Du Quoin Council tightens trash cleanup and uses daily citations
City officials in Du Quoin warn that failing to clean up a trashed area after 72 hours is a violation and health officers may issue daily citations. The council moves to condemn 344 S Walnut owned by Walter Poole and takes ownership of 218 S Mulberry from Pierce of Herrin to clear a partial home, sell the lot, and recover costs.
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Rex Duncan
du Quoin
Walter Poole
Pierce
Herrin
Hospital board moves toward closure amid bids and debt
The hospital district votes to close on May 21 after failed bids from CHS and Healthmont and escalating debt. SIH managers face limited options, exploring a critical access shift and possible outside operation while a community effort to keep Franklin Hospital open gains momentum.
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Hospital District
SIH
Community Health Service
CHS
STH
Healthmont
Critical access hospitals rise in rural areas
Franklin County officials seek to keep Franklin Hospital open as the debate over critical access status grows. Federal criteria require a small bed count and 24 hour services while state guidelines hinge on poverty and elderly population metrics. Benefits include Medicare based revenue and potential grants for feasibility studies and quality improvements.
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Benton
Franklin County
Franklin Hospital
Department of Transportation
Illinois Department of Public Health
Homewood dominates state drama as Benton rivals shine
Girten a junior, Norman a senior, and Neuman earned state honors in drama and group interpretation while Benton students won group interpretation at Harrisburg and advanced from sectional to state. Kimball notes Homewood Flossmoor’s strong funding and full trucks, but Benton impressed with acting in a 30 minute production and strong sectional results, the first state event in Southern Illinois.
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Girten
Norman
Nerman
Homewood
Chicago
Kimball
Homewood- Flossmoor
Rend Lake College hosts free science conference by David Cookson
On Friday Rend Lake College in Williamson County will host a science conference headlined by David J. Cookson from Australia, affiliated with the University of Chicago and Argonne. The presentation Life, the Synchrotron, and Everything Else starts at 9 am in the college theater and is free to the public. The day features science projects by faculty, students, and local school instructors.
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INA
Rend Lake College
David J. Cookson
Cookson
Australia
University of Chicago
Argonne National Laboratory
John Fisher
Fisher
Jim Muir
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