Rabid Bat Found in Carbondale Area Prompting Pet Vaccine Check
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.
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Carbondale
Jackson County
Marion adds 100 jobs with new Blue Cross facility
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.
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Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Tlinois
Robert L. Butler Industrial Park
Gleason
HCHS
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Supporters rally to oppose Vienna Prison closure
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.
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Marion
Marion High School
George Ryan
Illinois Prison Management Reform Committee
Dart
Southern Illinois
Max Ray
Johnson County
Judge to hear requests on Vienna Center TRO May 15
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.
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Johnson County
American Federation of State
Vienna
Tornado toll and destruction swirl through Wayne County
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.
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Jane Bird
Ryan
Bird
Illinois
Michael D. Watkinson
Wayne City
Jimmy Taylor
Watkinson
Mount Vernon
Taylor
Weaver
Mount Pleasant
Anna
Centralia
Karen
Harold John
Nancy
Carla
Esther
Diane
Roger
Ruth
Richard Weaver
Harold
Jim Williams
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Darla
Richard
John
Sims
Keenes
Golden Gate
Fairfield
Operation Prom Dress reaches Clay County prom crowd
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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Jennifer Mullins
Clay County High School
New York City
Hewitt School
Manhattan
Appalachian
Clay County High
Katie Walker
Claire Henry
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