Two Herrin men enter mayoral race against Ottolini
Two Herrin residents Jerry McDonnel and Joe Camarato announce bids for mayor in April city elections. McDonnel, 36, a Olin Corp employee, promises efficiency boost, downtown improvements, a youth recreation center, and opposes Ottolini's three point economic plan. Camarato, 61, ex Army leader and Herrin Plan Commission chair, vows to unite the city, curb infighting, defend Herrin’s interests, and block Marion’s annexation of Williamson County Airport.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Mario Ottolini
Jerry McDonnel
Joe Camarato
Ottolini
Olincorp
McDonnel
Greater Egypt
Marion
Williamson County
Perry County weighs new liquor law overhaul
Perry County Board may ask State's Attorney Gerald Sims to draft a full liquor ordinance. Until revisions pass, the 22 year old rule enforces as written, affecting two women bartenders at Du Quoin Racquetball Lounge and Sunday bans at Fairview Lanes. Board chair Moss vows to remove a clause barring women from bartending and may reassess Class A licenses and hours.
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Brad Berker
Southern Illinoisan
Perry County Board
Gerald Sims
Tom Moss
Moss
du Quoin
Fairview Lanes
Maryann Hess
Tallo’s
Willisville
Sims
Jerry Woolsey
Woolsey
Old-Time Perry County Recipe Collection Featured
A Perry County group of women compiles nostalgic recipes to bake like grandma. The collection includes bread pudding and gingerbread cookies, inviting readers to recreate traditional treats at home.
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Perry County
Tip of Illinois Health opens Carbondale home care office
Home health care service Tip of Illinois Health Services expands with a Carbondale office and plans a Williamson County facility to assist patients who might otherwise need hospital or nursing home care.
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Tip of Illinois Health Services
Carbondale
Williamson County
Coal Company Redirects Creek to Mine Beneath
A coal company rerouted a creek to access coal buried beneath its former bed, proving it could draw on alternative pathways to mine minerals. The move demonstrates how shifting watercourses can unlock previously inaccessible resources and sustain extraction activity.
Southern Illinoisan: publication office and contact details
Listing of publication offices in Carbondale Herrin Marion Murphysboro and details on circulation rates mail subscriptions and classified advertising numbers. Includes postmaster address and carrier and motor route pricing.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois
Carbondale
16Th
Herrin
Murphysboro
Ill
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Iowa seeks Ilinoisan in shooting case dragnet
Iowa authorities used dogs and air planes in a statewide search for 31 year old Robert Koch of Palatine Illinois wanted in the fatal shooting of his father Eugene Koch 59 in Palatine. Police say the suspect abducted his mother and drove toward Iowa leaving her bound in a car near Vail.
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Denison
Iowa
Palatine
Ill
Illinois
Eugene E. Koch
Koch
John Setzer
Vail
Crawford County
Cathy
Paul Bergmann
Ron Forrest
Des Moines
Sioux City
Flu-Like Illness Strains Southern Illinois Hospitals
An influenza like sickness floods Southern Illinois hospitals with patients, as doctors report high fevers up to 104 degrees and severe congestion. Area facilities note many staff absences while CDC says there is no nationwide epidemic despite Bangkok flu reports. Hospital officials describe repeated fevers and extended illness lasting 2 days to 2 weeks.
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Bangkok
National
Center For Disease Control
CDC
John-Paul Brennan
New York State
Alaska
Arizona
California
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Texas
Wyoming
Georgia
Alabama
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Indiana
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Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
New Hampshire
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
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Wisconsin
Illinois
Vienna housing project nearing completion in Johnson County
Fifty new one and two bedroom apartments for low and moderate income seniors will open in Vienna next month on Galeener Street. Prospective tenants have claimed all but six units as the waiting list for housing drops to near empty. Rents use a need based formula and annual incomes are capped at $9400 single or $10700 for couples. Bearden Construction Co. of Marion completed the $1.3 million project, boosting Johnson County Housing Authority units to 137.
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Johnson County
Vienna
Galeener Street
Carol Watkins
Johnson County Housing Authority
Marion Man Loses Leg in Steam Engine Crash
Richard Tucker, 26, of Marion, attempted to beat a Crab Orchard & Egyptian Railroad steam engine across Old Creal Springs Road at a marked crossing. The engine struck Tucker’s southbound van, impaling the driver’s door, and Tucker was in stable condition in Marion Memorial Hospital ICU. The crossing had no flashing lights and Tucker was cited for an expired license.
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Marion
Crab Orchard
Creal Springs Road
Richard Tucker
Marion Memorial Hospital
Tucker
Charles Boehm
Disaster aid sought for 69 Illinois counties
Governor James R. Thompson asked the U S Small Business Administration to declare 69 counties disaster areas to help farmers with low crop yields obtain loans at 5 percent if no better credit is available and at 82 percent with commercial credit. Affected counties include Jackson Williamson Randolph Franklin and Union. An estimated 130 000 farms were impacted, 12 200 000 acres affected with 25 to 50 percent yield losses. Over 18 000 hogs and 28 000 chickens died. Thompson announced a 50 000 grant to Cobden Union County for water and sewer extensions as part of 400 000 in rural housing grants under the Illinois Areawide Project.
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Don Levener
Southern Illinoisance
James R. Thompson
Illinois
Thompson
U.S. Small Business Administration
Jackson
Williamson
Randolph
Franklin
Union
Cobden
Union County
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Camarato
U.S. Army
Herrin High School
Herrin Plan Commission
Herrin Elks Club
Fraternal Order of the Eagles
American Legion
Herrin Knights of Columbus
Pidgeon Inn Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Perry
Coal Company
Fools Nature
Ilinoisan
Herrin Hospital
Sandy Leighton
Bearden Construction Co
Marion Man
Diamonds & Watches
McNeill
Illinois Ave
Nadas
S. Washington Carbondale
eNaturalizer
Life Stride Connies
Daniel Green
Dexter
Johnston-Murphy
Florsheim
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