Inside Pinckneyville board weighs finances and animal control
In Pinckneyville the Perry Board reviews district finances and animal control policy as part of City government coverage. Marion reports Williamson County EMS director upgrades department operations and efficiency. Carbondale celebrates a Jeopardy contestant who wins an ironic prize. Weather art by Caitlin Sherwood features a first grade student from St. Andrew, Murphysboro. Today's forecast is partly cloudy with mid 80s highs and mid 60s lows, Monday mostly sunny with similar temperatures.
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St. Andrew
Murphysboro
Fired RLCD director Kevin Davis talks on setback
Kevin Davis, former executive director of Rend Lake Conservancy District, says he is adjusting after a $250000 settlement over his firing. He plans to draw retirement at 55 from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund and seeks new job opportunities while maintaining public visibility from his long RLCD tenure.
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Southern Illinois
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Rend Lake
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Exotic pets raise alarms in Illinois headline year
In Southern Illinois exotic animals such as Shawnee the 7-foot bear and Joanna the 6-foot water lizard drew attention after escape incidents near Benton and Lake Moses. A 1999 tragedy occurred when a 3-year-old was killed by a pet python. Prairie dogs linked to monkeypox caused medical fear in Milwaukee and surrounding states.
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Centralia
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Pope County
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Milwaukee
Cat show fills Carbondale Civic Center with felines
About 200 cats purred and rested inside the Carbondale Civic Center during the seventh annual Cat Fanciers' Association show. Owners from various areas, merchants, and vendors attended as the Southern Illinois Feline Fanciers conducted the event, selling kitty condos, scratching posts and related wares.
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Bush Officials Backed Off Iraq Al Qaida Link
Two former Bush administration intelligence officials say the alleged ties between Saddam Hussein and al Qaida were sketchy. They report agencies agreed on a lack of meaningful connection and described episodic, not continuous, links. The UN terrorism committee also notes no clear pattern.
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Hospitals still feel the Medicaid pinch in Illinois
Gov Blagojevich’s administration says fiscal bleeding stopped but hospitals and clinics say pain remains. Dr Russell Brown of Logan Primary Care Center warns Medicaid squeeze could end services at his Herrin clinic. Rural doctors have already excluded Medicaid patients, forcing more recipients to seek care elsewhere. A state loan and federal infusion of 1.3 to 1.5 billion aided the system in late May, including a 100000 Logan check.
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Russell Brown
Logan
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