Young Carbondale group seeks self sufficiency on sustainable farm
Twelve youths near Carbondale abandon city life to farm without pesticides. They grow food with garden labor and goat milk while planning an organic store on Route 51 near Heritage Hills. Visitors welcome as they share self sufficiency and eco minded living.
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Bonita Troutt
Carbondale
Rt. 51
Heritage Hills
David Cohn
Herrin
Steve Miller
Carbondale Community High School
Tom Mercer
Cobden Noe
Zeigler Considers Nursing Home on City Limits
Paul Gayer of Zeigler reports five and a half acres on Zeigler's northern edge may host a 75 unit nursing home funded by Southern Illinois investors. Gayer owns the site and says studies are underway to gauge Zeigler's need for such a facility. He is also developing a 20 house subdivision on the former Zeigler High School property, where the building was torn down after the ground settled and made it unsafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeigler
Paul Gayer
Southern Illinois
Gayer
Zeigler High School
Sheriff's son injured in New York auto crash
Paul Hoffman 30 of Middletown N Y son of Jackson County Sheriff John Hoffman in serious condition after an auto accident near Middletown He a telephone lineman was critically injured last week and remained on the serious list after weekend changes His wife Mrs Hoffman flew to New York then returned to Murphysboro Illinois for an update on his injuries
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Paul Hoffman
Middletown
N.Y
Jackson County
John Hoffman
New York
Hoffman
Murphysboro
Logan College launches Veterans Outreach Training Program
John A Logan College in Carterville, with the Governor's Office of Human Resources in Carbondale, starts a Veterans Outreach Training Program. Three veteran outreach workers Dennis Charles Denesky Roy Matthews and Cyril Austin will contact returning service personnel from Logan campus and serve Williamson Jackson Franklin and Perry counties with Illinois State Employment Service Veterans Administration and higher education resources.
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John A. Logan College
Carterville
Governor’s Office of Human Resources
Carbondale
Illinois
Ment Service
Veterans Administration
Ilinois
Charles Denesky
Hurst
Roy Matthews
Cyril Austin
West Frankfort
Logan
Williamson
Jackson
Franklin
Perry Counties
Illinois House honors Opal M. Gruner for 29 years of service
The Illinois House of Representatives passed a formal resolution recognizing Opal M. Gruner longtime Perry County clerk’s office supervisor and trainer who retired May 30 after 29 years of continuous service. The measure notes her appointment in 1942 by County Clerk Frank W. Keith and commends her community involvement.
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Perry County
Illinois House of Representatives
Springfield
William J. Cunningham
Pinckneyville
Opal M. Gruner
Gruner
Frank W. Keith
House of
77Th General Assembly
State of
Illinois
Expelled seniors may get diplomas
Two Frankfort Community High School seniors expelled in April for printing the "Free Press" newspaper may still receive diplomas. Jeff Roberts reportedly enrolled at a Colorado high school and was expected to graduate this semester, while Larry Davis plans to attend summer school at Frankfort high. The superintendent said expulsion covers only the last semester, allowing summer reentry if eligible.
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Frankfort
Jeff Roberts
Colorado
Larry Davis
Frankfort High School
Supt. L. Goebel Patton
Free Press
Egyptian Music Camp honors top musicians at 31st session
Edith Chu of Forest City Arkansas and Keith Meyer of Steeleville named outstanding musicians in week one of the 31st Egyptian Music Camp at Du. Fifty contestants judged by a faculty panel led by director A T Atwood. Chu first in senior high piano solo. Meyer saxophone solo tops junior high. Camp opened with about 150 campers. public concert to follow Friday. second session next week.
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Edith Chu
Forest City
Ark
Keith Meyer
Steeleville
Miss Chu
Jan Marsell
Washington, Ill
Cindy Culley
Mulkeytown
Meyer
Lisa Slater
Caseyville
Ray Fowler
Troy
A. T. Atwood
Paul Yoder
Ft. Lauderdale
Fra
Warren Angell
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee
Okla
Steve Bloomfort
Fairgrounds
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Carbondale Free Press
Herrin the Journal
Murphys- Boro Independent
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Parker’s Shoe Outlet
Villa Ridge
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Union Church
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Mon
Logan College
Albuquerque, N.M
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New York Stock Exchange, Inc
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