Post office branches may close in Southern Illinois review
The U S Postal Service is reviewing about 3700 retail offices for possible closure, including Southern Illinois locations Ewing Jacob Mulkeytown Belknap Muddy Colp and Orient. Officials cite a shift to online and mobile services and a 200 million drop in post office visitors over five years with 2.6 billion in retail transactions fading. The list remains under review with no final decision yet.
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Southern Illinois Post
Southern Illinois
Ewing
Jacob
Mulkeytown
Belknap
Muddy
Colp
Orient
U.S. Postal Service
Valerie Hughes
Postal Service
Hughes
Food pantries hurting as shelves run half empty
Local pantry volunteers report half empty shelves in the boxing area after a day of meals for 55 families. The Good Samaritan Food Pantry, serving dozens to hundreds in need, continues to struggle to maintain a week’s supply of groceries as demand remains high.
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Good Samaritan Food Pantry
Boxing
Paul Newton
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Southern the Good Samaritan House
Du Quoin State Fair promises big year
Du Quoin State Fair manager John Rednour Jr. predicts a big year with a grandstand lineup featuring Willie Nelson Marty Stuart and Lynyrd Skynyrd plus Josh Turner and Jerrod Nieman. The 11 day fair includes pageants wine tastings a wild west show horse racing bull riding a petting zoo car shows and an appearance by Donna Douglas. Despite tighter state funding the grounds aim to be a destination hosting other events most days of the year.
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DU Quoin
John Rednour Jr
Willie Nelson
Marty Stuart
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Josh Turner
Jerrod Nieman
Donna Douglas
The
Beverly Hillbillies
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
Rednour
Marion adopts first of its kind meth lab cleanup ordinance
Fire Chief Jack Reed led Marion to draft a new cleansing ordinance for clandestine meth labs. City attorney Steve Green assisted as the plan gained backing from officials to mirror Illinois Department of Public Health guidelines. Reed warned the danger to responders and the public, urging swift adoption to curb this hazard.
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Marion
Nance
Jack Reed
Reed
Steve Green
Code and Safety
Illinois Department of Public Health
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