Local churches offer clothing and aid after disasters
Elkville Christian Church and nearby Baptist church provide clothing two to three days weekly, with no limits on how much people may take. Red Cross in Herrin promises crisis response within two hours of calls to assist housing, clothing and food, while vouchers are accepted at local stores. Families affected plan temporary housing with relatives in Chicago.
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Williams
Gary Pruitt
Elkville Christian Church
The
Baptist Church
Pruitt
Christian Church
Martin
Red Cross
Wal-Mart
Shirley Parnell
Claude Parnell
Parnell
Chicago
Dinner and concert aid Marion youth injured by tractor
In Marion, a fundraiser dinner and concert will aid 16 year old Alex Doughty after a May tractor accident left him with serious facial injuries and a broken shoulder. His family and friends organize the event with two gospel groups. Proceeds support his surgeries and ongoing treatments as he recovers at home.
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Marion
Alex Doughty
Diane Doughty
Alex
Diane
Lee
Herrin
Winn
First United Methodist Church
Benefit efforts aid 16 year old Alex Doughty injured in tractor crash
A spaghetti supper and raffle today at Cherry Street Banquet Center Harrisburg to defray medical costs, followed by a 7 p.m. Friday benefit gospel concert at Herrin Apostolic Church. Fortress and 8 For 1 headline a West Monroe Apostolic Church concert, with proceeds aiding Alex and family as prayers and community support sustain recovery.
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Alex Doughty
Cherry Street
Harrisburg
Herrin Apostolic Church
Monroe St
West Monroe
Marion teen runaway and Tamaroa man suicide reported
Police in Marion seek help locating Dustin Jennings a 16 year old white male who left his home on June 28 and has not returned since. He is 5 feet 7 inches tall 115 pounds with black hair brown eyes and a skull tattoo on his right arm. Call 993 2124 with information. In Tamaroa Perry County officials say Cecil D Woodside 72 died by a shotgun blast near a rail crossing on Pintail Road after his truck was seen nearby. An inquest is pending. Funeral arrangements through Funeral Home of Du Quoin.
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Marion
Dustin Jennings
Gary Jennings
Dustin
South Buchanan Street
South Second Street
Kellerman
Sheriff's Department
Canadian National Railroad
Pintail Road
Cecil D. Woodside
Woodside
Marshall Browning Hospital
du Quoin
Christi Mathis
Perry County
Brenda Jones
E. South St
Jones
Mark Maclin
Jennifer Phipps-Saigh
Jim Campanella Jones
Campanella
Carbondale man gets probation in child's death case
Leon Moore, a 66 year old Carbondale man, will serve 30 months probation and pay 500 in court costs after pleading guilty to endangering the life or health of a child. The 15 month old Jo Ann Moore died January 14 2001 from dehydration after vomiting and diarrhea while under Moore's care.
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Marion
Carbondale
Leon Moore
Williamson County
Jo Ann Moore
Memorial Hospital of
Chuck Garnati
Moore
Garnati
John Speroni
Memoir outlines A B Mifflin’s SIU career and conflicts
BEN GELMAN reviews A B Mifflin’s long SIU memoir detailing epic moves, unit creations, and power struggles from 1960s to 1970s. It traces travel delays, failed promotions, new units like University Graphics and Publications, and a shifting administration including Morris, Derge, and Brandt, ending with reflections on bureaucracy.
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Mifflin
Sternberg
General Publications
University Graphics and Publications
SIU
John Rendleman
Edwardsville
Robert MacVicar
Carbondale
Morris
David Derge
SIU Board of Trustees
Derge
University
Warren Brandt
Brandt
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Health Alliance
IDPA
Caremark
State of Illinois
Logan Professional Pharmacy
Herrin, IL
Slona Pharmacy
Entral
Care’ Pharmacy
Doughty
Brad Hudson
Holly Robinson
Blanton
Trenton Wood
Fortress
Southern Illinois
Doc Horsley
Roger Crews
David Null
Adam Cannon
Scott Winn
Perfect Praise Productions
Travis DeNeal
Tamaroa
Keith
Tim Petrowich
Jackson County
A.B. Mifflin
Ben Gelman
Southernlindsan
Corner Diner
Poblano Grill
Illinois Avenue
M.T.W
Illinois
University Mall
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