Community events in Southern Illinois highlight meetings and open houses
A packed slate of today events includes the Southern Illinois Workforce Investment Board meeting at 6 p.m. at the One-Stop Office in West Frankfort, the Catholic Social Services remodeling dedication in Carbondale, an Irish festival exhibit at SIU Museum, and multiple school and civic meetings across the region. The listings cover theaters, lectures, and public notices with contact numbers for each item.
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Southern Illinois Workforce Investment Board
W.F
West Frankfort
Catholic Social Services of
Southern Illinois
Julia
S. University Ave
Carbondale
Union County Faces 67000 Jail Bill Deadline
Union County must pay 67 362 50 to Tri County Detention Center by May 14 or prisoners will be released. Sheriff Nash says 15 detainees are housed there. overdue fees span January to March, with about 23 000 monthly housing costs. County behind on state funds and real estate sales, may need to borrow against taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Tri-County
Allin
Jim Nash
Nash
Jim Tweedy
Tweedy
Devil's Island
Art Walk Chalk Festival blends styles at Steeleville High
Steeleville High School students from Steeleville and Pinckneyville participate in a Chalk Walk Festival on the school parking lot. Teams mix Mona Lisa with Picasso, American Gothic, Van Gogh and Warhol inspired pieces to show art’s evolution from nature to modern forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck Novara
Katie Hartman
Samatha Hubble
Columbia High School
Steeleville
Cristin Callis
Samantha Hubble
Steeleville High School Art Society
Steeleville High
Autumn Eggemeyer
Heather Rees
Breanne Hartman
Alex Ruterski
Hannah Eisenhauer
Mike Skorch
Eisenhauer
Pinckneyville High School
Pinckneyville
Evin Opp
Robby Fisher
Wes White
Christie Fifer
Perry officials approve pay raises for county leaders
Perry County officials approve multi year pay increases for coroner, commissioners, and sheriff, with raises starting in 2005 and 2006. Road District salaries align for fairness as finances improve but a $56,000 health department subsidy is required by December. County finances show $63,180 reserve after payroll and bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinckneyville
Perry County
Perry Health Department
Wayne Bigham
James Booker
Bigham
Bobby Kelly
Doug Bishop
Bishop
Bill Taylor
Health Department
Frontier Wordways and Quotes From Milburn's Mississippi Valley
Ben Geman recalls 1818 Illinois language notes from William H Milburn’s The Lance Cross and Canoe. The piece cites frontier expressions such as a-cavortin on a high horse and tuk water, with Lincoln quotes from Rev. Peter Cartwright and vivid local terms like scrump tious and bodaciously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivery
Mississippi River Valley
William Henry Milburn
Valley of the Mississippi
Milburn
Mississippi Valley
Illinois
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Parkinson
Browne Auditorium
Siu
Rend Lake College Children’s Center, Inc
Caroline Smith
NaRosa
Ireland
Donegal
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
Southern
Carbondale Civic Center Room
Cairo
Garrison Board
Carbondale Middle School
Chester School Board
Creal Springs
City Hall
Franklin Hospital District
Triple E
Jackson County Insurance Committee
County Board
Murphysboro
Perry County Housing Authority Board
S. Walnut St
du Quoin
Pinckneyville School Board
Pope County School Board
J.H. Hobbs
Pulaski County
Tri- County
Red Bud
Public Health & Safety
Royalton
Www
Thesouthern.com
Novaka
Perry
Ben
Ben Gelman
The
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