West Frankfort plans new ambulance rig amid service concerns
West Frankfort will buy a new ambulance despite a high mileage unit with repeated outages leaving one in service. In 2007 the department answered 1,312 calls, including 906 out of town transports, with mutual aid needed 82 times. City officials debate costs and consider regional service or billing reforms to reduce the drain, while delaying ambulance fee increases. Local debate also touches rural provider status for higher state reimbursements.
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Lawmakers reopen debate on gambling expansion
Illinois legislators resume talks on gambling expansion tied to funding for roads and schools. Speaker Madigan notes the difficulty in delivering everything casinos want while funding capital projects. Several representatives express cautious support or concerns about where funds would go. House Bill 4194 faces an unclear timetable for a vote.
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Closing Stocks On NYSE Slide Amid Mixed Dow Hits
NYSE closes mixed as Dow declines while giant names including Exxon Mobil Pfizer and Microsoft trade with varied losses and gains. Active movers include DuPont Motorola AMR Nokia and Ford along with tech and financials shaping the session.
Stocks and prices from Eastern Cornbelt hog market report
The Associated Press reports Springfield area cattle and hog market data with carcass prices by bf thickness from 0.5 to 0.9 inches and negotiated purchases totaling 12,963 Illinois Direct Hogs. Prices show steady to slightly lower trading, with lighter demand and heavy offerings. Hog weights 1 3 to 600+ lbs list various value ranges, boars priced 5.00 to 15.00.
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Grain futures rise on CBOT amid steady demand
Agricultural futures in Chicago ended higher with Wheat for March up 4.5 cents to 9.075 a bushel, March corn up 12.5 cents to 4.7875, March oats up 6 cents to 3.3325, and March soybeans up 17.25 cents to 12.67 a bushel.
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Local Stocks Market Watch January 8 2008 Brief
Dow Jones up 238.42 points as industrials rise to 2599.07 while Nasdaq gains 38.95 to 2440.51 and Russell advances 19.09 to 2000. The NYSE diary shows broad gains with 1,091 advances tracked.
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Nasdaq diary shows market declines with high volume
The Nasdaq diary reports 710 advances, 1,876 declines, 71 unchanged and a total volume of 1,670,784,782 shares traded. The data reflects a net decline with broad participation across listed securities.
Clinton McCain lead NH as Obama fades and Romney blames turnout
Clinton narrowly defeats Obama in New Hampshire with 39 percent to 37 as Romney vows to press on. Edwards trails at 17 and Richardson under 5 while Huckabee sits third among Republicans after Iowa wins. Clinton gains from female voters and independents, Obama loses young turnout. Edwards targets South Carolina.
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Locals dispute significance of early primaries in NH
In New Hampshire voters head to the polls amid debate over the impact of early primaries. Marion’s Raymond Lawler backs Obama while Carterville’s Jim Patrick supports Huckabee. Both say Iowa results shape perceptions, but many see continued influence from later states on Feb 5 and beyond.
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