Today's Events and County Fairs and Wrestling Benefit
Listings for Carbondale Public Library storytelling by Marilyn Kinsella and stone tool demo by Larry Kinsella with free tickets. Randoph County Fair runs July 27 to August 3 at Sparta Fairgrounds with horse shows 4 Her auction demolition derby and more. Nine Day Trail Ride July 27 to August 4 near One Horse Gap Lake with horse shows camping and daily fee. Saline County Fair July 28 to August 4 at Harrisburg fairgrounds features Western Horse show bullmania demolition derby and more. Attitude Championship Wrestling on July 29 at De Soto Grade School gym honors Melina Lashbrook with tickets and donations via Old National Bank.
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Carbondale Public Library
Marilyn Kinsella
Larry Kinsella
Randoph County Fair
Randolph County Fairgrounds
Sparta
One Horse Gap Lake
Pope County
Saline County Fair
Saline County Fairgrounds
Harrisburg
Melina Lashbrook
de Soto
Melina
Old National Bank
Local government meetings listed across southern Illinois towns
Government bodies including Carbondale Park District Board Cobden school board Herrin City Council Creal Springs Park Board Marion City Council Murphysboro school board and Personnel Committee Pope County school board Zeigler Royalton school board announce evening sessions at various locations such as city halls, unit offices, libraries and high school study halls with start times from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
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Zeigler-Royalton School Board
Carbondale doctor reprimanded for patient care duty breach
Marsha Ryan a Carbondale physician received a formal written reprimand from the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation in June for failing to obtain pathology reports on a breast growth leading to harm. The patient then delivered a child and was later diagnosed with ulcerative breast cancer. Ryan said the patient refused procedures until delivery. The reprimand has no financial penalty and does not affect her ability to practice medicine.
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Carbondale
State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
Marsha Ryan
IDPR
Ryan
Regulatory Board
Tony Sanders
Idpr Public Information Officer
Styro Maniacs at SIU Museum learn foam sculpture art
Eleven kids in Carbondale joined a Styrofoam sculpture session led by Bob DeHoet at the Southern Illinois University Museum. They chose energy levels, defined terms, and created wall pieces and a freestanding foam sculpture over eight minutes, facing material challenges and stability issues as teams built a 6 foot tall piece.
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vanitLa Kay Schmalenberger
THE
Southef
Rachel Brown
Sara Kosuth
Brown
Slippery Rock
Carbondale
Kosuth
Southern Illinois University Museum
Bob DeHoet
DeHoet
Robbie Karayiannis
Emily Cisco
Robbie
Lucien Klein
Lara Hattab
Mayna Tyrrell
Makanda
Lucien
Lara
Magna
Carbondale Hosts National Night Out Going Away Party
Carbondale residents organize a National Night Out celebration on Aug 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Turley Park. Police fire and EMS will display vehicles including a state police roll over and mascots McGruff Sparky Boo Boo and the Hamburglar will appear. Activities include poster contest with four age groups, water balloon toss, face painting and door prizes such as T shirts gift certificates and a 19 inch television.
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Carbondale
Turley Park
Police Department
Fire Department
Jackson County Ambulance Service
Illinois State Police
McGruff
Sparky
Boo Boo the Bear
Hamburglar
Williamson County Fair plans finalized for 146th run
The Williamson County Fair Board announced the 146th Williamson County Fair will run Aug. 3-10 in Illinois longest running county fair. Activities begin with the Williamson County Fair Queen pageant Sunday night. Board member Steve Eli said the event aims to buck trends by extending the fair to a full week.
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Marion
Williamson County
Williamson County Fair Board
Illinois
Steve Eli
Eli
Du Quoin noise clash over Ten Pin Alley dispute
Du Quoin neighbors and Ten Pin Alley owners clash over outdoor music volume. Mike Travelstead says tickets for noise violations threaten the business. neighbor Acer Scruggs recalls decades of growth and argues current sound disrupts homes. City leaders consider a compromise to avoid court action.
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du Quoin
Ten Pin Alley
Mike Travelstead
Ten Pin
Travelstead
U.S. 51
Acer Scruggs
Scruggs
Jim Justice
John Rednour
Larry Brown
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Carbondale Park District Board
City Hall
Cobden
N. Appleknocker Drive
Herrin
Creal Springs
Murphysboro
Pope County School Board
Www
Thesouthern.com
Linda A. Krutsinger
University Museum
Linda Rush
Jordyn
Mahesh Vallath
Williamson Fair
Tim Petrowich
Christi Mathis
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