Community events and lectures at SIU Carbondale area
A schedule of free events and programs includes Today's Events at Lake Murphysboro with a three mile moderate hike by Shawnee Audubon Society. history programs Were You There at SIU Carbondale Student Center Ballroom D. Harlem Renaissance and the Black Visual Artist by Annie Hubbard at Shawnee Community College library noon to 1 pm. Story times at Sallie Logan Library. stress and diabetes with Elizabeth Eastman at Williamson County Extension in Marion. debt counseling seminar at SIU Carbondale Student Center Mississippi Room. Big Muddy Film Festival screenings at SIUC Student Center and venues on Jackson Street and Illinois Avenue. contact numbers provided.
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Lake Murphysboro
The
Shawnee Audubon Society
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Annie Hubbard
Shawnee Community College
Allin
Free
SIUC
Longbranch
E. Jackson St
Carbondale
Interfaith Center
S. Illinois Ave
Government meeting notices from Carbondale area
Government bodies schedule meetings across Carbondale Murphysboro and surrounding towns. Preservation Commission meets 6 30 p m at city hall 200 S Illinois Ave Jackson County Health Board 415 Road Murphysboro Housing Authority 5 30 p m 300 N Seventh St Murphysboro Road and Bridge 5 15 p m highway office Regional Port District 7 p m Ponderosa Restaurant Carbondale Sparta School Board 7 p m Lincoln Middle School
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Preservation Commission
City Hall
S. Illinois Ave
Jackson County Housing Authority Board
Seventh St
Murphysboro
Jackson County Road and Bridge Committee
Jackson-Union Counties
Ponderosa
Carbondale
Frankfort schools weigh layoffs amid deficit pressures
Frankfort school district considers cuts for next year as deficit spending and state budget uncertainty mount. Superintendent Karla Lee warned layoffs are possible though not massive, with 122 teachers and 63 noncertified staff affected. About 1,830 students across four centers. See layoffs on page 2B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Frankfort
Karla Lee
Lee
Saluki stars visit Lewis Elementary for Reach for the Stars night
SIU Saluki basketball star Kent Williams and teammates met students at Lewis Elementary in Carbondale for an annual Reach for the Stars literacy event. Williams lauded reading and signing autographs after reading Sunup Sundown and No Moon No Milk with other Saluki athletes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry McKenzie
South Saluki
Marcus Belcher
Lewis School
Kent Williams
Jason Ward
Connor Porvaznick
Carbondale
Megan Wood
John
Southern Illinois University
Saluki
Megan
Williams
Bradley
Lewis Elementary School
Brad Korn
Sylvester Willis
Matt Miller
Darren Brooks
SIUC
Rolan Roberts
Pamela Preston
Gail Gibbons
Kristie Kemner
Tara Davis
Mario Ivy
Brandon Walker
Stanley Bryant
Calvin Sims
Mike Fritzler
Dave Beard
Jacob Gorecki
Salukis
Marion to lend 485000 to Aisin for site work
Marion votes to loan 485000 to Aisin Manufacturing of Illinois for site preparation at the REDCO Industrial Park. A 500000 Community Development Assistance Program grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs aided the loan, authorized by Mayor Bob Butler during a continued council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Aisin
Redco
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Aisin Manufacturing of
Illinois
Bob Butler
Boss the Massac County K9 keeps busy on weekend
Deputy Aden Pegram and Boss the Massac County Sheriff's K9 tracked through woods and water to nab suspects in two cases. Boss, a two year old full blooded German shepherd, serves as drug attack and search dog under Sheriff Bob Griffey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massac County
Boss
Sheriff's Department
Aden Pegram
Pegram
Bob Griffey
Griffey
Aden
Herrin philanthropist Julia Harrison Bruce a life of giving
Julia Harrison-Bruce, 99, a prominent Herrin philanthropist, has spent millions on community projects. Born in Herrin, she endured family losses, attended local schools and the University of Colorado, and married Carl Bruce in 1927. The couple built a lasting legacy in Southern Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Harrison-Bruce
South 13Th Street
First Baptist Church
George
Laura Blankenship-Harrison
Julia
Lawrence
Carl
Fred
University of Illinois
Collegiate
Urbana
Bank of Herrin
Bank of Marion
Carterville State and Savings Bank
Bank of Benton
Illinois
Marion Memorial Hospital
Harrison- Bruce
Illinois Women’s College
Jacksonville
MacMurray College
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Bainbridge
Williamson County
Oak Point
Story Times
Sallie Logan Public Library
Elizabeth Eastman
N. Atchison Ave
Suite A
Mississippi Room
Ing
Jackson County Health Department Board
P.m
Health Department
Sparta School Board
Lincoln Middle School
Jim Muir
Ryan
Anna
FOR the Stars
Carbondale Kids
Steve Binder
Brian Duker
Sims
Brian
Sara Bean
Julia Harrison-Bruce
John D. Homan
Harrison
Bruce
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