Local Board Supports Cancer Affected Elkville Superintendent
Elkville Elvorado district backs Superintendent Jim Piper battling cancer as the board hires former leader William Valerius as interim principal at Elkville grade school to ease workloads. Talks with the union pause to allow Piper’s return. budget gaps and added state aid shape the new school year.
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Elkville
Elvorado
Jim Piper
William Valerius
Piper
Elverado
Geissler
Vergennes
Mara Rice
Marcus Anderson
Carolyn Garrison
Jennifer Helfrich
Young golfer Haley's path to LPGA dream grows
Haley shines in Southern Illinois Golf Association events with multiple first places across Jackson Country Club Mount Vernon and other venues. She aims for high school golf, a college scholarship, and possibly an LPGA future, while seeking a new coach to refine her game.
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Haley
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Southern Illinois Golf Association
Jake Gore
Jackson Country Club
Mount
Dave
Carbondale drinking laws pamphlets detail party etiquette
Carbondale police remind residents that hosting parties with charged cups or entertainment and providing free alcohol to minors is illegal. Open containers on public property and nitrous oxide distribution are forbidden. Sound limits, curfews, and arrest risks are outlined, with officers offering two educational leaflets.
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Carbondale
Obituaries for Sprague Howe Gunnin in Illinois notices
Zoella Ruth Sprague aged 80 of Thompsonville died August 23 2001 in Paducah Kentucky. Funeral arrangements at Stone Funeral Home West Frankfort with service August 26 at the Thompsonville Church. Also Marion obituaries for Hugh Howe James Gunnin Sr note cremation and memorials to Hospice Juvenile Diabetes Association.
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Thompsonville
Zoella
Ruth Sprague
Paducah
First Baptist Church
Bank of West Frankfort
Ralph Sprague
Thompsonville First Baptist Church
David Schlag
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Zoella Sprague
Stone Funeral Home
West Frankfort
Marion — Hugh Howe
Hospice
Southern Illinois
Marion
James Christopher Gunnin Sr
Friendship Care Nursing Home
Juvenile Diabetes Association
Deaths in Mount Vernon and vicinity with services set
Mable M Hails 82 died August 24 2001 in Good Samaritan Regional Health Center. Services at Osborn Funeral Home Dix August 27 burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery visitation August 26. Survived by son Wayne and daughter Ruth Ann with several grandchildren. Also Gervaine Wilfred Scotty Killgrove 85 died August 23 2001 at home. Services August 26 Gilbert Funeral Home Christopher burial Mulkeytown Cemetery. Survivors include wife Rosie Hicks two sons a daughter and eight grandchildren.
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Mount Vernon
Mable M. Hails
Good Samaritan Regional Health Center
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
Gale Breeze
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Wayne
Joyce Hails
Bluford
Ruth Ann
Tom Davis
Benton
Lori Jones
Casey Hails
Kirk Hails
Kamla
Matthew Davis
Robin
Jeffrey Davis
Carbondale
Niki Moore
Aubreylee
Garrett Jones
Alyssa Hails
Darren Cook
Thelma Thornton
Mahalis Jones
Gene
Bill
Stanley Sargent
Muskeytown
Gervaine Wilfred
Scotty” Killgrove
Gilbert
Christopher
Gene Fox
Mulkeytown
Killgrove
Evans Plumming
Percy
Frank
Lena (Stewart) Killgrove
Rosie Hicks
Terry
Brenda Killgrove
Jack Killgrove
Lady Lake
Fla
Marilyn McCutcheon
Claudine Radier
Geraldine Jones
Wood Building Struggles With Power Access and Ownership
The Wood Building on the square, built in 1919 and tied to Susan Vineyard in a California bankruptcy, faces ongoing delays as the city pursues condemnation in Franklin County Circuit Court. The process includes two petitions merged later, hindering efforts to secure and stabilize the property amid safety actions and a council committee’s push to preserve it.
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Susan Vineyard
California
Vineyard
San Francisco
Franklin County
Bauer
Illinois
Mickey Marshall
Marshall
Sheriff's
Steve Overturf
Overturf
City Hall Redevelopment Idea Faces Split Vote
Mayor urges using a grant for city hall remodeling and relocation next to 123 W. Davie St to create a civic center. Hartline’s motion failed on a tie, Council member Roberts calls for grant detail and timing, a committee will study the project and roof repairs have saved about 50000.
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W. Davie St
Guined
Hartline
City Hall
Civic Center
Alan Roberts
Roberts
Anna may apply for restricted sewer grant in small towns
The city discusses a competitive sewer grant limited to towns under 50 000 outside Chicago with preference for cash strapped areas. Anna will file by October 2 for its fourth public facilities grant since 1995, while DCCA notes eight prior applications and cites cash on hand as a factor. The council also weighs taking over a private sewer line near Illinois 146 and Kroger, raising ownership and tap fee questions.
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Chicago
Guined
Anna
DCCA
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Rob Phillips
Ben Hartline
Kroger
Hartline
Illinois 146
Boil water notices lifted and remaining in effect in area
The boil water order for Parkwood Subdivision in Carbondale has been lifted. A boil water order remains in effect for the east, west and south sectors of Goreville. The boil order for the east, west and south areas of Buncombe remains in effect until further notice.
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Parkwood Subdivision
Carbondale
Goreville
Buncombe
Local obituaries and services for August 2001 in Southern Illinois area
Obituaries and death notices from Carbondale to Metropolis list Dr John H Wotiz Kay Wotiz Robert Kelly Morgan Ruth Roche Larry Kehoe II Barney Boren Lorena Basham Barbara Barnhill and others. Memorial services and funeral arrangements are noted with dates times locations and hosting funeral homes and churches.
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Carbondale
John H. Wotiz
Kathryn E. “Kay” Wotiz
Morehead
Southern Illinois University
SIU Foundation
Douglas Drive
Meredith Funeral Home
Memorial Hospital Discharges and Admits List
Discharged Aug 23 at Memorial Hospital includes Dawnie Raysby and Damon Waller from Du Quoin. Admitted Aug 23 are Sierra Brown Dorthea Holmes Dawnie Raysby Juanita Wainewright Damon Williams from Du Quoin. Ward Catherine and others listed at Herrin and Energy facilities.
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du Quoin Marshall Browning Hospital
Brown
Sierra
du Quoin Holmes
Dorthea
du Quoin
Raysby
Dawnie
du Quoin Wainewright
Juanita
Waller
Damon
du Quoin Williams
Benjamin
Raysbay
du Quoin Ward
Catherine
Herrin Hospital
Duffy
Mary
West Frankfort
Gregory
Peggy
Energy Struttzel
Coello
Lehner
Francis
Marion Nata
Angeline
Zeigler
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Board
Marsha Zettler
Carolyn Price
Joel Todman
Price
Lori Tow
Trisha Stewart
Karen Odum
Carl Harris
Dennis Stewart
Anson Cashion
Central States
Mrs. Sprague
Hurst
Roy and
Goldie (Carter) Parkhill
Kevin
Tammy Sprague
Timothy Sprague
Alicia Sprague
Donnie Parkhill
Hugh Howe
St. Andrews Cemetery
Jack Wolfe
Gilbert Funeral Home
Walier Community High School
She Was
Grove Center, Ky
Henderson and
Addie (Cavinder) Henson
Wilburn Howe
William A. Henson
Fern
Kim Henson
Muncie
Ind
Rick Stewart
Kenner
Kathryn
Don Rogers
Brevard
N.C
Denise Henson Bowyn
Balwin
William
Dolores Henson
Virginia Jane Vogel
Breward
Ray
Justine
Mr. Gunnin
Arnoldsville, Ga
Phrl Pirkle
Essie Lee (Cheek) Gunnin
Norma Jean Gunnin
James C. Gunnin, Jr
Union Point
Jamie Gene Gunnin
Birmingham
Ala
Christi Gunnin
Ruby Wallace
Jerry Gunnin
Milton Gunnin
Bessemer
Williamson County Shrine
Masonic Lodge
Af&am
Marion Vfw
Gervaine Wilfred Stewart ‘Scotty’ Killgrove
Sheldon Rittenhouse
Chestersheldon A. Rittenhouse
Memorial Hospital
Schroeder-McClure
Chester
Bob Chapman
Evergreen Cemetery
Chester Nutrition
First United Methodist Church
City Insurance
Center
Police and Fire Department
Wood
Amanda
Herrin
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
Basolo-Bond
Angela
Bond
Larry
Memorial Hospital of
Bodkin
Tamara
Timothy
John Wotiz
Kathryn Wotiz
Robert Morgan
Ruth Roche
Ellis Grove
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Belleville
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
al DuBois
New Palestine Cemetery
Schroeder-McClure Funeral Chapel
St. Mary’s Church of Divine Maternity
Louis Kehoe II
Sparta
Louis
Larry” Kehoe II
Nashville
Campagna Funeral Home
Paul Weinhoff
American Cancer Society
Barney Boren
Williamson County
van Natta Funeral Home
Lorena Basham
Anna — Lorena Basham
Cypress
Willow Creek
Wilson Funeral Home
Karnak
Barbara Barnhill
Metropolis
Barbara A. Barnhill
Western Baptist Hospital
Atkins Farmer Funeral Home
Jerry Dry
North America Baptist Church Cemetery
Saline County
Chester Memorial Hospital
Russel
Michael
Congressional Estates Elderly Care Room & Board
Tei
West
Frankfort
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