Sparta amends budget and hires teachers for next year
Sparta School Board approved an amended fiscal year 2006 budget with positive balances across all funds and authorized a $106,000 two year construction loan from First National Bank of Sparta for a vocational construction class project on West Broadway. The district hired Donovan McMillian as high school basketball coach and accepted Laura Woodworth’s resignation as Lincoln Middle School adviser.
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Lincoln Middle School
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Clint Peck
Jamie Schrader
Adam Janssen
Gina Hamm
Marie Hesse
Hamm
Quivcy Sanitation
Sparta
Ricoh
Prison staffing study still unfinished after six months
California firm Harvey M. Rose Accountancy Corp was hired to assess Illinois prison staffing for 443000 this study was to be finished by December 16 2005 but officials say the final report remains under revision citing a failure to account for facility layouts The delay drew critique from AFSCME Council 31 who argued the funds could hire more guards and questioned the timing of payment before completion The governor’s office says the revision is to ensure accuracy and proper comparisons with other states as officials await a final draft expected "soon" by state officials
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Harvey M. Rose Accountancy Corp
San Francisco
Derek Schnapp
Illinois Department of Corrections
Schnapp
Becky Carroll
Rod Blagojevich
Carroll
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31
Afscme Council 31
Henry Bayer
Bayer
Afscme
Blagojevich
Department of Corrections
Illinois
Steve Foti
Illinois Senior Hall of Fame Nomination Call 2006
The Illinois Department of Aging seeks nominations for the 2006 Illinois Senior Hall of Fame. Eligible candidates are 65 or older, current Illinois residents or longtime residents, with posthumous nominees allowed. Induction occurs at the Governor's Mansion in Springfield. Nominations due August 25.
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Illinois Department of Aging
Illinois
State
Jefferson County Man Found Dead in Mount Vernon Home
Randall S. Farrar prominent Jefferson County businessman was found dead Wednesday morning at his residence north of Mount Vernon. Foul play is suspected as investigators from the sheriff's office state police and coroner's office process the scene. Anyone with information should contact the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office at 618 244 8004.
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Randall S. Farrar
Mount Vernon
Farrar’s
Farrar
Roger D. Mulch
Sheriff’s
State’s Attorney’s
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Guns found three arrested after fight in Jackson County
Deputies stopped a car on Old Illinois 13 at Wood Road after a highway incident during a fireworks setting. Three people were arrested including Riley Little 25 Murphysboro for obstructing officers, Tiffany Wilson 20 Cape Girardeau and Terry Little 23 Murphysboro on warrants. A .45 caliber magazine and a .25 caliber handgun were seized from the vehicle and area. A juvenile was turned over to a parent.
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Jackson County
Old Iinois 13
Wood Road
Riley Little
Murphysboro
Tiffany Wilson
Cape Girardeau
Terry Little
Cardinal Nesting Facts and Lifespan Notes
Cardinal behavior and nesting details describe female cardinals building nests four to five feet high in thickets with twigs bark strips grasses and leaves. Clutches commonly consist of three to four buff or greenish eggs, incubation runs about 12 days. fledging in 10 to 11 days. Cardinals may raise two to three broods per season and can live around 10 years in the wild with some individuals reaching 13 years. BEN GELMAN is noted as a former Sunday news editor for The Southern Illinoisan and an avid bird watcher.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
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