Artist reception at Carbondale Civic Center honors Susan Lange
Carbondale Community Arts will host an artist reception from 5 to 6 30 p m Friday at the civic center. Local fiber artist Susan Lange will be honored with an exhibit of quilt patterns continuing through August. Call Nancy Stemper at 618 457 5100 for details. Two men arrested over coin operated machine thefts Donny Lee Ricker 30 and Emmanuel S Buchanan 23 were booked on theft charges and jailed in Jackson County.
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Region FEMA aid deadline nears for affected residents
The Aug 9 deadline requires registering with FEMA for federal disaster aid after spring storms, tornadoes, or flooding. People must apply even if they gave damage data to local officials. Applications online at disasterassistance.gov, via mobile at m.fema.gov, or by 800-621-3362 or 800-462-7585, seven days a week 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. until further notice.
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I-57 Motorcycle Crash Briefly Closes Franklin County Lanes
A southbound I-57 crash near mile marker 68 in Franklin County temporarily closed lanes. A motorcycle lost control after slowing for a car, injuring its rider Christopher McCloud and passenger Penny McCloud of Indiana who were airlifted to Evansville. The other driver, Chris Fleming of Marion, was uninjured. Traffic reopened by 10:50 a.m. Buckner man Todd McWhirter arrested for obstructing a peace officer after a separate domestic incident in Buckner. Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion will host an American Red Cross blood drive from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday in the physicians lounge. contact Suzie Wood at 618 998 7396.
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Costello II to be sworn in as Illinois rep Monday
Costello II will take office as state representative for the 116th Illinois House District in a 11:30 a.m. Monday ceremony at Monroe County Courthouse. Chosen by county Democratic Party chairmen from Monroe St Clair Randolph and Perry, he succeeds retiring Rep Dan Reitz. He is a Smithton financial adviser and Gulf War veteran. Public invited.
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High School CampCEO speaker returns to inspire
Byars, a former CampCEO participant now running a web design business in Murphysboro, returned to SIUC to address this year’s one day CampCEO event at the Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center. Students from Carbondale and nearby towns toured local firms and heard career goals from Jawhar McClendon, a Carbondale Community High School junior eager to own a business in oil and gas.
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Judge halts state union raises for time being
Governor Pat Quinn won a temporary halt on 2 percent state employee raises due to be paid. An arbitrator ordered immediate payment with back pay within 30 days, but Cook County Circuit Judge Richard Billik granted a stay. AFSCME plans a federal suit claiming contract impairment and equal protection violations.
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Artstarts Finds Permanent Home in Marion After Six Years
Artstarts, the nonprofit arts outreach group for Southern Illinois children, celebrated a ribbon cutting at its new South Van Buren Street building in Marion, ending years of operating from volunteers’ cars. Founded in 2005, it invites donations via Cindy Hunt at 618-922-1853 or artstarts 2008 AOL com.
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