Readin boosts reading with athlete volunteers at library
Athletes aided by Verizon Read grant funds visit Lewis School to read and help choose books. Volunteers like Lindsey Schultz and Chris Sutherland spoke with kids from Carbondale and Romulus, sharing titles from Barbie diaries to Dr. Seuss while noting the program's community impact.
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Verizon Read
Cross
Jean Modglin
Saluki
Mason
Lindsey Schultz
Valparaiso
Ind
Jessica Russell
Carbondale
Schultz
Jessica
Britten Follett
Marengo
Jesha Carter
Kiaandra Clark
Jesha
Power Puff Girls
Kiaundra
Rugrats
Chris Sutherland
Romulus
Mich
Chris
Chris Perkins
du Quoin
Sutherland
Chris the Elder
Christ the Younger
Stuart Little
Country Bears
Jimmy Neutron
Walter Bucks
Naperville
Dr. Seuss
Rachel
Simon
Bucki
Dr. Seuss Altameis Traylor
Emma C. Hayes Center
Yvonne Garcia
Tara Davis
LaPorte
Yvonne
Davis
Wesley Bowman
Maisy the Mouse
Brandon Walker
Kansas City
Kan
Lewis School
Marion students build new unit office project
Marion Unit 2 officials planned a new unit office and tasked the building trades program at Marion high school. Under instructor Denny Butler, students designed and built the office, with the administration set to move in next month.
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Marion High School
Tom Oates
Denny Butler
Oates
Butler
Marion high school builds Unit 2 office with student crew
Marion students in the building trades program built the 5,600 square foot Unit 2 office over two years. About 28 to 30 students worked on the project while contractors finalize finishing touches and the district plans to move in over the coming weekend.
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Marion High School
Marion Unit 2
Butler
Unit 2
Wade
Hudgens
Todd Goodman
Sheriff taps jail funds for new patrol cars in Murphysboro
Jackson County Sheriff Bill Kilquist says extra revenue from housing 12 Kane County inmates at $50 daily could fund new vehicles. He notes Kane County's jail crisis and 670 inmates with 390 beds, planning a long term deal. Kilquist seeks county board approval to buy Crown Victoria cruisers, citing aging fleet and high maintenance. He proposes transporting inmates for $5 each and prioritizes local inmates.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County
Bill Kilquist
Kane County
Kilquist
Chicago
Three-vehicle I-57 crash kills Missouri man near West Frankfort
A 72-year-old St. Clair resident died after a three-vehicle crash on I-57 two miles north of West Frankfort. Raymond G. Sanders died at University Hospital after the 7:15 a.m. collision. Anne Landau, 17, and Katherine Keefe, 17, both of St. Louis, had minor injuries. Landau was charged with failure to reduce speed. The Illinois State Police continue the investigation.
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West Frankfort
St. Clair, Mo
Interstate 57
Anne Meredith Landau
St. Louis
Katherine Keefe
Landau
Christopher E. Mullen
Winter Haven
Ariz
Mullen
Keefe
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Sanders
University Hospital
Illinois State Police
What Tree is That guide from Arbor Day Foundation
The National Arbor Day Foundation releases a 72 page guide identifying 135 trees of eastern and central America for 3 dollars. It includes pen and ink drawings and a step by step coding section to help identify trees. Send name address and three dollars to What Tree is That. National Arbor Day Foundation Nebraska City NE 68410.
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Arbor Day Foundation
Eastern
Central America
John Rosenow
National Arbor Day Foundation
Nebraska City
Quinn pushes $1.35 minimum wage hike in Illinois
Democratic candidate for Illinois Lt Governor Pat Quinn visited Marion urging the Senate to pass House Bill 4540 raising the state minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.50 per hour starting January 1, 2003. He argued the raise would boost consumer confidence and reduce welfare rolls while highlighting a payroll impact for 20‑employee firms.
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Marion
Illinois
Illinois Senate
House
Pat Quinn
Quinn
Senate
Midwest
Gary Forby
Dbenton
Forby
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