Today's Events Health Fair and Local Government Meetings
Health fair runs 9 to 11 at SIH corporate offices University Mall Carbondale offering free screenings for fitness flexibility mood blood pressure blood sugar and hearing plus information on aging and the mind body connection. Nearby government meetings include Anna city council Buncombe and Carbondale city councils and numerous school boards and planning boards across Jeferson and Jackson counties all at 6 to 7:30 p.m. events listed with locations and times.
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SIH
University Mall
Carbondale
Carbondale park board seats new members
The Carbondale Park District board seated new members at a Monday meeting in the Civic Center. Eden Thorne was re elected president with Carl Flowers as vice president Michael Heck treasurer and Richard Grant secretary. Bruce Wallace and Navreet Kang received plaques for service and plans to discuss Hickory Ridge at an April 30 retreat.
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Carbondale
Carbondale Park
Grant
Flowers
Heck, McDaniel and
Thorne
Navreet Kang
Hickory Ridge
Murphysboro panel turns down tax hike plan
Murphysboro Finance and Budget Committee rejected a plan to raise sales and gasoline taxes to cover a 250000 dollar city deficit. The panel favored deeper cuts across departments including fire and police rather than tax increases.
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Murphysboro
Finance and Budget Committee
Ron Williams
Austin Riggio
Cambria man ordered committed for 60 years
Jesse Richards, 19, was found innocent by reason of insanity on first degree murder charges in the June stabbing of his mother. Williamson County Circuit Court Judge John Speroni ordered a 60 year commitment to the Department of Human Services, to be served at Chester Mental Health Center with full provisions of a murder conviction.
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Marion
Cambria
Department of Human Services
Jesse Richards
Williamson County
John Speroni
Speroni
Richards
Chester
Motions Filed in Blair Murder Case
Defense lawyers for John Delbert Smith filed new motions in Franklin County Court to reopen previously denied motions to quash his arrest and suppress statements. Smith, 31, is charged with three counts of first degree murder and two counts of obstructing justice in Cassie Blair’s death. Blair, 35, disappeared after a Benton bar night out and was later found in Lake Moses.
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Benton
John Delbert Smith
Franklin County
Smith
Thompsonville
Cassie Blair
Blair
Lake Moses
Randy Blair
Pinckneyville Council OKs tax increment grants for expansion
Pinckneyville council approved two TIF backed projects. Graff's Tooling Center Inc plans a 175000 building purchase and 200000 in equipment, moving from Carbondale to 801 S Main St with 15 jobs planned. Williams Creative expands with a 70000 warehouse office. city advances 14000 from TIF. Dairy Queen on Main Street faces demolition or repair after council action.
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Graff's Tooling Center Inc
Pinckneyville
Carbondale
Hubler Motors
Baldwin Motors
S. Main St
Tom Denton
Denton
Graff
TIF
Craig Williams Creative Inc
Williams
Illinois 154
Dairy Queen
Main Street
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Thomas Kupferer Jr
Pearsons Hall
McKendree College
Lebanon
Anna City Council
City Hall
Buncombe
Carbondale City
Carbondale Middle School
Carbondale Public Library Board
Chester School Board
Swanwick St
Cypress School Board
Dongola
Freeman Spur
Freeman Spur Road
Grand Tower
Grand Tower Park Board
Herrin
Jackson County Health and Safety Committee
Sheriff's Department
Jefferson County Board
Mount Vernon
Lakeside Water District Board
P.m
Dillinger Road
Lick Creek Water District Board
Marion School Board
Meridian School Board
Board Room
Mounds
Walnut St
Red Bud
Royalton
S. Dean St
Southern Five Regional Planning Board
Rustic Campus
Shawnee College
Allin
Sparta Hospital Board
Steeleville
Tilden
Zeigler Public Library Board
Www
Thesouthern.com
Carbondale Park Board
Linda Rush
Bruce Wallace
LEE Carbondale
Amela Kay Schmalenberger
Southern
Mark Lambird
Riggio
Fire Department
Pinckneyville Council
Christi Mathis
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