Rend Lake events offer Native American talk and hikes
A Benton program at Rend Lake Visitor Center runs 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Dr. Mike Wiant presenting on Native Americans of the Rend Lake area. An 8 a.m. hike to Heron Pond Trail Head at Cypress Creek in Allin invites nature photographers, followed by a 7:30 p.m. concert at the amphitheater. A spaghetti dinner at Dongola Community Center aids Misty Bailey, affected by a tornado two years ago.
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Rend Lake
Benton
Mike Wiant
Rend Lake Area
Heron Pond
Cypress Creek
Allin
Rend Lake Visitor Center
Dongola Community Center
Misty Bailey
Community event roundup with local productions and services
Blood drives fill the week at Aldersgate Methodist Marion and Jackson County Farm Bureau Murphysboro with times listed. Driver safety at McLeansboro and a WKCTC chorus practice in Paducah welcome new singers. Illinois Wheat forum in Highland, Healing Hearts grief group in Johnston City, a Pinckneyville quilt show, and Paducah play 45 Seconds from Broadway. Southern Illinois Writers Guild meets at John A. Logan College Carterville with guest speaker Jim Muir.
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Aldersgate Methodist Church
N. Fair St
Marion
Jackson County Farm Bureau
10Th St
Murphysboro
Grand Tower Civic Center
Front St
Grand Tower
Healing Hearts Grief Support Group
First United Methodist Church
W. Broadway
Johnston City
Southern Illinois Writers Guild
John A. Logan College
Carterville
Jim Muir
Imgray
Globaleyes.net
Youth charged with murder fit for trial in Perry County
A Perry County judge ruled the 16 year old homicide suspect is fit to stand trial for the Sept 27 2002 murder of Du Quoin cab driver James Adcock. The youth will be held in an isolation unit at the Perry tree Jail while awaiting the next hearing set for Oct 25 at 1 p.m.
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Perry County
du Quoin
James Adcock
Perry Tree
James Campanella
Charles Stegmeyer
Daniel Cuneo
Campanella
Cuneo
Williamson County Opens New $4.6 Million Pavilion
County officials welcomed the grand opening of a new 4.6 million dollar pavilion in Marion. Larry Woolard of the Southern Illinois Economic Opportunity praised it as a premier economic development addition with anticipated spinoff benefits for Williamson County and beyond.
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John D. Homan
Williamson County
Marion
George Trammell
Larry Bowman
Jeanette Sollami
Robert Toupal
Bruce Troutman
Greg Triplett
Larry Woolard
Southern Illinois Office of Economic Opportunity
Illinois Centre Mall
Sioux Drive
Williamson County Pavilions Opens With Community Support
Fashion in Southern Illinois grows as hotels restaurants and retail outlets see increased use. Williamson County Board Chairman Robert Barnett praises the pavilion project as a monument to local vision and cooperation. Marion Mayor Robert Butler hails the venture as beneficial to the community noting Marion donated 44 acres and funded a water line and access road. Pepsi MidAmericas Harry Crisp says the project aligns with expectations for regional development.
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Illinois
Woolard
Williamson County Board
Robert Barnett
Marion
Robert Butler
Williamson County
Butler
Harry Crisp
Pepsi MidAmerica
Perry County judge finds youth fit for trial in cab driver murder
A Perry County judge ruled on Friday that a youth accused in the September 27 2002 murder of Du Quoin cab driver James Adcock is fit to stand trial. The case centers on the fatal shooting that occurred in Du Quoin.
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Perry County
Pinckneyville expressway plan eyed by local advisory council
Illinois Route 13 127 Pinckneyville Area Citizens Advisory Council will meet 3 9 p.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church to review data and compare five route options for a four lane expressway. Options include no build Locust Walnut Street downtown route near and far east and west routes and a downtown five lane Main Street plan. The council will prepare a report for IDOT and schedule a public meeting. IDOT District Engineer Tom Zerrusan notes the council's recommendations are important. The council is chaired by Jeff Ashauer with members from eight issue areas.
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Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville Area
Illinois Department of Transportation
Locust
Walnut Street
IDOT
Tom Zerrusan
Perry County
Jeff Ashauer
Pinckneyville Council
CNBC president laments inaction on embezzlement case
Robert Hedges, president of the Carbondale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, wrote a letter of complaint to Jackson County State's Attorney Mike Wepsiec about a 2002 embezzlement case involving a former CNBC employee suspected of stealing $7,000 from the Resident Trust Fund. Wepsiec says the case was temporarily halted and under personal review.
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Carbondale
Robert Hedges
Hedges
Jackson County
Mike Wepsiec
Illinois Health Care Association
Mike Best
Murphysboro
Dave Luechtefeld
Lisa Madigan
AARP
Wepsiec
CNBC
Carbondale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Nursing Home
Tam
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Www
Thesouthern.com
Christi Mathis
Ards
Bob Campbell
Regional Economic Development Corporation
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