Public meetings on land plan and opposition group
Shawnee National Forest hosts a public meeting to rewrite the Land and Resource Management Plan with a Recreation and Wilderness focus and a Wild and Scenic Rivers workshop at 6 to 9 pm at the Executive Inn Marion. A new Citizens Opposing 127 Expressway meets at Carns Pizza Pinckneyville for those objecting to the expressway. An English language orientation meets at SIUC Faner Hall for Learn to Speak English classes from Jan 22 to May 2, with sessions 1 pm Monday through Friday and a $50 fee.
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Shawnee National Forest
Executive Inn
W. DeYoung St
Marion
Steve Hupp
Carns Pizza
Pinckneyville
Faner Hall
Siuc
Coming Concerts At Carbondale Stores With Bake Sale
Two bands Chosen and 40 Candles perform indoors at Shoe Carnival and Gospel and Bookstore on University Plaza East Main Street Carbondale from 4 to 6 pm on Saturday. A bake sale supports the Southern Illinois USAV Junior Girls Volleyball Club at 457 5433. Owl Prowl begins at 7 pm at Cache River National Wildlife Area Barkausen Wetlands Center US 37 two miles north of Illinois 169 with group departure from Limekiln Slough.
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University Plaza
East Main Street
Carbondale
Southern Illinois Usav
Cache River National Wildlife Area
Barkausen Wetlands Center
U.S. 37
Illinois
Limekiln
Government meetings listed for Carbondale and surrounding areas
Government and health boards in Carbondale Jackson County and nearby districts announce meetings. Carbondale Information and Telecommunications Commission 7 p.m. at City Hall. Planning Board 7 p.m. at Health Department. Housing Authority 5 30 p.m. Main Office. Mass Transit Board 7 p.m. Road and Bridge Committee 4 30 p.m. at highway office. Port District Board 7 p.m. Ponderosa Restaurant Carbondale. Mount Vernon School District 80 Building Committee 4 p.m. Admin Building. Monroe Randolph Bi County Health Board 7 30 p.m. Red Bud Regional Hospital. Visit thesouthern com for details.
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Jackson County Housing Authority Board
Seventh St
Murphysboro
Jackson County Mass Transit Board
Carbondale City Hall
Jackson County Road and Bridge Committee
Jackson Union Counties
Ponderosa
Carbondale
Monroe-Randolph
Bi-County Health Board
Red Bud Regional Hospital
Pinckneyville council hears conflicting police complaint dispute
At a city council meeting in Pinckneyville, residents alleged harassment by Police Chief Tom Denton and Officer Jan Scarborough toward two 15 year olds. Public Health and Safety Commissioner Max Keene urged not discussing complaints publicly without the employees present. The state police Public Integrity Unit is conducting an independent probe, with officers said to have acted properly. The merit board may hear any formal complaint after the ISP report.
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Pinckneyville
Tom Denton
Jan Scarborough
Brand
Public Health and Safety
Max Keene
Denton
Scarborough
Lora Brand
Linda Whitener
Natalie Brand
Keene
Illinois State Police Public Integrity Unit
Don Johnson
City Fire and Police Merit Board
Johnson
Perry County
David Stanton
Merit Board
Joe Hopp
City Merit Board
Bereaved Mount Vernon family opens WWII Navy loss tale
Ruth Minor of Mount Vernon kept a sealed brown package postmarked November 2, 1945, delaying the return of news about her son Bobby Minor aboard the USS Indianapolis. The 1945 tragedy, the ship’s sinking after torpedo strikes, and the family’s long wait highlight a mother’s enduring hope amid war’s loss.
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Doris Minor
Ruth Minor
Robert Minor
Philippine Sea
Veterans Administration Hospital
Marion
Mount Vernon
Ruth Edmison
Jefferson County
Bobby
Wendell
Ruth
Robert
Navy
Virginia
Indianapolis
Guam
Idaho
Leyte Gulf
Philippines
Japan
Bobby Minor
Veteran's Administration
Two new co chairmen named for Jackson LEPC biohazard committee
Jackson County LEPC selects Derek Misener and Capt Steve Dailey as co chairmen to revitalize its mission under the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986. The panel aims to maintain a comprehensive chemical emergency plan, ensure regular meetings, and conduct annual exercises to address terrorist threats.
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Jackson County
Jackson County Local Emergency Planning Committee
Derek Misener
Jackson County Ambulance Service
Steve Dailey
Murphysboro
Lepcs
Misener
George Washington University
LEPC
Neelys Named Herrin Citizens of the Year
Zane and Betty Neely, longtime First Presbyterian Church volunteers and Life Line helpers at Herrin Hospital, were chosen 2002 Herrin Citizens of the Year at the chamber dinner. They organize church meals, greet members, and assist shut ins and patients.
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Zane and
Betty Neely
Herrin
First Presbyterian Church
Herrin Hospital
Zane
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Zane Neely
Neelys
Betty
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Topay
John A. Logan College
Carterville
Carbondale Information and Telecommunications Commission
City Hall
Carbondale Planning Commission
Jackson County Health Board
Health Department
Mount Vernon School District
Oakland
Www
Thesouthern.com
Son
Biohazard
John D. Homan
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