Council to discuss MediaCom concerns at Carbondale meeting
Carbondale City Council will hear MediaCom's update on cable services upgrades and future Internet plans at a 7 p.m. meeting at City Hall. The agenda includes a city property lease for MediaCom’s Internet operations and review of 2002 tax levy and industrial revenue bonds up to 1 million for the Southern Illinois Center for Independent Living.
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Arson trial set to begin in Union County
In Union County Circuit Court Christopher Myers of Cobden faces two counts of aggravated arson and one count of aggravated kidnapping. Prosecutors allege he kidnapped his wife at gunpoint in April and set her mobile home on fire with a Molotov cocktail in March. Jury selection occurred Monday, with opening arguments today. Myers is jailed in Massac County.
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Museum Extends Cleaning Break with Plans for Knitting and Exhibits
Tharp outlines annual December cleaning through February reopening and future goals for the museum not for profit funded by private contributions FAHS dues and tea room profits. Planned programs include knitting lessons on Thursdays and a quilters group on Wednesdays plus a new sports through the ages room and window replacements. Volunteers are sought to help maintain the museum’s appearance.
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Herrin Poet Wins International Peace Prize Honor
Joy Rainey King of Herrin has been chosen to receive the International Peace Prize from the United Cultural Convention based in Raleigh. She says she learned of the nomination by letter in May after decades of publishing poetry and collaborating with editor friends abroad. King, a member of the Southern Illinois Writers Guild, also performs as The Poets Two with Anne Marie Legan and serves as honorary secretary-general for the organization awaiting a global professional journal.
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Arthritis awareness news conference outlines nationwide impact
Reeves cites CDC finding that 70 million American adults have arthritis, about one in three. Illinois reports 4 million affected and 136000 in 20 Southern Illinois counties served by the Arthritis Foundation. Call for early diagnosis, weight management, exercise, and seeking care. free booklet and quiz via Arthritis Foundation Marion office.
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Groves Lilly win Holiday Wishes contest
Patricia Groves of Herrin and Phyllis Lilly of Creal Springs win The Southern Illinoisan Holiday Wishes contest. Groves receives a $500 University Mall Carbondale gift certificate while Lilly earns a $399 mattress set from Anderson Furniture Marion and a $70 country lamp from Cranberry Merchant Cambria. Look for Holiday Wishes 2 in tomorrow’s paper.
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