Littlest valentines at Vergennes School prompt messages
First graders Ryan Geilhausen and Christi Weis craft valentines at Vergennes School. Ryan is six, son of Richard and Antoinette Geilhausen, while Christi is six, daughter of Kathy and Danny Sims. The school activity centers on handmade or store bought cards with the message I Love You for Valentine’s Day.
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Ryan Geilhausen
Richard and
Antoinette Geilhausen
Christi.Weis
Kathy and
Danny Sims
Vergennes School
Valentine's Day Brings Romance to Southern Manor Residents
Dora Holman, 63, and Helen Turner, 62, amid 328 residents at Southern Manor Nursing Home prepare for a Valentine’s Day Social Day featuring cards, games, a dance program, and discussions of past loves. Activities Director Jacqueline Thompson notes monthly parties and a get-together to reminisce.
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Vicki Olgeaty
Southern Illinoisan
Dora Holman
Southern Manor Nursing Home
Southern Manor
Jacqueline Thompson
Ms. Thompson
Terry Murphy
Helen Turner
Jennings, Mo
Kinkaid-Reed's Creek district approves transfer agreement
The Kinkaid-Reed's Creek Conservancy District approves a tentative transfer of ownership of the lake to Illinois Department of Conservation and Illinois Division of Water Resources pending two revisions. Negotiations began over 18 months ago with plans to upgrade roads amenities and possibly buy back the lake. The district also seeks a state permit to spend motor fuel funds on a $167,000 boat ramp and parking area at Paul Ice Recreation Area, Mudline Road, with a watershed meeting set for February 25.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinois
Kinkaid-Reed’s Creek
Kinkaid
Conservation Department
John Comeric
State Conservation Department
Paul Ice Recreation Area
Mudline Road
Chapman
Jackson County
Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation District
Mislabeled syrup turns up in southern Illinois
Illinois health officials report mislabelled syrups found in Jackson and Franklin counties after a state warning. Four Jackson County locations and one Franklin County seller were identified with 22 locations in Saline, Johnson, Wayne and Jefferson counties involved. The products are safe to eat once relabeled to reflect contents. several firms and distributors are named in association with the mislabeling.
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Jackson
Franklin
Illinois Department of Public Health
David Blaise
Food and Drug
Jackson County
Franklin County
Saline
John
Son
Wayne
Jefferson Counties
Mississippi
Dewey
Clark
Incumbents seek reelection in Carbondale council race
In Carbondale a Feb 24 primary pits two veteran incumbents archie jones and charles watkins against three student contenders matthew coulter paul matalonis and lamar zabielski all SIUC students. The race centers on experience representation downtown redevelopment and student involvement with four seats on the april ballot.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
David Colombo
Pinckneyville High School
Archie Jones
Charles Watkins
Jones
Watkins
New Haven
Conn
First Christian Church
Goals For
Citizens Community Development
Edward Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Coulter
Democratic
Matalonis
SIUC
USO
Zabielski
Matolonis
Grand Avenue
Cambria man and his $6,820 together again
A Marion motel housekeeper found $6,820 in a room on January 16 and alerted management. The money, tied to a Davenport Iowa theft claim and Illinois lost property rules, was ultimately returned to its rightful owner after court action.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinois
Marion Regal Eight Inn
Shirley Harris
Jeaneane Stark
Tom Dwiggins
Marion
Dwiggins
Affordable Inns Inc
Regal Eight
Druit Court
Williamson County
State of
Illinois
Snyder Howell
Davenport
Iowa
Ms. Stark
Bank of Egypt
Ms Stark
Shawnee Board Receives Petitions Over Taylor Rehire Decision
The Shawnee Community Unit School District 84 board faced petitions from more than 300 residents urging reversal of its decision not to rehire Superintendent Donald Taylor for next year. The board stated it will not change course, while considering outside-bid bus transportation and other routine actions.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Shawnee Community Unit
Board of Education
Donald Taylor
Taylor
Lewis Wills
Grand Tower
Carterville to vote on $1 million in school improvements
Carterville schools will decide at a 7 30 p m special meeting on proposals totaling about 1 million dollars to modernize Unit 5 facilities. Safety upgrades total 551 562 dollars and a 500 000 dollar library and classrooms project would sit atop the locker room at Carterville High.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Carterville
Carterville High School
Gerald Cuendet
Cambria
Crainville
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Kinkaid-Reed’s Creek District
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Chautauqua
Walnut
Wall Streets
Lamar Zabielski
Shawnee Board
Douglas Knol
St. Louis
Meta Corby
Decatur
Band Boosters Club
Judy Coggin
Robert Davie
Wolf Lake
Myrtle Barrett
Ware
Gene van Deven
McClure
Joseph Aden
Shawnee
Thurday
Padfield Co
Breese
Baker Chevrolet
Russman Co
Thomas Body
Charleston
Marion Ford
Vogler Ford
Murphysboro
Harris Co
Cape Girardeau
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