Du Quoin State Fair Opens With Twilight Parade
Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Joe Hampton led Friday’s Twilight Parade to launch the 2001 Du Quoin State Fair. Grand marshal George Michalic of West Frankfort attended with fair officials as crowds planned livestock shows pompom contests and concerts featuring Aaron Tippin Billy Ray Cyrus.
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DU Quoin
Illinois
Dale Green
Girard
Dale Earnhardt
Long Cut Lake
North Corral
Bob Denver
Gilligan
Gilligan’s Island
Aaron Tippin
Billy Ray Cyrus
Wines debut at Du Quoin State Fair hospitality tent
Illinois wines from Pheasant Hollow Winery GenKota Winery and Spring Pond Vineyard debut at the Du Quoin State Fair hospitality tent this weekend. Visitors can sample tastes by the glass or bottle from noon to 7 p.m. today and Sunday.
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DU Quoin
Illinois
Pheasant Hollow Winery
Whittington
GenKota Winery
Mount Vernon
Spring Pond
Benton
Bonnie Cissell
Illinois Grape and Wine Resources Council
Illinois Department of Agriculture
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Deaths ruled personal crisis reports in Perry County
A Perry County coroner's jury ruled the deaths of Ivan D. George and Randy Bochantin as personal crisis reports. George, 60, died June 19 when his car struck an Amtrak train at Cemetery Road crossing near Tamaroa with no lights or gates. witness accounts and testimony suggested mixed visibility and a man waited for the train. The engineer James Wiggs, 60, sustained minor injuries. Bochantin, 58, died August 8 at his Tamaroa home from a gunshot wound to the head, ruled a death by own action.
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Perry County
Ivan D. George
Randy Bochantin
Tamaroa
George
Amtrak
Cemetery Road
U.S. 51
Barbee Stalker
James Wiggs
Jonesboro
Randy Bochant
Man charged in battery in Benton
A 25 year old Benton man Garry L. Piercy was arrested by Benton police on North Main Street and charged with domestic battery after allegedly battering his girlfriend. He was taken to Franklin County Jail, posted bond and was released. Marion picnic news follows with no charge.
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Benton
Garry L. Piercy
Sheridan Drive
North Main Street
Piercy
Franklin County
Benton's Wood Building loses most power amid safety concerns
AmerenCIPS plans to cut 75 percent of power to three of four main circuits at Benton's historic Wood Building. The move halts cellular, police dispatch, and school Internet towers atop the six story structure, though First Cellular will share remaining power. The disruption leaves Franklin County grade schools' Internet link dependent on the outside source yet to be arranged.
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Benton
Pat Bauer
Amerencips
Bauer
First Cellular
Police
Franklin County
George Shepard
Shepard
Mike Beehn
Marion girl Haley Sipe shoots to junior golf wins
11-year-old Haley Sipe of Marion dominates regional junior events this summer. She began golfing at seven, credits her parents, and has won at least eight tournaments including the Gateway Junior PGA Section in St Louis despite weather delays.
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Marion
Kokopelli Golf Course
Haley Sipe
Sipe
Gateway
St. Louis
Southern Illinoisan
Travis Deneal
Tax exempt decision in Benton county months away
A Franklin County Circuit Court ruling on tax exempt status for three Rend Lake Conservancy District properties near Whittington is expected within 30 days. RLCD seeks to dismiss the complaints while school districts push for taxation citing revenue generation. past rulings and abatement arrangements shape the contested outcome.
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Benton
Rend Lake Conservancy District
Kyle Vantrease
Ewing Northern Grade School
Benton High School
Season's
Season’s
Fairway
Whittington
Franklin County
RLCD
Vantrease
George Nafziger
Ewing Township
Conservancy District
Season’s Restaurant
Season’s Hotel
Franklin County Board of Review
Illinois Department of Revenue
Nafziger
City police share drinking laws with SIU Carbondale students
Carbondale police inform new and returning SIU Carbondale students about alcohol laws. Age rules include 21 to drink or possess alcohol, 19 to enter bars unless with a parent. ID required to enter bars. using others’ IDs can bring $500 fine, 50 hours of service, and possible license loss. False IDs illegal and obstruction risks noted.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Dan Reed
Reed
Civic center plan nudged with 185000 grant in limbo
Anna officials outline two options for the 185000 Illinois grant from 1998 for a city hall or community center. Mayor Hartline favors remodeling, while returning the grant is also possible. A citizens committee could study locations including part of the Anna Building Center property.
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Anna
Steve Hartline
Hartline
Steve Guined
Vienna Street
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
City council pursues state sewer grant again
City officials, led by City Administrator Steve Guined, plan to inventory and rank sewer projects for a potential Illinois state grant. Priority areas likely include older north neighborhoods with aging lines, aiming to secure up to 400000 from a 20500000 pool before applying for a Community Development Assistance Program grant funded by the federal government and run by the Illinois DCCA to create jobs and improve living conditions.
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Anna
Steve Guined
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
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