Melisa Renae Lynn, Jerald Robert Mays, Bernard Leland Moore, Vicky Diane Neal, Carla June Newton, Brenda Elayne Owens, Desiree Fay Oxford, Lavanna Gail Richardson, Timothy Clay Williams and Bill Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodds Community Consolidated School
John Carl Burgin
Mary Jane Clifton
Duane Leonard Culli
Scott Stanley Culli
Robert Marcum Delaney
Catherine LaVonne Donoho
James Wayne Fitzjerreils
Todd Anson Flota
Charles Robert Hester
Karl Robert LaBrecque
Eric Wayne Logan
Melisa Renae Lynn
Jerald Robert Mays
Bernard Leland Moore
Vicky Diane Neal
Carla June Newton
Brenda Elayne Owens
Desiree Fay Oxford
Lavanna Gail Richardson
Timothy Clay Williams
Bill Wilson
Graduation Wednesday At Rome School
Forty four students will end their grade school careers Wednesday at commencement exercises at Rome Community Consolidated School in Dix. The ceremony begins at 8 p.m. with the class list including Mark Anthony Beal, Vickie Beal, Carla Sue Bond, Leslie Borah, Gregory Scott Braddy, Wendell Bravard, Gregory Todd Brown, Winnie Bullock, Douglas Carr, Ronald Cummings, Kerwyn Daniel Dobbs, Sandra Ann Edwards, Lauri Elliott, Richard Michael Fenoli, Dawn French, Jack Fuller, Jill Fuller, Melissa Letha Green, Jerri Lynn Hanks, Mark Fredrick Hawkins, Tammie Harris, David Hodge, Roger Lynn Humes, Mark Jones, Kendall Eugene Jones, Lisa Dawn Kluck, Billie Jean Ross, Paula Jean Kay, Mark Laswell, Lisa Gaye Leneave, Dean Leon Marlow, Jean Leone Marlow, Patricia Irene Mick, Miles Mitchell Miller, Gerald Wayne Miller, Beverly Diane Mooney, Robert Daniel Morgan, Susan L. Myers, Cathy Sue Nieder, Jeffrey Pierce, Michael Alan Smith, Lori Tabor, Bradley Allen Tamen and Theresa L. Throgmorton.
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Rome
Communnity Consolidated School
Dix
Mark Anthony Beal
Vickie Beal
Carla Sue Bond
Leslie Borah
Gregory Scott Braddy
Wendell Bravard
Gregory Todd Brown
Winnie Bullock
Douglas Carr
Ronald K. Cummings
Kerwyn Daniel Dobbs
Sandra Ann Edwards
Lauri Elliott
Richard Michael Fenoii
Dawn French
Jack Fuller
Jill Fuller
Melissa Letha Green
Jerri Lynn Hanks
Mark Fredrick Hawkins
Tammie Harris
David Hodge
Roger Lynn Humes
Mark Jones
Kendall Eugene Jones
Lisa Dawn Kluck
Billie Jean Ross
Paula Jean Kay
Mark Laswell
Lisa Gaye Leneave
Dean Leon Marlow
Jean Leone Marlow
Patricia Irene Mick
Miles Mitchell Miller
Gerald Wayne Miller
Beverly Diane Mooney
Robert Daniel Morgan
Susan L. Myers
Cathy Sue Nieder
Jeffrey Pierce
Michael Alan Smith
Lori Tabor
Bradley Allen Tamen
Theresa L. Throgmorton
Weather at Mt Vernon Saturday and Sunday highs
Mt Vernon forecast shows Saturday 89 and Sunday 90 degrees with overnight lows of 65 and 62 respectively. Today at 7:00 am the temperature is 63.Past readings include 76/48 a year ago, 67/62 five years ago, and 75/57 ten years ago. Year to date rainfall is 11.01 inches. Tuesday sun rises at 5:40 and sets at 7:39 with daylight saving time. Bend Lake main dam water level sits at 406.81 feet above mean sea level.
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MT. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Obituaries Notice of Three Local Residents
John Henry Watkins 85 of 1001 South 34th died Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Survives include son Dr. John P. Watkins and daughter Marie Pulver. Bertha Taylor 70 of Broughton died Sunday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. August Pardon 87 of Sesser died Sunday at Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin. Burial and service details listed for each, with spouses, siblings, and survivors.
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John Henry Watkins
South 34Th
Good Samaritan Hospital
L & N Railroad
Woodlawn Baptist Church
Woodlawn
Myers-Bari
Mr. Watkins
Samuel H. and
Olive
Champ) Watkins
John P. Watkins
Las Vegas
Nev
Marie Pulver
San Pedro
Calif
Bertha Taylor
Broughton
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Taylor
Hamilton County
William H
Edith (Davis) Porter
Charles H. Taylor
Taylor
Wesley United Methodist Church
Mt. Vernon
August Pardon
Sesser
Marshall Browning
du Quoin
Mr. Pardon
Belgium
Joseph
Barbara Pardon
Jolan
Anna Kuhn
Brayfield Funeral Home
Lesser
Fred Renschen
Maple Hill Cemetery
Anna
Pardon
Irene May
la Grange
Anna Harmon
Helen Murray
Margaret Rea
Belleville
Obituary notices for Kuerth Lewis and OES gathering
Obituaries for A J Bill Kuerth of Mt Vernon born 1906 died 4 05 p m at Good Samaritan Hospital include survivors Roger Barbara Donna Verena and others with services at Hughey Pulley Funeral Home and Mt Vi Memorial Gardens The second notice covers George M Lewis 68 of McLeansboro died at Hamilton Memorial Hospital burial at Fa Cemetery and survivors include Grace Butler and several children and stepchildren plus OES Chapter 233 Mt Vernon holds stated meeting at 7 30 p m at Masonic Temple with Ireta Fitzferrers and Naomi R Bogan announcing
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Earl R. Brake
Smith St
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hughey- Pulley Funeral Home
J. Howard Kraps
Mike Harbin
Oakwood
Mr. Brake
Hamilton County
Marshall F
Charity Belle (Lewis) Brake
Paducah
Irene Sullivan
Brake
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Lawrence Motel
Ilinois
Neal Ray Brake
U.S. Foreign Service
D. G
Rita) Schumacher
Godfrey
Stacy Kern
Maude Eller
Vernon
Pearl Morris
Escondido
Calif
Lewis Brake
Candace Dougherty
Silas
Minnie Smith
A. J
Bill) Kuerth
Turner Drive
Sun Good Samaritan Hospita
Indite Drilling Company
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
Maurice Paxton
Brookman
Mt. Vi Memorial Gardens
Feirten
Hughey Pulley
Geok M. Lewis
McLeansby
Gholson
McLeansboro
Raymond Crews
Fa Cemetery
Wayne County
Lewis
Hamilton Metorial Hospital
Wayne Ty
Cordelia
Mobil
Cyw
East St. Louis
Wi Grace
Grace
Madden
Ohio
Bonnig. Holler
Fairfield
B. Porter
St. Ann
Barbara Bolton
Dorothy Utley
Tiff Ga
O.E.S
Mt. Vernon
Masonic Temple
Ireta Fitzferrers
W.M
Naomi R. Bogan
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Illinois
Auneval
USDA
St. (Ap
Indus
Nina Duncan Lawrenceville
Olga Yandell
Mabel Yandell
6Th St
Doctors Nursing Home
Salem
Myrers-Bari Chapel
Marvin Friesner
Clyde Funkhouser
Hopewell Cemetery
Easter Seals Foundation
The
Handicapped Children’s Fund
Yandell
Proctor
Merle) Phillips
Ernie
Leanora) Garrison
Denver
Colo
Jeannette) Ratliff
Springfield
Earl Brake
Dodds Community
M. E. Jackson
American Gem Society
Southern Illinois
South Side Square
Times Square
Sundey
Ellen Hatfield
Jerry
Carol
MS. Vernon Area
Mt. Vernon Register-News
John H. Watkins
Bertha Taylor Broughton
Gholson Funeral Home
John Deen
Gholson Cemetery
Geraldine Peter
James E. Fisk
Eral
A. J. Kuerth
Nytenae
George M. Lewig
Harry
W-G Motors
Harry Stamper
Broadway Call
Foryright
W-G Motors. Inc
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