Today's Events Across Southern Illinois Communities
Dance camp runs 6 to 9 p.m. through Friday at Herrin High School for K to 8th grade, $35 with Tshirt. Rules of the Road review sessions 9 to 11 a.m. at West Frankfort Senior Center and 1 to 3 p.m. at Christopher Senior Center. Basketball tournament Rashad Tucker 5 on 5, 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at Attucks Park Carbondale, rain date Sunday, $60 with Tshirt. Gospel concert 7 p.m. Friday at Metropolis First United Methodist Church features The Dixie Echoes and Joy Trio to benefit Massac County American Cancer Society. Adoption information 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Independent Adoption Center Indianapolis discusses open adoption and related costs with $10,000 tax credit.
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Rashad Tucker
Attucks Park
Wall St
Carbondale
Sally DeDecker
Bobby McBride
First United Methodist Church
Metropolis
Dixie Echoes and Joy Trio
Massac County
American Cancer Society
Linda Kennedy
Independent Adoption Center
S. East St
Indianapolis
Kim Stewart
Kims
Adoption Help
Local government and board meeting schedule list
Government and municipal bodies across Benton Jackson Union Vienna Williamson Jefferson counties set meeting times today. Fireman Pension Board at 8 30 a m at 107 North Maple Street Carrier Mills Street and Alley Committee at 6 p m at 101 N Mill Street Chester school board at 7 p m at 1940 Swanick Street Jackson County Building and Grounds at 5 p m at the county board office Murphysboro Regional Office of Education Advisory Board at p m at the Regional Office of Education Annex Murphysboro Jefferson County Fiscal Committee at p m at the county courthouse Mount Vernon Union County 911 at 6 30 p m at Corn Center Jonesboro Union County Board at 4 p m at the courthouse Jonesboro Vienna City Council at 6 30 p m at city hall 205 N Fourth Street Williamson County Housing Authority at 6 30 p m at 300 Hickory Street Carterville Willis Village Board at 7 p m at village hall. www thesouthern com
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Jackson-Perry County
Murphysboro
Cobden man Myers gets 364 day sentence in protection order case
Christopher Myers of Cobden was sentenced to 364 days in Illinois for violating a protection order. A mistrial in June delayed a retrial on aggravated kidnapping, home invasion, armed assault and unlawful use of a weapon charges stemming from an April 7 2002 incident involving his estranged wife Rebecca Poole. A retrial is set for Aug 25 in Jonesboro with pretrial motions due Friday and a potential large jury pool.
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Jonesboro
Cobden
Christopher Myers
Myers
Circuit Court of
Union County
Rebecca Poole
Poole
Anna
Mark Bose
Illinois Department of Corrections
Myer
McArthur Allen
Bose
Illinois Fish Farmers Co-Op reshapes Prairie Lands Seafood center
Illinois Fish Farmers Co-Op tightens focus at Prairie Lands Seafood in Pinckneyville with a change to process only Illinois fish within 60 days. The plant abandons out-of-state live fish sourcing, launches Illinois Pride line of frozen value added fish and shrimp in retail bags, targets IGA and Dierbergs, and adds a new delivery truck and online sales as E FISH.
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Pinckneyville
Illinois Fish Farmers Co-Op
Prairie Lands Seafood Fish Processing Center
Doug Wojcieszak
Wojcieszak
Illinois
Co-Op
Illinois Pride
IGA
Dierburg’s
Metro-East
Prarie Lands Seafood
McCoy Competes for Final Spot on American Juniors
Jordan McCoy of Mount Vernon performs You Are The One on Fox American Juniors in Hollywood. She competes with five others as family and friends watch at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. Judge Gladys Knight praises her, and voters will tally results on KBSI Channel 23 at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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Mount Vernon
Jordan McCoy
Are the
Fox Television Network
Hollywood
McCoy
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Dennis Cravens
Jordan
Cravens
Gladys Knight
Knight
Fox
KBSI
Nuvara
Centralia
Margie Schwartz
Fox Television
Schwartz
National Night Out joins Southern Illinois communities
Adults children and safety officials joined in the 20th Annual National Night Out events across Carbondale and Murphysboro to deter crime with music demonstrations and safety displays. In Carbondale at Lewis Turley Park McGruff the Crime Dog mingled with kids while fire safety and a mock house on fire drew attention. Murphysboro at Longfellow Park featured an Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter and both modern and antique fire equipment with kids trying fishing and a dunk tank moment involving Police Chief Jeff Bock. Coordinator Lisa Legere anticipated 1000 attendees with police volunteers noting the public can see officers as helpful. National Night Out occurs the first Tuesday in August with about 10 000 communities nationwide and roughly 33 million people participating.
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Southern Illinois
National Association of Town Watch Out
Pennsylvania
Carbondale
Lewis Turley
McGruff
Murphysboro
Longfellow Park
Jeff Bock
Lisa Legere
Legere
Matt Peski
Peski
Assault on Four Pinckneyville Guards Triggers Lockdown
Four Pinckneyville Correctional Center staff members were attacked around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday by an inmate, prompting a prison lockdown and a protest by AFSCME Local 943. Union President Randy Hellmann and AFSCME Regional Director Buddy Maupin met Tuesday afternoon with PCC workers to discuss inmate transfers and alleged failures by the Department of Corrections to move offenders.
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Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Afscme Local 943
PCC
Randy Hellmann
Afscme
Buddy Maupin
Minors Department of Corrections
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West Frankfort Senior Center
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Benton Fireman Pension Board
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North Maple St
Carrier Mills
Municipal Building
N. Mill St
Chester School
Swanwick St
Jackson County Building and Grounds Committee
County Board
Jefferson County
Union County 911 Board
Corn Center
Union County Board
Vienna
Williamson County Housing Authority
Housing Authority
Hickory St
Carterville
Willis Village Board
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