Today’s Chautauqua events and July Fourth notices
Today's Chautauqua offerings run through Wednesday with talks on I Hear America Singing and the Growth of Spiritualism and Transcendentalism plus music by Peter Ellertsen and Shady Mix at venues in Carbondale Murphysboro and nearby. Fourth of July celebrations begin in Steeleville with free health screenings and a full slate of local meetings and committees across southern Illinois.
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Chautauqua
America
Long Branch
Carbondale
Peter Ellersten
Mungo Jerry
Murphysboro
Peter Ellertsen
Shady Mix
Town Square Pavilion
Steeleville
American Legion
Memorial and Marion Hospitals expect Medicaid cuts next year
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale will lose about $1 million in Medicaid payments next year, a figure trimmed from an initial $4 million proposed cut. The Marion Memorial Hospital faces about a $500,000 decrease, while staff and services are expected to largely hold steady. Hospital officials cite prior cuts and budget work by legislators as moderating factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Marion Memorial Hospital
Marion Hospital
Carbondale Hospital
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
George Maroney
Maroney
Memorial
Tom Keim
Pinckneyville gets two new playgrounds with safety upgrades
Pupils at Pinckneyville Grade School watch two new playground sets installed by Roger J. Hutchinson and Associates at a total of 61,035 dollars covering equipment, installation, excavation, and drainage. The upgrades include a dinosaur like blue slide, a giant curved triple slide, honeycomb climbers, benches, and new safety features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinckneyville
Brady Louis
Brady
Kaylee
Staci
Roger J. Hutchinson
O’leary
Perry County tax refund questions prompt deadline
Perry County Treasurer Tibretta Bigham-Reiman and staff face a looming July 12 deadline to process refunds for residents who paid an extra quarter cent sales tax from Jan 1 to June 30. The mix up stemmed from a referendum wording error, creating a separate new tax that reduced to 6.75 percent on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinckneyville
Perry
Tibretta Bigham- Reiman
Illinois Department of Revenue
Perry County
Bigham-Reiman
Bigham- Reiman
Bigham
Demolition starts at University Mall site for new theater
Workers move heavy equipment to the former Montgomery Ward building at University Mall in Carbondale to prepare for demolition ahead of an eight screen Kerasotes Theatres complex. BayView Financial Trading Group owns the mall after a 17.5 million dollar purchase. Hoar Construction leads the project noting mobilization and permit delays before demolition begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Montgomery Ward
University Mall
Kerasotes Theatres
BayView Financial Trading Group
Stacey Berthon
Hoar Construction
Birmingham
Ala
Sears
Bay View
Berthon
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Rea Clinic
West
Christopher
Anna City
City Hall
W. Davie St
Benton
Buckner
Creal Springs Fire Dept. Board
Carbondale Park District
Hickory Ridge
W. Glenn Road
West Glenn Rd
Carrier Mills
N. Mill St
Ewing Village Board
Jackson County Ambulance Committee
Jackson County
Jefferson County Highway Committee
Highway Department
Old Fairfield Road
Mount Vernon
Marion Park Board
Boy Scout Cabin
Ashley Park
Parish Ave
Marion
Mount Vernon City
Oakland Ave
Thompsonville
Williamson County Board
Www
Thesouthern.com
Linda Rush
Christi Mathis
Ryan Swan
Chuck Novara
THE
Southern Workers
Kaylee Louis
Claire O'Brien
Wwe
Novara
SOUT
J & L Robinson
Montgomery Wards
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