Marion girl dies in fire prompts smoke detector reminder
Marion Fire Chief Charles Heyde described the death of 4 year old Keir Renae Norris as a sobering lesson on working smoke detectors. He noted a detector near the stairwell lacked a battery though three detectors existed. Assistant Chief Rinella urged replacing batteries during daylight saving time.
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Marion
Charles Heyde
Keir Rena’e Norris
Heyde
Anthony Rinella
Rinella
Fire tragedy shocks town as child dies in house blaze
Debbie Gilliam, neighbor, collects aid for the Norris family who lost everything in a house fire without contents insurance. Keir Norris burial set for 11 am at Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home Marion with burial at Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Paulton.
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Debbie Gilliam
Norrises
Gilliam
N. State Street
Keir Norris
Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home
Marion
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Paulton
Clothing sizes for Norris family donation drive details
Donations for the Norris family are welcome after 3 p.m. at Debbie Gilliam’s home, 914 N State St Marion. Contact 618 922 5552 for info. Matt Norris wears 38 32 pants and XL shirts. Kacey Norris wears 18 20 pants and XL shirts. No children’s sizes listed. The two boys are Austin age 5 and Cori age 1. the girl Kenzie is age 2.
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Norris
Debbie Gilliam
N. State St
Marion
Matt Norris
Kacey Norris
Austin
Cori
Inaccurate softball roundup cited in Sports section
The Southern Illinoisan acknowledges an error in Wednesday's sports roundup naming Alyssa Shelton of Shawnee Community College instead of John A. Logan College, which held them to three hits. Readers are urged to report accuracy concerns via the hotline.
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Jackson County
Alyssa Shelton
Shawnee Community College
John A. Logan College
Vergennes PTO rallying for schoolchildren fund drive
Vergennes PTO has raised over 11000 with plans to surpass the target by month’s end. Friday’s Talent and Family Night netted more than 2000 and two more April events are set including a 20 percent revenue share at Murphysboro McDonald’s on April 23 and Krispy Kreme doughnut sales on April 27 across four stores.
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PTO
Lisa Bastien
Bastien
PTA
Hart
Murphysboro
Jackson Square
du Quoin Wal-Mart
Carbondale
Vergennes
Herrin Raffle Draws Prizes for School Fundraiser
Martin announced donated prizes from local businesses for a school raffle to aid the district. Prizes include three $50 savings bonds, golf and bowling packages, free dinners, car treatment packages, a fireplace tool set, free car rental, jewelry, hotel stay, theater tickets, health club memberships, gift baskets, and more. Tickets are 50 cents. drawing Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the school. Bastien notes the district is financially strapped and they hope to reach about $15,000 by April end.
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Martin
Bastien
Vergennes PTO Raises About Eleven Thousand From Fall Festival and Grants
The Vergennes Grade School PTO raised about $11,000 through events and grants including Fall Festival 4,569.41, Malls for Schools 2,000, McDonald’s Grant 1,263, Wal‑Mart Grant 1,000, Santa Workshop 94.05, and Talent & Family Night 2,060 plus University Mall in Carbondale funding. The funds supported school activities and programs during the year.
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Vergennes Grade School Pto
University Mall
Carbondale
Pinckneyville Faces $214,614 Budget Deficit for Next Year
Pinckneyville plans a $3,640,139 expenditure budget against $3,375,974 revenue for the new fiscal year starting May 1, creating a $214,614 shortfall after drawing on $49,551 in fund balances. Finance Commissioner Sam Falk noted a certified accountant aided the process and predicted no layoffs while debt funds growth spurs development. City debt totals about $9.8 million with bonds for prison site, MUMS expansion, water, sewer, and gas projects, with refinancing planned to cut interest costs.
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Pinckneyville
Sam Falk
Falk
MUMS
Don Johnson
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