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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 2002
Page
1
Jackson County Animal and Rabies Control report a rabid bat between West Sunset Drive blocks 2100 and 2200. First confirmed rabid bat of the year in Jackson County. Pet owners urged to verify vaccination status. Call Lloyd Nelson at 687-7235 for details.
Health Care Service Corporation plans a $10 million 75,000 sq ft building in Robert L. Butler Industrial Park in Marion to expand from 450 to about 550 employees. Groundbreaking this spring. occupation expected by spring 2003. The firm cites a 20 year Marion relationship and a growing footprint across states.
About 50 vehicles from Johnson County joined residents at Marion High School for a town meeting hosted by Rep. Tom Dart. They urged Gov. George Ryan to reconsider closing the Vienna Correctional Center on May 15, highlighting 350 regional jobs at stake and arguing Southern Illinois cannot absorb such losses.
A Johnson County Circuit Court judge will hear at 9 30 a m arguments from the American Federation of State County and Municipal Workers seeking a temporary restraining order to halt the closing of the Vienna Correctional Center on May 15.
Victims recount the southeastern Illinois tornado that killed Michael D. Watkinson and injured more than 50 across Sims Wayne City Keenes Golden Gate and Fairfield. Survivors describe huddling in garages as homes mobile homes and a van were overturned and thrown. Nursing staff report critical injuries including collapsed lungs fractured vertebrae and skull fractures as families face long recoveries.
In Clay County High School gym a makeshift boutique dispenses about 450 donated gowns from Hewitt School in Manhattan. Eighteen year old Jennifer Mullins chose a pink strapless dress, as teachers and girls lined up for the May 11 prom. The program brings dresses, shoes, and accessories to a poverty hit region with 12 percent unemployment and high child poverty.
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