Today's Holiday and Commencement Events Listed
A broad schedule of events across Southern Illinois includes SIUC commencement ceremonies for multiple colleges at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in Arena, a Christmas dinner in Hurst with free foyer treats and volunteer hotlines, cookie walks in Carbondale with per-pound prices, concerts at University Mall and local venues, Toys for Tots toy drop in Carbondale, Santa visits in De Soto, theater offerings in Golconda and Carbondale, Christmas events in Marion and Valier, and various exhibitions and gatherings through December 10 with admission notes and contact numbers.
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SIUC
Arena
Masonic Temple
N. King St
Hurst
Bush
Blairsville
Lockeyville
Ohio River Players
the Golden Circle
Golconda
Stage Company
N. Washington St
Carbondale
Tower Square
Marion
Santa
Talented Ladies Club
Jordan McGuire
Marion Main Street
Valier Fire Station
Valier Women’s Club
Harrisburg High School
Southern Illinois
Illinois
History Channel
Gen
John A. Logan
Edith St
Murphysboro
du Quoin State Fair
Perry County
Accuracy Notice on Flipside Movie Listings
The Southern Illinoisan reports inaccuracies in a Thursday Flipside movie review. The Steve Martin film Novocain was canceled by the studio and not opening at Varsity Theatre Carbondale. Kerasotes Theatres seeks a later date. Vanilla Sky was mislisted as opening at University Place 8. it is playing at Varsity Theatre.
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Flipside
Steve Martin
Novocain
Varsity Theatre
Carbondale
Kerasotes Theatres
University Place 8
Murder conviction upheld in Zeigler slaying case
The 5th District Appellate Court upheld the murder conviction of Charles George in the 1998 killing of Armas Luoto in Zeigler. George and Randy Flood beat Luoto with a baseball bat and stole over $11,000. George gets 60 years for murder and seven for robbery, to run concurrently. Flood had pled guilty for a 40-year sentence.
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Mount Vernon
Charles George
Armas Luoto
Zeigler
George
Royalton
Randy Flood
Luoto
Flood
Michael Vujovich
Springfield
Vujovich
Marion
Franklin County
Bill Richardson
Crowded Franklin County March primary draws 40 plus candidates
More than 40 prospective candidates filed on Monday for the March 19 primary in Franklin County. Incumbents and newcomers announced runs across all nine board districts with Democrats and Republicans naming entrants for county offices and precinct committeemen. Filing continues until 5 pm on December 17.
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Franklin County
Six Mile
Denning
Frankfort
Chuck Prusaczyk
Jim McPhail
Danny Melvin
Cathy Atkins
Greg Woolard
Browning, Benton
Eastern
Cave, Ewing
Harry Stewart
Ronald K. House
Terry Moore
Virgil “Red” Shockley
Browning
Goode, Barren
Tyrone
Ray Overturf
Carroll Turner
Dave Cobill
Java Wynn
Bill Wilson
Keith Ward
Goode
William Johnson
Ewing
Edie Greenwood
Gary Bartolotti
Ronnie Stritzel
John Gulley
Jessie Oyston
Mike Reed
Gerald Owens
Mark A. Smith
Elvan Glenn Bennett
John Sapp
Benton
E. Wayne Johnson
Sam Pollack
Tim Bray
Lottery numbers and jackpots across states
Illinois Pick Three midday seven three five evening one eight nine Pick Four midday one zero seven five evening two eight six nine Little Lotto two nine sixteen nineteen twenty five Big Game six twenty seven twenty eight twenty nine forty two Big Money Ball thirty six Lotto jackpot seven point five million Big Game jackpot twenty eight million Indiana Daily Three midday nine five one evening six four five Daily Four midday six five zero three evening two eight nine six Lucky five thirteen twenty twenty three thirty to forty four Lotto jackpot one million Kentucky Pick three midday one zero six Pick four midday one seven one five Pick three evening four nine four Pick four evening seven six nine seven Missouri Pick three three six six Pick four seven five zero nine ShowMe five thirteen fourteen twenty four thirty four Powerball
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Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
The Southern Illinoisan Contact and Subscriptions Info
Public notice style contact details, newsroom hours, and subscription rates for The Southern Illinoisan. Provides phone numbers for news tips, circulation, missed papers, classifieds, and display ads. Includes office addresses in Carbondale and Marion and mail address for address changes.
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Southern Illinoisan
P.O
Carbondale
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Illinois Centre Mall
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Herrin Senior Citizens Center
Earl A. Pate
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Media Center
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Jackson County
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Shawneelink.net
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Illinois Ave
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Davenport
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Fox
S. Court St
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