Two Jackson County township supervisors retire
Two veteran supervisors leaving office and several unfilled nominations emerged from Jackson County caucuses Tuesday night. Across townships, Democratic and Republican nominees contested positions such as supervisor and clerk, while Grand Tower ran a nonpartisan Independent ticket with caucus slated for 7 p.m. tonight.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Grand Tower
Reginald
Bo” Stearns
Pomona
Effie Jane Gauch
Elk Township
Stearns
Gauch
Fountain Bluff Township
Bradley Township
Haley Chapman
Shirley Wilson
Paul Buescher
Randy Rathert
Alvin Lange
Ray Sickmeyer
Roy Reiman
Ruby Falkenberry
Omer Nagel
D. Carbondale
Joe Barringer
Pat Tindall
Ralph R. Richart
Kelyn Engelking
Nelson Gilman
Atlas Laster Jr
Maurine Olson
John R. Parrish
R-I
Robert D. Kelley
D-I
Virginia Dreher
High
Vernell Bloodworth
Clara McClure
John S. Holmes
Charles Leming
Gerald Compton
Degognia
Herbert Korando
Archie Hamilton
Elmer Brunkhorst
Raymond Leinicke
William Charles Leinicke
Earl Koehn
Ronald O’daniel
de Soto
John H. Huck
Connie R. Gillmore
Linda McFadden
Fred Alstat
Daniel Fager
Lawrence Dietz
Howard
Butch
Hicks
Charles W. Young
Norvel Ebersohl
William D. West Sr
Kinkaid
Shelby Slusher
Vandalism spree hits Du Quoin with $2292 in damage
Police report 11 vandalism incidents in Du Quoin with 18 slashed tires and several broken windows. Most costly loss $400 at the Brookings building. suspects aged 16 to 19 being investigated, with three to four potential arrests. Damages concentrated near 12 N Division apartment, 201 E Park General Telephone office, and nearby North Peach Street. Officials note rapid activity between 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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du Quoin
Walter Minton
Minton
N. Division
Peach St
E. North St
N. Peach St
E. Park
Walking on water at Murphysboro Lake swan scene
A swan walks on a frozen section of Murphysboro Lake near the boat docks. Ice makes travel easier but blocks traditional feeding grounds. Park workers scramble to keep a lake section open to prevent the bird's death.
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Murphysboro Lake
Five objections filed to Marion annexation
Five objections to Marion's bid to annex west ward along Illinois 13 and northward along Illinois 148 have been filed by Energy and Herrin, 10 of 20 landowners, and others. A hearing was reset for 10 a.m. Friday after being moved from Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday. Objections allege improper notice and legal defects in the ordinance, contending the land may not be contiguous to Marion or within its corporate limits.
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Cathy A. Monroe
BSA Land Trust
Shasteen Enterprises
People’s Saving Service
Darrell, Lorena
Don Simion
Speedway
Howard Pentecost
Jack Sherett
Hallie Watson
Pearl Cox
Sun-Fun Pool
Arthur
Gene’’ Webb
Robert L. Newman
Newman's
Steven Sisulak
Raymond Stotlar
Sisulak
Stotlar
Newman
Ted Pentecost
Marion
Health Department
Pentecosts
Pentecost
Brewster
Why is the sky blue and sun red in sunset
Ben Gelman reflects on a reader question about why the sky appears blue and the sun reddens at dawn and dusk. He explains light scattering, atmospheric path lengths, and how ultraviolet and infrared radiation relate to everyday sky and sunset colors, while noting his preference for knowing the science behind beauty.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Berry
Illinois
U.S
Earth
Pinckneyville students face milk price hike at school
District 50 Board of Education approves a nickel increase for second half pint of milk starting Monday. The price rises from 5 to 10 cents and applies to morning milk and extra milk at lunch, not to regular lunch milk.
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Pinckneyville
District 50 Board of Education
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