Local government meetings listed across multiple towns
A long list of public meetings and hearings appears for Anna Jonesboro Ava Benton Buncombe Cambria Campbell Hill Chester Cobden Coiro Coulterville Creal Springs De Soto Dongola Du Quoin Franklin County Goreville Gorham West Frankfort Jackson Murphysboro Jefferson County Jonesboro Marion Mount Vernon Orient Pinckneyville Red Bud Royalton Shawnee Community College Spillertown Steeleville West City Whiteash Willisville plus auditions for Hello Dolly and Our Town. Also blood drives and a bat education talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ava
Benton Fire and Police Commission Board
West Main St
Buncombe
Cambria Village Board
Campbell Hill
Chester City Council
Swanwick St
Cobden
Coiro
Coulterville
N. Fourth Sts
Creal Springs
Benton
Goreville
Gorham
North Water District Board
Sam Mitchell
West Frankfort
Regional Board of School Trustees
Walnut
Murphysboro
Jefferson County Services Committee
Mt. Vernon
Jonesboro
Pinckneyville
Red Bud
Royalton
Shawnee
Three Families Bond Over Shared Kids Leukemia
In Franklin County, the Smiley and Cash families, whose daughters Ashley and Haley were diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on Dec 10 2000, form a close friendship after learning they share a hospital room next door and later meet Kelly Venable whose daughter Rachel also faces ALL. The trio supports each other through treatment, long stays in St. Louis, and shared daily regimens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelly Smiley
St. Louis
Smileys
Ashley
Smiley
Cashes
West Frankfort
Haley
Beth Cash
Beth
Franklin County
Bhat
Kelly Venable
Rachel
Kelly
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Brooks
Greg
Venables
Scelly Smiley
Scelly
All Characteristics and Costs of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
The article outlines ALL symptoms such as anemia bruising slow healing and infections with a focus on cases in children under ten though it can affect all ages. It notes ALL is a rapidly progressing acute leukemia caused by genetic changes in marrow cells with unknown exact cause and potential environmental links like radiation during fetal development or early childhood. It mentions ongoing treatment for the three girls and mounting costs despite health insurance, with treatments expected to continue for about two and a half more years.
Benefit Gospel Concert For Families Of Girls In West Frankfort
A benefit gospel concert will be held Saturday January 12 at West Frankfort 1st Christian Church on South Cherry Street. Proceeds go to the families. groups include The Glorylanders The Truthseekers and The Lordsmen Quartet. For more information or donations contact First Christian Church at 618 932 6360. The notice is attributed to Jim Muir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
West Frankfort 1St
Snowy crash on US 51 injures driver. DUI arrest
Weather and road conditions contributed to a two vehicle wreck on U S 51 near Airport Road. Nichole Gallup 20 of Marion sustained minor injuries and was hospitalized. Dylan Shook 19 of Du Quoin, who was uninjured, faces a DUI charge. Authorities urge cautious winter driving and suggest carrying emergency supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. 51
Airport Road
Nichole Gallup
Marion
Gallup
Dylan J. Shook
du Quoin
Shook
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Rescue Operation as Tide Rushes In Across Coast
Coast guard teams from four locations with two lifeboats and RAF helicopter joined two local mountain rescue crews and police to aid a man and his son amid dense fog. The father called for help while the boy spoke of his dad being safe, as rescuers battled a dangerous, misty tide offshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Royal Air Force
Rushton
Adam
Tony Hawson
Illinois and Kentucky Lottery Draw Highlights
Illinois and Kentucky lotteries report recent results with Evening Pick Three and Pick Four numbers, Lotto and Big Game jackpots, Daily Three and Four, Lucky 5, Pick 3 and 4, Missouri entries, ShowMe 5, and Powerball jackpot figures. Jackpot totals include Powerball at $49 million and Lotto at $4 million.
The Southern Illinoisan Contact and Subscription Info
Publisher and editors contact details and hours for tips comments and news. Subscription rates and office locations listed with phone numbers for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto Williamson County and interstate callers. News and classified display ad placement lines and hours are provided along with mailing address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Soto
Williamson County
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Ken Warren
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anna Jonesboro Community High School Board
Jackson County
Jackson-Perry
Sparta Community Chorus
Showtime
Sparta
Jim Culp
Market House
Market House Theater
Paducah
St. Lukes Lutheran Church
Campbell Mill
Washington _mentary School
American Cancer Society
Relay For Life
East Main Street
Unitarian Church
University Avenue
Elm Street
Bob White
Donna Ayers
Johns
Sheriff's Department
Herary, Workshop
Carbondale Civic Center
Southern Illinois Doctor’s
Brian Bird
Illinois
Kentucky
Indiana
Missouri
Linda Ritchie
Lindus
Linda. Lindus
Thesvuc
Gerald Garcia
Tee TL
Illinois Ave
Illinois Centre Mall
Southern Illinoisan
Lee Enterprises Inc
Davenport
Iowa
P.O
Sirloin
Ponderosa “Steakhouse
N. Comercial
Harrisburg
Ponderosa
Fonday
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