Community Events Hosted by SIU Campuses and Local Venues
A series of public events includes book signings with Taylor Pensoneau and Bill Nunes at B Dalton Mount Vernon 1 30 p m, concerts at Shryock SIUC Mugsy McGuires Cobden Yellow Moon Cafe Murphysboro and Melange Carbondale, an open house for Habitat for Humanity in Carbondale, a theater trip to Swing in St Louis, and Eldorado Pancake Day. Details include fees times and contact numbers.
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Taylor Pensoneau
Southern Illinois
Bill Nunes
B. Dalton
Mount Vernon
Shryock
Siuc
the Dorians
Mugsy McGuire's
Main St
Carbondale
Cousin Delano
Melange
S. Illinois Ave
Shady Mix
Yellow Moon Cafe
Front St
Cobden
Sugar Hollow
Chestnut St
Murphysboro
Fox Theatre
St. Louis
Bevo Mill
Rend Lake College Foundation Learning In Retirement
Du Quoin District 300 wins injury lawsuit
A former Du Quoin woman loses a $50 000 suit against School District 300 over a Sept 1998 incident at Ward School. The jury found the district owed nothing after a two day trial. Garner’s attorney plans a possible new trial and appeal.
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DU Quoin
Carol Garner
Perry County
Ward School
Garner
John
Gary Kelly
Kelly
Alleman
William Schuwerk Jr
Schuwerk
Government school board meeting times listed
Carterville school board meets at 8 a.m. at John A. Logan College in Carterville. Goreville school board gathers at 6 p.m. in its office. Mount Vernon District 80 school board convenes at 8 a.m. at Rend Lake Resort in Whittington.
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John A. Logan College
Carterville
Goreville
Mount Vernon
Rend Lake Resort
Whittington
Welcome Aboard Comes Home to Elkville Students
Elkville Elementary welcomed Melanie Hunsaker home from her first Navy tour aboard the USS Carl Vinson with a patriotic reception. Principal James Piper led the cheer as students, from first through fifth grade, shared letters and photos they exchanged with Hunsaker during her deployment.
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Elkville
Melanie Hunsaker
James Piper
Elkville Elementary
Melanie
Piper
Hunsaker
Freeman Loses in Contest at Grand Ole Opry Night
In Nashville Tennessee Deanna Freeman country singer did not win the Colgate Country Showdown round but drew loud audience support. Angel Mlecki representative praised her performance saying she should have won and the crowd remained his testament to her appeal. The article notes Freeman as a crowd favorite with strong turnout.
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Nashville
Tenn
Herrin
Deanna Freeman
Deanna
Angel Mlecki
Lambert's Lambert's throws spotlight on Carbondale TV visit
A national TV cooking show features Lambert's Cafe in Sikeston, Missouri, highlighting its famous throwed rolls. The episode of Breaking Bread with Father Dominic airs today at 4 p.m. on WSIU-TV, with SIU public broadcasting serves.
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Carbondale
Dominic
WSIU
Public Broadcasting
Southern Illinois University
Wsil.org
Marion teen found after reported run away
Marion Marshall told police her 15 year old son Zachariah Fore has been found. Marshall had reported Fore as a runaway on Wednesday after he left their Midway Court residence Tuesday evening and did not return home.
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Marion
Marion Marshall
Zachariah Fore
Marshall
Fore
Midway Court
Victim turned suspect in SIU hit and run case
Cortez Wright, 20, was arrested at 10 30 a.m. Friday by SIUC police on charges of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, failure to yield to a pedestrian and no valid license. A 20 year old SIUC student struck on Lincoln Drive Tuesday was treated and released. Wright’s arrest followed a Tuesday brawl investigation linking a rental vehicle to the scene and to Wright.
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Carbondale
Champaign
Southern Illinois University
Cortez Wright
SIUC
Lincoln Drive
Memorial Hospital of
Todd Sigler
Wright
Sigler
South Illinois Avenue
North Oakland
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Topay
Habitat House For Humanity
S. Hanseman St
Jackson
Union Counties Habitat For Humanity
Lions den
Fourth Street
Eldorado
The
Lions Club
Jeff Hickam
Anna
Illinois Centre Mall
Christi Mathis
du Quoin District 300
Cody Williams
Kyle Whittington
Cheyenne Lenzini
Linda A. Krutsinger
Wendy Doerr
Doerr
Navy
Shelby Newborn
Shelby
Persian Gulf
Ackenzie
Freeman
Eve Binder
Teen
John D. Homan
Sara Bean
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