Bill Taylor named treasurer of year in Illinois Zone 1
Perry County treasurer Bill Taylor received the Treasurer of the Year honor from the Illinois Zone 1 County Treasurers Association at a Springfield ceremony. The Du Quoin Democrat, completing his fourth year, was lauded by association president Frances Lee and plans to seek reelection in November with his wife Tracy and family at his side.
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Perry County
Bill Taylor
Illinois County Officials Conference
Springfield
Taylor
Illinois County
Illinois
Effingham South
Illinois County Treasurers Association
Frances Lee
Alexander County
Tracy
du Quoin
Registration Campbells Hill and Pinckneyville District 50
Registration details for Trico School District and Inckneyville District 50 outline dates August 1-2 and August 4-7 with times, required documents, and fees. Trico lists grades K-4 27 dollars, 6-8 47 dollars, 9-12 50 dollars plus multi-child discounts and sports fees up to 200 dollars. Pinckneyville sets a 35 dollar registration, photos, insurance option, and required physicals for certain grades. Classes begin August 17 with meal prices noted and a school office contact for more information.
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Campbell Hill
Trico
Christi Mathis
Pinckneyville
Inckneyville District
Perry County tackles truancy with countywide plan
Perry County commissioners approved a county truancy ordinance aligned with Du Quoin and Pinckneyville and moved toward a youth court for local high schools. State's Attorney David Stanton highlighted high school truancy linked to delinquency and filed court petitions for K-8 students with 70 plus absences. The board also heard dog barking and rat nuisance concerns, revised health department budget, and awarded a Swanwick Rice Road improvement contract for 503283 dollars.
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Perry County
Perry County Board of Commissioners
du Quoin
Pinckneyville
David Stanton
Stanton
DHS
Lybrand Beard
PCHS
Jon Green
Minta Hepp
Health Department
Animal Control Officer
Sheriff's Department
Hepp
Doug Corbett
Corbett
E.T. Simonds
Swanwick-Rice Road
Cmathiss
Verizon.net
Wind hampers crews as Nevada wildfire swells to 292 square miles
High winds hampered efforts on a vast Nevada brush fire northeast of Winnemucca, swelling from under 30 square miles to 292 as it moved toward Midas and Tuscarora. Five percent contained, with evacuations ordered near towns and no buildings lost yet. other fires burned across Oregon, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana, threatening residents and infrastructure.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
Winnemucca
Susan Marzec
Midas
Tuscarora
Marzec
Sisters, Ore
Harrison
Chadron
Pat Gould
Wyoming
Hartville
Dan Perko
Perko
Montana
Glacier National Park
Shannon Downey
Costello seeks academy applicants in Twelfth District
U S Rep Jerry Costello invites those aged 17 to 23 who are unmarried and residents of the Twelfth District to apply for U S service academies including Air Force West Point Navy and Merchant Marine. Applications due by Oct 31 and available via mail or phone at 618-233-8026 or online at www.house.gov/costello. The Southern
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Washington, D.C
U.S
Jerry Costello
Dbelleville
U.S. Military Academy
Twelfth
Congressional District
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
West Point
N.Y
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point
Lincoln Place Court
Belleville
House.gov
Costello
Break-in probe at Kids Are Our Business Day Care
Du Quoin police investigate a break-in at Kids Are Our Business Day Care on South Washington Street after an early morning window smash. An employee found the damaged door, reported it, and officials said items were taken. Police also report four arrests later that afternoon for shoplifting and trespass at local venues.
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DU Quoin
Kids Are Our Business
South Washington Street
Austin Juhl
Juhl
Police Department
Christi Mathis
St. Nicholas Hotel
Illinois alerts $9 million cooling grants for vulnerable residents
Gov Blagojevich announced up to 9 million in LIHEAP energy grants to aid seniors disabled and families with young children. $8 million funded by HFS with additional $1 million from ComEd. prior year distributions surpassed 10 million benefits to over 55,000 households. Applications accepted nationwide first come first served through Aug 18 via 18774119276 or keepcool.illinois.gov.
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Illinois
Rod R. Blagojevich
Blagojevich
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
ComEd
HFS
Barry Maram
Electric Utility
Keepcool
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Perry Board of Commissioners
St. Mary Lake
Blackfeet
St. Mary
Mont
Pat McKelvey
Cascade Mountains
Marc Hollen
Northwest Interagency Coordination Center
Portland
Ore
Nebraska Panhandle
Chadron State College
Blackfeet Indian Reservation
Charles Francis
Kroger
Gloria Jones
Sarthern Llinnia
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