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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 2003

Page

11

Jackson County Ambulance Takes Over Wheelchair Transfer Dispatch

Jackson County Ambulance Service will handle non-emergency wheelchair van transfer dispatching starting today. The old number (618) 684-2773 redirects to the new line (618) 549-8500, with hours 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays. Dottie Miles said off hours callers can leave messages and that two more part-time dispatchers are being hired to train within two weeks.

Jackson County Jackson County Ambulance Service Jackson County Sheriff's Dottie Miles Miles Bill Kilquist

County ambulance shifts number change for wheelchair transfers

Jackson County Ambulance Service updates its non emergency wheelchair van transfer line to (618) 549 8500 with calls answered 6 am to 9 pm weekdays and 6 am to 6 pm Saturdays. Sundays closed. Sheriff dispatch keeps using (618) 684 2773 for long distance blasts. transfer is on hold and figures show rising workload. Kilquist defends cut citing 5000 yearly cases and pressure on dispatch staff. prior request for more funds denied by county board. Osamu Tsukimori Southern.com 618 529 5454 x15071.

Jackson County Ambulance Service Sheriff's Kilquist Sprint Sprint Communications Company L.P

FCCLA Members Help First-Graders In Herrin Community

Herrin High School FCCLA sponsor notes the club's active role over 20 years. Members engage in service projects with The Salvation Army Angel Tree and Williamson County Child Advocacy Center Santa House, host a Community Haunted House, and run peer financial fitness education led by four students Emily Sims Jeff Isbell Lindsey Anderson and Brooks.

Salvation Army Williamson County Child Advocacy Center

Blagojevich axes appointed jobs and freezes state vehicle purchases

Illinois governor Blagojevich fires several appointees amid budget gaps and overhauls state operations. He signs an executive order freezing purchases of state vehicles, citing abuse of perks. He also plans a hiring rules review with Mary Lee Leahy. Andrew Biniot contributed. Tim Crosby see.net.

Blagojevich Ryan Springfield Mary Lee Leahy

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