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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 2003
Page
9
A list of upcoming public meetings across multiple Illinois municipalities and districts. Entries include Alto Pass Village Board at 7 p.m. and Carbondale City Council at 7 p.m. plus Benton County 911 Board 9 a.m., Murdale Water District 7 30 p.m., and Rend Lake Conservancy District 9 30 a.m., with venues such as village halls, city halls, offices, and civic centers.
Marion officials appealed for conservation after a 10 inch water main break near the treatment plant caused a loss of thousands of gallons on July 4. Water towers refill hampered by high demand from Marion and Rend Lake Conservancy District customers. Mayor Butler said the city relies on emergency connections and Rend Lake capacity has been insufficient.
In West Frankfort 80 year old twins Allis and Phyllis Hays have spent most of their lives together. Born in 1923 in the same house, they began teaching at age 19 and spent 45 years as kindergarten teachers at Denning Elementary. They still walk daily and dress alike to avoid explanations, often finishing each other’s sentences as they navigate life in the same town. SEE DOUBLE TAKE / PAGE 2B.
Ricky Allen Dunning, 29, led a two day Williamson County manhunt after allegedly shooting his stepbrother Leon Jeralds at Jeralds' Herrin apartment. He was arrested at his Colp home and faces aggravated battery with a firearm, a Class X felony with up to 30 years, plus an intimidation charge for a separate incident. Police and state officers joined a large search before the arrest.
Murphysboro meeting sees Education for Jackson and Perry counties officials glad they survived Blagojevich’s push to abolish 45 regional offices. Governors budget would trim offices to 22 by 2005, drawing mixed reactions from southern Illinois superintendents and educators.
Edgy residents along Lake Moses and Benton worry after Joanna, a 40 pound six foot six inch Asian water monitor, fled a nailed cage on June 18 near Derek Freeman’s home on Illinois 14. Freeman notified authorities but the alert surfaced only this week amid ongoing sightings.
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