Community events in Carbondale Murphysboro and nearby towns
A slate of local happenings includes Topay's Events and Andy's Coffeehouse at Church of the Good Shepherd in Carbondale with a five dollar suggested donation, Ground Zero's jazz night in Murphysboro free to attend, and a January Thaw rock concert at Rend Lake College Theatre. Also listed are a geology and crime investigation program at Lombard Cafe in Herrin, a Southern Illinois Mensa health screening at Kroger in Du Quoin, a Parkway Manor blood drive in Marion, a Wonders of Winter walk at Giant City State Park, and a basic Internet class offered by Southern Illinois Healthcare Informatic in Makanda. There are multiple contact numbers for reservations and inquiries.
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Andy
Church of the Good Shepherd
Orchard Drive
Schwartz Street
Carbondale
Mungo Jerry's
Chestnut St
Murphysboro
Jack Crelling
SIUC
Lombard Cafe
14Th St. Herrin
Meeting of
Southern Illinois Mensa
Du Quoin school board and local public meetings schedule
Du Quoin school board meets at 5 p.m. at 845 E Jackson St. Lake Egypt Fire Protection District holds a 7 p.m. session at Fire Station 4, 11708 Lake of Egypt Road in Marion. Williamson County Special Education Board convenes at 9:30 a.m. at 113 S. Russell St., Marion.
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du Quoin
Jackson St
Lake Egypt
Williamson County Special Education Board
S. Russell St
Marion
Scout cookie drive kicks off in Southern Illinois
Girl Scouts of the Shagbark Council begin their annual cookie drive Saturday and run through January 27. Thin Mints remain the top seller, with 130,104 boxes sold last year from 480,972 total. Cookies cost $3, local troops receive $2.15 per box. The council covers 25 counties in Southern Illinois and lists traditions including Trefoils Samoas Do-si-dos Tagalongs Alpha Chips Olé Olé and All Abouts.
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Herrin
Girl Scouts
Shagbark Council
Petra Massetto
Council Advancement
Shagbark
Illinois
Former park district worker given probation in theft case
Rhonda Murray, 41, pleaded guilty in Jackson County Circuit Court to one count of felony theft for stealing 17,200 from the Carbondale Park District while serving as LIFE Community Center office manager. Judge Dan Kimmel placed her on 18 months probation and fined 350 dollars plus costs after Murray repaid the district. She was fired in September after funds went missing and she had cashed checks to the park district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Carbondale Park
Rhonda Murray
Jackson County
Life Community Center
Dan Kimmel
Murray
Park District
Dan Cavaness
Kimmel
Richard Grant
Grant
Carl Flowers returns to Carbondale park board
Carl Flowers, who left the board last June for a Seattle job, is appointed again to the Carbondale park board. He will be sworn in at 7 p.m. Monday at the Carbondale Civic Center. The term runs to April 2003, replacing Rev. James A. Hailey who moved to East St. Louis. Bruce Wallace was earlier appointed to serve the remainder of Flowers’ term.
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Carbondale
Carl Flowers
Carbondale Park District
Seattle
Carbondale Civic Center
Flowers
James A. Hailey
East St. Louis
Bruce Wallace
Winter Delay Brings Mild Forecast Despite Snow
Becky Turley describes early snow prompts at Marion Ace Hardware as snow removal items sold out briefly. The region's first snow faded by midweek and forecasters from the Climate Prediction Center expect average or above temperatures for winter, per WPSD-TV meteorologist Cal Sisto.
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Southern Illinois
Becky Turley
Turley
Marion Ace Hardware
Climate Prediction Center
The
National Weather Service
Wpsd-Tv
Cal Sisto
Sisto
Fog Gathers as Warm Air Meets Cold Ground in Southern Illinois
Travelers woke to fog across Southern Illinois as warm air hovered over the cold ground. Meteorologist Doc Horsley of Marion explained the fog formed when overnight warmth met a still chilly surface, causing condensation as the air cooled near the ground.
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Doc Horsley
Marion
Horsley
Travis DeNeal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Topay
Rend Lake College Theatre, Inc
Gold Plate Senior Center
U.S. 51
Kroger
Parkway Manor
Wyat
Giant City State Park
Makanda
Southern Illinois Healthcare Informatic
E. Main St
SIH
Senior Advantage
Church O' the Good Shepherd
O'Neil
John A. Logan College
Carterville
Pat
Rosie Maloney
Vera Services
Cart
SOU Cadette
Brittany Horn
Brownie McKenzie Hatfield
John D. Homan
All Abouts
Linda Rush
Cambria
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