Classes and cash: Students boost business in Carbondale
On opening day of classes in Carbondale local retailers report boosted sales as students return. Quizno's on Illinois Avenue notes a rise in customers since last Wednesday while Old Town Liquors adds staff to meet demand. Save-A-Lot sees brisk business though plans to hire remain unchanged. Rams Wear reports influx of students from St. Louis and Chicago bringing high end fashion into Rag Wear store.
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Carbondale
Ben Bleyer
Quizno’s
Illinois Avenue
Old Town
Tracy Robinson
Tony Parker
Brandy Brown
Brown
Boyardee
Freeman Street
Jessica Eboreime
Eboreime
St. Louis
Chicago
Rosemary Crisp profile shines at Inspiring Women Gala
The Southern Illinois profile highlights Rosemary Crisp of Marion, co owner of Pepsi MidAmerica and Crisp Container, renowned for extensive volunteer work on ten boards. A 1958 nursing graduate, she co founded the Southern Illinois Women's Health Conference in 1986 and credits service to health care and community groups as her passion.
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SIUC
Student Center
Therris
Sin.edu
Sinc.edu
Inspiringwomen.com
Crisp
Illinois
Pepsi
Rosemary Crisp
Marion
Rosemary
Harry L. Crisp
Pepsi MidAmerica
Crisp Container
St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing
Indiana
Marionmorial Hospital
Red Cross
Lions Club
Girl Scouts
Southern Illinois Women’s Health Conference
Death strikes Carrier Mills family twice as teens die
In Saline County an 18 year old Jade Winston was found dead in a Carrier Mills residence. Her half brother Jerome Mitchell, 22, died in a weekend Harrisburg traffic crash. Funeral services will be handled by Reed Funeral Home in Harrisburg for both. Investigations and autopsy results were pending.
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Saline County
Carrier Mills
Jade Winston
Jerome Mitchell
Harrisburg
Mitchell
Tracy Felty
Reed Funeral Home
David Nelson
Randy Reed
Sheriff's Deputies
Winston
West Russell
Mills
Miner Tour Reveals Hazards and Respect for Coal Work
Reporter Adam Testa tours Prairie Eagle mine in Perry County with Illinois officials and Knight Hawk Coal LLC staff. The site features surface, underground, and highwall mining, showcasing daily dangers miners face and the need for proper safety measures as workers operate 100 feet underground.
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Steve Jahnke
Prairie Eagle
Perry County
Illinois Department of Commerce and
Opportunity
Office of Coal Development
Knight Hawk Coal LLC
Knight Hawk
the Southern
Adam Testa
Bill Sanders
Knight Hawk Coal, LLC
Percy
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Testa
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Linda Rush
Dear Abby
Alena Leeper
Herrin
Indianapolis Colts
Tony Dungy
NFL
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