Herrin cracks down on yard sale signs on city property
Mayor Vic Ritter and the Herrin city council declare yard and rummage sale signs on city property a public nuisance. Immediate fines apply up to 750 dollars for sign placement. signs may be placed only on private property for up to five days with owner permission.
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Carbondale approves $1 land sale for new distribution center
The Carbondale City Council approved selling 7.2 acres in Bicentennial Industrial Park for $1 to Venegoni Distributing Inc. to expand and build a 40,000 square foot Anheuser-Busch distribution center. The merger with Horrell Distributing will form Venegoni Horrell Distributing LLC and cover counties including Randolph, Jackson, Alexander, Union, and part of Perry. The city will extend water and sewer to the site, and 35 jobs are retained with potential growth. The merger is to be completed by January.
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Bicentennial
Dillinger Road
Anheuser-Busch
Venegoni Distributing Inc
Murphysboro
Horrell Distributing
Red Bud
Venegoni Horrell Distributing LLC
James Kelly
Venegoni Distributing
N. 19Th St
Dennis Kortkamp
Venegani
Kelly
Randolph
Jackson
Alexander
Union Counties
Perry County
Jeff Doherty
John A. Linehan
Business Development Corp
Doherty
Linehan
Kevin Horrell
Parading Moms and Toddlers Bring Creative Fun to Street
A neighborhood parade features moms and children sharing stories art projects and lunch while kids ride a kiddie coupe and create paper flags. Participants include Nan Pazdernik Carbondale families Moroz DeLeonardo and Blakely many sharing photos and planning Waldorf School preschool. Community members praise the gentle developmental focus and creative play.
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Leigh DeLeonardo
Vienna
Haley
Moroz
DeLeonardo
Chase
Stephen Combs
First Baptist Church
Mary Sasse
Carbondale
Sasse
Kathleen
Quilts decorate University Mall for Southern Illinois exhibit
Corene McDaniel of the African American Museum of Southern Illinois invites quilters to contribute pieces to a mall exhibit linked to an Underground Railroad quilt display. Visitors will vote for a favorite quilt with a $100 prize. The show runs Aug 24 to Sept 23, with quilts due for hanging preparation at the mall.
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Herrin High School Class of 1983 Reunion Plans
The Herrin High School Class of 1983 organizes a 20 year reunion set for May 23 to 25, 2003. The Reunion Committee seeks help locating dozens of classmates including Tammy Bailey Dean Bast Jerry Brown Marcel Chapman Virginia Crisler Kelly Dixon Mark Emery Gale Franklin Sheila Furlow Lisa Garvish Michelle Hall Sean Hayes Jerry Heine Mary Sue Howell Lisa Hunsaker Gertie Johnson Todd Kinser Tom Murray Patsy Murphy Shari Murphy Jimbo O Connor Tony Patmas Kelly Pribble Lori Romines Doug Shelton Rebecca Smith Randy Spinks Dale Swigert Kelly Triplett Mark Woolsey. Call Kent Smith or Susan Williams Pierce with any information. John D. Homan.
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Herrin
Tammy Bailey
Dean Bast
Jerry Brown
Marcel Chapman
Virginia Crisler
Kelly Dixon
Mark Emery
Gale Franklin
Sheila Furlow
Lisa Garvish
Michelle Hall
Sean Hayes
Jerry Heine
Mary Sue Howell
Lisa Hunsaker
Gertie Johnson
Todd Kinser
Tom Murray
Patsy Murphy
Shari Murphy
Jimbo O’connor
Tony Patmas
Kelly Pribble
Lori Romines
Doug Shelton
Rebecca Smith
Randy Spinks
Dale Swigert
Kelly Triplett
Mark Woolsey
Kent Smith
Susan Williams Pierce
Grants Seek Easier Child Advocacy Investigation Process
A CAC official recalls past multi department involvement and notes lack of coordination forced children to endure repeated interviews. She emphasizes case coordination to reduce trauma and describes CAC interviews as less intrusive fact finding aimed at uncovering the truth.
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CAC
Babysitting program for beginners runs today and Thursday
In Murphysboro the University of Illinois Extension Building hosts a two day babysitting course from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn child care, first aid and CPR, safety, activity planning and nutrition for eight dollars per person. Limited to ages 10 and up. call 687-1727. Open Doors district 186 wins a Teen REACH grant of 125000 annually for three years to fund enrichment, recreation, life skills and transportation for ages 6 to 17.
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Murphysboro
University of Illinois Extension
Ava Road
Murphysboro Unit School
Illinois Department of Human Services
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