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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 2004
Page
9
Williamson County shows a financial rebound as sales tax receipts surge. Treasurer Bruce Troutman notes October 2003 sales at 200,000, up 30,000 from 2002, November 2003 at 196,740 up 14,000, and December 2008 at 242,000 up 30,000. He and officials expect further growth as real estate assessments rise and spending tightens.
A packed listing from Du Quoin to Carbondale and beyond covers events at the State Fairgrounds Horse Pavilion and churches, with open houses, sunrise services, safety checks, cholesterol screenings, line dancing, senior tours, habitat programs, festivals, blood drives, marriage workshops, developmental screenings, and Head Start activities. Details include times, venues, and contact numbers across multiple towns and counties.
Carbondale Park District hosted its annual Easter egg hunt at the Marberry Arboretum with families walking trails and hunting multi colored eggs. Volunteers from Carbondale High School including Interact and Rotary painted faces and assisted children while the Easter Bunny visited.
Mayor Bob Ellis, newly installed after Mayors Woolard and Ellis, asks residents for input as West Frankfort grapples with lack of a hospital and emergency room since 2001 after SIH bought and closed United Mine Workers Hospital. At Home Health promised reopening, but financial problems delayed progress.
Hardin County sheriff deputies say they may have found the body of a 55 year old Indianapolis man missing since. A hunter located what is believed to be the remains of David M. Springfield around 1 50 p m Saturday with a .45 caliber revolver in the woods near Camp Cadiz. Deputies Elizabethtown police and state police arrived and found bones and clothing.
The Al Pierson led Lombardo's Royal Canadians return to the Herrin Civic Center Tuesday for the final Herrin Patton Series performance. The show features classic tunes such as Hello Dolly Baby Face The Lady is a Tramp June is Busting Out All Over Happy Days Are Here Again and It Had to Be You.
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