Herrin fills a void after Maytag closure in 2007
Herrin welcomes new tenants and jobs as Walgreens distribution center moves into the former Maytag site in Mount Vernon and the ORPACE-Stone plant site in Franklin County attracts Natural Enrichment Industries. The calcium supplement maker plans 12 million pounds of Tricalcium Phosphate and 35 to 60 initial employees with room to grow.
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Herrin
Maytag
Carterville
Whirlpool
Walgreens
Mount Vernon
Orpace-Stone
Franklin County
Indictments Follow Alleged Beating in Williamson County
Alleged beating leads to indictments as State's Attorney Charles Garnall reviews the case. Carterville mourns two pilots, one a nurse anesthetist Anthony Watts who died after a crash near Festus. His family recalls a leader who touched many. a WWII pilot Maurice Gentry was buried decades after his plane was shot down.
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NEI
Herrin
Economic Development Front
Derek Wynn
Williamson County
Charles Garnall
Carterville
Anthony Watts
Festus
St. Louis University Hospital
Watts
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Crystal City
Joanna Watts
Jim Gunter
New Guinea
Maurice Emil Gentry
Hillcrest
Gentry
U.S. Army
Elizabeth Gentry Anderson
Pearl Harbor
Anderson
Betty
Carbondale set for change as city eyes housing and leadership
In a December interview Fritzler notes rising needs surpass athletic facilities with sidewalks and housing stock tied to enrollment at SIUC. A new $35 annual rental fee for landlords begins January 2009 to fund two new inspectors, while City Manager Doherty retires in June 2008 after 16 years.
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the Southern
Fritzler
Wissmann
SIUC
Jeff Doherty
Doherty
Brad Cole
Housing board contract prompts budget cut warnings
Director of the housing board cautions the retroactive contract may force cuts to labor and services. Officials note federal jobs and programs should be watched closely while the board reviews the budget for possible reductions, including vehicles, summer meals, and elderly gift baskets.
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Housing Board
Taylor
Sosnowski
Obituaries Listings From The Southern Illinoisan
Willisville Charles R Clements 72 Navy Korean War veteran electrician died Dec 25 2007 in Sparta Tennessee born 1935 in Memphis survived by wife Janice M LoBianco four children grandchildren great grandchildren stepsons and siblings services Dec 29 2007 Wilson's Steeleville burial Percy Village Cemetery visitation Dec 28 2007 Memorials to family Vienna Thelma Louise Brown 68 died Dec 24 2007 Vienna grave service Dec 27 at Antioch Cemetery Father and husband noted. cars and church ties referenced Metropolis Ralph Harris 64 died Dec 22 2007 cremation arrangements Massie Funeral Home Anna Greg L King 50 died Dec 25 2007 Anna born 1957 survived by father Carl King sister Brenda Dunn etc services Dec 28 2007 Lutz Rendleman Funeral Home Marion Phyllis Vinyard 78 died Dec 23 2007 husband Paul and family survive memorial service Dec 29 2007 St Josephs Catholic Church Elizabethtown Eldorado Warren L McCoy 86 died Dec 25 2007 Highland burial Lindale with military rites Murphysboro Irma E Reiman 75 died Dec 26 2007 service Dec 29 Elm Street Baptist Church
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Willisville
Charles R. “Boar” Clements
Sparta Community Hospital
Memphis
Charles H. Clements
Beatrice (Bailey) Clements
Janice M. LoBianco
Paducah
Arch Mineral Coal Co
U.S. Navy
Tri- County Independent Baptist Church
Alma Lodge
Garrett
Devon Harrell
Steeleville
Dorothy Leonard
Sue Gac
Tucson
Leonard Clements
Phoenix
Robert Lee Clements
Brandy Clements
Billy Joe Clements
Wilson
Bill Brown
Percy Village
Vienna
Thelma Louise Brown
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Marion
Louise
Brookport
Fred Mathis
Freeda (Henson) Mathis
William A
Bill” Brown
Dixon
John Brown
Sharon Jordan
Amy Brown
Amanda Brown
Marilyn Carter
Bobby
Tony Carter
Freeda Mathis Henry
Nascar
Dale Earnhart Sr
Antioch Cemetery
Rosebud
Pope County
Ed Hollis
Bailey Funeral Home
Vienna First Baptist Church
P.O .Box
Metropolis
Ralph Harris
South Gate
Ware Memorial Church of God In Christ
Harris
Massie Funeral Home
Mounds
Anna
Greg L. King
Union County Hospital
Carl G
Donna Mull King
Carl G. King
Brenda Dunn
Dongola
Wendy Cottone
Tim Chamness
Chance Cottone
Anna Cemetery
Kidney Foundation
Phyllis Vinyard
Lourdes Hospital
Phyllis
Belton
C.L
Dorothea (Palmer) Lawrence
Paul
Paul Vinyard
Byron Vinyard
Kevin Vinyard
Linda
Sean Vinyard
Goreville
Christian Vinyard
Monica
Richard Lawrence
Harrisburg
Ann Easley
Weylin Winyard
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Elizabethtown
Trevor Murry
St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery
Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Salvation Army
N. Market Street
Hughesfuneralhomes.com
Eldorado
Warren L. McCoy
Highland
Watson Funeral Home
Arthur Foster
Lindale
Southern Illinois
Highland Lions Club
Murphysboro
Irma E. Reiman
Litchfield Healthcare
Litchfield
Elm Street Baptist Church
Charles Allen
Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
Pettett Funeral Home
Local obituaries for Wray Zacha Edyth Walls and Fred Kuhn Jr
Obituaries list multiple residents with ages and death dates. Wray W Zacha 79 died December 25 2007 in Bethalto with burial at Rose Lawn Memory Gardens. Edyth Holdman Walls 86 died December 25 2007 in Cairo burial at Mound City National Cemetery. Fred Dewey Kuhn Jr 84 died December 24 2007 in Benton Healthcare Center burial at Hillcrest Cemetery near Centralia. Visitation details and church and funeral home names included. Local church and cemetery sites mentioned.
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Cairo
Edyth Holdman Walls
Daystar Care Center
Barkett Funeral Home
Mound City
Buddy Walls
Mound City National Cemetery
Mount Vernon
Fred Dewey Kuhn Jr
Centralia
Benton Healthcare Center
Boggs Chapel
Syninger-Pacey Funeral
Mark Girardin
Hillcrest Cemetery
Christ Our Rock High School
Blood drive events at Mardale and First Baptist churches
American Red Cross hosts two blood drives today at Mardale Baptist Church from 1 30 to 5 30 p m and at First Baptist Church in Carterville from 2 30 to 7 30 p m.
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American Red Cross
Mardale Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Carterville
Bald Eagle tours at Kaskaskia Lock and Dam center
Community event listings include Bald Eagle sightseeing at Kaskaskia Lock and Dam visitors center from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday featuring tours of three nesting structures. Free contact 284-7160 or mvs02.usace.army.mil.
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Kaskaskia Lock and Dam
Kaskyl&d
Usace
Army
Mil
American Red Cross
Herrin Hospital
CFA
A.C. Brase
Cape Girardeau
Dreameware.com
Sierra Club
Giant City State Park
Shelter House Two
First United Methodist Church
Anna
Southern Illinois
du Quoin State Fairground
John Crouch
Wheatley School
du Quoin
Government and commissions meeting schedule listed
Jackson County Insurance Committee meets at 4 30 p m in the courthouse Murphysboro Mount Vernon Minority Affairs and Human Relations Commission gathers at 5 30 p m in the municipal building Perry County Housing Authority board convenes at 6 30 p m at 120 S Walnut St Du Quoin meetings scheduled this evening for local governance and housing authority oversight.
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Jackson County Insurance Committee
Murphysboro
Mount Vernon Minority Affairs & Human Relations Commission
Perry County Housing Authority Board
S. Walnut St
du Quoin
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Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church
Bethalto
Tom Liebler
Rose Lawn Memory Gardens
Elias, Kallal and Schaaf
Our Lady Queen of Peace Church Building Fund
Edyth
Fred Kuhn Jr
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