SCUBA training for search and recovery divers at JALC
A SCUBA team trains at John A. Logan College scene with nerve racking dives as divers prepare for fieldwork. Divers like Joe Wohrstein of Carbondale describe the dangers of underwater exploration while confessing that many volunteers balance these duties with other jobs.
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Jalc
Sievers
Joe Wohrstein
Carbondale
Bryan
Meredith Funeral Home
Southern Illinois University
Wohrstein
Connell
Daniel Celvi
Dustin Sievers
de Soto
John A. Logan College
Williamson County
Housing plan spurs continued development in city
Commission chair Doherty notes housing offices and retail space rose this year with building permits exceeding $30 million through November. Keehn cites a $3,500 new home grant and a $5,000 subdivision infrastructure grant that boosted growth. Extended enterprise zone approval may sustain expansion. Blackwell Thomas contributes.
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Keehn
Doherty
Carlinville mine closure prompts state talks with buyer
Illinois officials seek to keep an underground Carlinville mine open as ExxonMobil plans to close Monterey Number One by month end. About 350 workers could lose jobs. state lawmakers discuss sale options while Governor Blagojevich requests stay of closure and notes needed ventilation and equipment for future viability. ExxonMobil based in Irving, Texas.
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Carlinville
Illinois
ExxonMobil
Monterey Coal Company
Monterey
Rod Blagojevich
Irving
Texas
Obituaries from Grand Tower Carbondale and Marion deaths
Obituaries note Carolyn Sue McDaniel of Grand Tower died December 14 2007 in St Louis. Visitation and funeral plans set at McDaniel Funeral Home Tilden with burial in Tilden Cemetery. Lucille Heck 91 died December 14 2007 in Carbondale. services and burial at Pleasant Grove Memorial Park with Eastern Star rites. Dr Derl D Warren 66 died December 14 2007 in Marion after long medical career in Southern Illinois. memorial service December 16 2007 with military honors and scholarships referenced. Memorials to Diabetes Association or Falcon Society/Heart Association as noted.
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Grand Tower
Carolyn Sue McDaniel
Tilden
Barnes Jewish Hospital
St. Louis
McDaniel Funeral Home
Diabetes Association
Carbondale
Lucille Heck
Helia Healthcare
Meredith Funeral Home
Wesley Henson
Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
Murphysboro
Walnut Street Baptist Church Building Fund
Marion
Derl D. Warren
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Parma
Thomas Winfred
Elma (Skellion) Warren
Parma High School
U.S. Army
Southeast Missouri College of
Cape Girardeau
Southeast
University of Missouri-Columbia
St. Mary’s Hospital
Evansville
Ind
Warren
Southern Illinois
Harrisburg
Rossclare
Eldorado
Saline County
Sue Ann Questelle
American Lung Association
Southeastern Illinois College
Aldersgate United Methodist Church of
Herrin
American Legion Post
Southern Illinois University Alumni Association of
Southeastern Illinois College Falcon Society of
Illinois Medical Association
University of Kentucky
Sue Warren
Deri D. Warren II
Christy Warren
Linn
Chad and
Lisa Warren
Hartsburg
Derk Warren
Julie Louviere
Ashton
Chalyn Warren
Jakob
Kassidy Warren
Maddox Louviere
VFW Post
Falcon Society Scholarship Fund
American Heart Association
Wilson- McReynolds Funeral Home
P.O
Wilsonmcreynolds.com
Decorations: Rosenhower’s home lights up with festive display
Everything about Rosenhower’s front yard shouts holiday cheer. Inflatables include an 8-foot polar bear and carousel, a candy cane striped awning, a Merry Christmas sign, and a lighted archway to the door. The roof and yard glow with strings of lights and a Santa sleigh and penguins crown the scene. He says the display grows each year as space allows.
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Rosenhower
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National Register of Historic Places
Christopher Hughes
Hughes Dental Arts Centre
Rushing
Herrin, IL
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