SIU Carbondale Student Appears on Wheel of Fortune
Southern Illinois University Carbondale student Tyler Hohmann from Hillsboro Missouri will appear on Wheel of Fortune this Friday. He previously attended an October invitation at Lumiere Place in St Louis and was flown to California to tape the episode. Wheel of Fortune airs at 6 30 p m on WPSD Channel 6.
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Lumiere Place Casino
St. Louis
California
Syrian forces raid Daraa as crackdown intensifies
Thousands of Syrian troops backed by tanks and snipers entered Daraa before dawn, firing on civilians and rounding up protesters. At least 11 people were killed and 14 gravely wounded as electricity and communications were cut and houses searched, signaling a planned assault to quell anti government protests.
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Syria
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Ohio River levels prompt voluntary evacuation for Brookport
The Illinois Department of Emergency Management announced a voluntary evacuation for Brookport in Massac County as Ohio River levels approach 61 feet, the highest since 1937. The governor's office and National Guard are on standby, IEMA has an emergency command center in Marion, and local authorities decide evacuations. In southern Jackson County, the Army Corps of Engineers filled a gap on the Big Muddy River near Grand Tower, closing the levee gap with 14,000 tons of rock and praise for the work. Mayor Mike Ellet supported the completed repair amid earlier concerns over the levee project.
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Massac
Ohio
Illinois
Phelps
Illinois National Guard
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Marion
IEMA
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Army Corps of Engineers
Big Muddy
Grand Tower
Jackson County
Tom O'Hara
St. Louis
A & H Contracting
Magruder Construction
Eolia
Mike Ellet
Gallatin County flood fear spans seven towns amid rising Ohio River
In Gallatin County Illinois the Red Cross prepares a shelter as the Ohio River nears crest levels predicted higher than the 1997 flood. Steve Galt of the county EMA warns nearly every town except New Shawneetown will see flood impact with up to 150 families possibly affected. Residents scramble to save belongings while sandbagging and shifting to higher ground.
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Eldorado
Gallatin County
Steve Galt
Galt
New Shawneetown
American Red Cross
Old Shawneetown
Johnson
Flood warnings stretch through Cairo area as rain persists
Rain continued to fall with flooded roads in Cairo Brookport Metropolis Vienna and other towns. Flood gates were closed at Cairo while Golconda saw rising Ohio River levels and no closures yet. Jackson County officials warned of possible flash floods and urged high ground, avoiding flood zones, and monitoring NOAA alerts. Road closures will be posted twice daily by Jackson County EMA and Franklin County updates are online.
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Golconda
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Jackson County Board
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Jacksoncountyema. Com
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County Ema
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Insurance advice and resources for disaster loss claims
Public adjusters are not state employees and may charge fees for disaster loss help. The Illinois Department of Insurance notes staff can perform similar services for free and offers a consumer fact sheet When Disaster Strikes What to Do After an Insured Homeowners Loss. The site lists agencies and organizations to ease disaster burdens and helps with all insurance complaints.
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Illinois
Illinois Department of Insurance
Jerome Prest 70 died in Sparta Illinois
Jerome W. Prest, 70, died Friday, April 22, 2011, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Sparta, with burial in Hill Prairie Cemetery. Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. today and 7:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Memorials to Hill Prairie Perpetual Care Fund or First Baptist Church Building Fund. McDaniel Funeral Home, Sparta, in charge.
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Jerome W. Prest
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Belleville
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Tim Gregory
Hill Prairie Cemetery
Hill Prairie Perpetual Care Fund
First Baptist Church Building Fund
McDaniel Funeral Home
Decker and Visser Obituaries Briefs in Illinois Notices
Mary Evelyn Decker, 84, died Sunday in McLeansboro. Services Wednesday at Gholson Funeral Home with burial at Brady Cemetery near Akin. Visitation today at the funeral home. Kaci Elizabeth Visser, 23, died Monday at her Mount Vernon home. Arrangements pending at Newell Funeral Home.
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Mcleansboro
Mary Evelyn Decker
Gholson Funeral Home
Roger Turner
Brady Cemetery
Akin
Mount Vernon
Kaci Elizabeth Visser
Newell Funeral Home
Local government schedule lists school and city board meetings
A compiled timetable shows numerous school boards and municipal bodies across Benton Harrisburg Murphysboro and surrounding towns. Meetings include Anna Benton Carbondale Cypress Dongola Du Quoin Elkville Jackson County groups Meridian Mount Vernon Mounds Pulaski and Williamson County entities.
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Carbondale Police Pension Board
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Dongola
du Quoin
Elkville
Energy Village Board
Franklin Hospital District Board
Benton Franklin/Jefferson Counties
Harrisburg
Jackson County Health & Safety Committee
Murphysboro
Jackson County
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Meridian School Board
Mounds
Mount Vernon
West Frankfort
Williamson County Board
Marion Zeigler City Council
Mentors Meet and Greet and Wellness Workshops In Illinois
A Meet and Greet for Mentors to Kids runs 5 to 7 p.m. at Bella’s Trattoria within Franklin County Country Club, 11058 Country Club Road, West Frankfort. A Trigger Point Therapy workshop to relieve stress follows 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 1100 W. Main St., Carbondale, sponsored by the Foundation of Wellness Professionals. Contact 618-435-5437 for mentors and 618-549-0921 for the therapy workshop.
Screening and screening event at Belleville and Marion Library
Free health screenings at the Southern Illinois Heart Institute Building in Belleville run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday with a contact number 618-222-4639 option 3. Later at 2 p.m. the Marion Carnegie Library hosts a free showing of the 1948 musical Easter Parade starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire rated G with contact 618-993-5935.
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W. Lincoln St
Belleville
Marion Carnegie Library
S. Market St
Judy Garland
Fred Astaire
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