Topays Events and Community Lectures Tone Carbondale
A compact listing of events in Carbondale and surrounding towns including Rob Jones acoustic concert at Yellow Moon Cafe Cobden at 8 p.m. and free lectures by Ice-T activist at Shryock Auditorium SIU Carbondale Fern Logan signing event at University Bookstore noon and Janardhan Madabushi chemistry lecture 4 p.m. at Neckers Hall Carbondale. Includes film festival Big Muddy through March 3 plus theater Moon Over Buffalo at Stage Company and Black Hole performance at Shawnee Community College all with dates times venues and contact numbers. Also cake bingo fundraiser at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Herrin blood drive at Carbonale High School and Williamson County Special Education Executive Board meeting details.
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Ice-T
Shryock
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
SPC
Fern Logan
Logan
Free
Buffalo
the Stage Company
N. Washington St
Carbondale
Shawnee Community College
Allin
Jeff McGoy
Engineering Mind Games draw 600 Illinois students to SIU Carbondale
More than 600 high school students from across Illinois participated in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 21st annual Engineering Mind Games. Teams attempted seven activities including weight bearing straw bridges, egg drop devices, and paper aircraft design to test engineering creativity and problem solving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Illinois
Southern Illinois University
E. Bane Kroeger
SIUC
Kim Uhler
Casey Westville High School
No Man’s Gorge
Uhler
Jesse Part
Carbondale High School
Part
James Bozsa
Althoff Catholic High School
Belleville
Bozsa
Martinsville High School
Dee Ward
Kevin O'Neil
Ryan McKee
Harrisburg college trustees approve job cuts plan
Harrisburg Southeastern Illinois College trustees approved laying off 11 union faculty and phasing out three departments. Tim Humphrey of the SEICA said the vote confirms severe cuts already expected and formalizes the reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg College
Harrisburg
Southeastern Illinois College Board of Trustees
Tim Humphrey
The
Southeastern Illinois College Education Association
Jackson panel backs 3 percent raises for four years
Jackson County Board finance committee recommends a 3 percent pay raise for county officeholders for four years. Mark Holt abstained while Gary Hartlieb was absent. Jean Parson discussed potential savings from early retirement buyouts for up to 19 long-term employees, with an estimated $225,000 annual saving under defined replacement rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Jackson County Board Finance Committee
Mark Holt
Gary Hartlieb
Jean Parson
Carlyle
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Pam Wright
Parson
Gerald Compton
James Kerley
Campanella Sues Insurance Over Disability Payments
Perry County suit filed by Dr Carl Joseph Campanella against Guardian Life Insurance seeks reinstatement of monthly indemnity payments under two disability income policies issued in 1981 and 1992. The two-count chancery case claims total disability as defined by the policies and urges reinstatement of benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DU Quoin
Carl Joseph Campanella
Perry County
Guardian Life Insurance Co
Campanella
Crystal Rains of Carterville Crowned Williamson County Spelling Bee Champion
Washington Elementary hosts the Williamson County spelling bee with sixth grader Crystal Rains of Carterville Intermediate winning top honors after spelling improvisational. Contestants from Marion, Crab Orchard, Johnston City and other schools faced challenging words as rounds continued across divisions.
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Johnston City
Washington Elementary School
Williamson County
Crystal Rains
Rains
Carterville
Leigh Messamore
Caitlin Long
Washington Elementary
Marion
Alex Stephens
Marion Junior High
Crab Orchard
Josh Schluter
Olivia
Haught
Creal Springs
Elliott Mummert
Emily Hopkins
Andrew McKinney
Whitney Followell
Laura O’dell
Herrin
Enon McKenzie
The
South
Also Mentioned on This Page
Southern Illinoisan
Topay
Rob Jones
Yellow Moon Cafe
Front St
Cobden
Janardhan Madabushi
van Lente
Neckers Hall
Mungo Jerry's
Chestnut St
Varsity Theater
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School
Bowen
Special Education Executive Board
S. Russel St
Linda A. Krutsinger
Travis Deneal
Humphrey
Jackson
Christi Mathis
Lind
Angela
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