Scam drains phone lines through health department impersonators
Jackson County residents face a phone scam in which callers pretend to be health department staff. They request personal details and a keypad entry that grants criminals access to the victim’s line, enabling unauthorized long distance charges. Sheriff Kilquist warns to verify callers, use caller ID, and look up numbers before returning calls.
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Jackson County
William Kilquist
Health Department
Kilquist
Murphysboro
Cuban dinner funds youths' trip to Cuba
Carbondale supper at Church of the Good Shepherd at 6 p.m. funds sending five youths to Cuba in August. Former Sen Paul Simon will speak. Tickets 15 in advance 20 at the door. Volunteers and local Cuban items featured. Youths travel Aug 3?13 with stay Aug 4?10 at a Puerto Esperanza camp near Havana.
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Church of the Good Shepherd
Orchard
Schwartz
Cuba
Paul Simon
Public Policy Institute
Southern Illinois University
Hugh Muldoon
University Christian Ministries
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Lourdes Albo
SIUC
Margie Parker
el Bajio
Puerto Esperanza
Good Shepherd
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Havana
Raul Suarez
Illinois
Charity Golf Classic Planned in Mount Vernon
The United Methodist Children's Home Foundation hosts its 7th Annual Charity Golf Classic in Mount Vernon at Green Hills Golf Club on Friday June 14. Check in at 9 a.m. Entry is 75 per person or 300 per team, includes 18 holes, cart lunch and door prizes. Sponsorships available. contact the Foundation Office at 242-9108 or 1-800-538-2904 for details.
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Mount Vernon
United Methodist Children’s Home Foundation
Green Hills Golf Club
Foundation
Tourism push targets family outings with low prices in Illinois
Ritter unveiled strategies to appeal to family trips at low cost and promote Illinois treasures, especially in Southern Illinois. Despite motel tax declines, tourism jobs rose 2.5 percent last year as area bureaus reported a spike in lodging inquiries and a strong summer coupon program with 1,000 books a day.
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Ritter
Illinois Now
Illinois
Bowman
Hoffman
Tamaroa School Grabs First $80,000 of $200,000 Grant
Tamaroa Grade School will receive the first installment of an $200,000 district improvement grant. Planned renovations include new flooring to cover asbestos, electrical upgrades, and new air conditioning with a possible roof replacement. The board discussed summer work and continued evaluating Superintendent Dan Wright.
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Dan
Fire engulfs Murphysboro house
Murphysboro fire crews battled a blaze at 214 S. 3rd St. that nearly destroyed a home linked to the mother of Maurice L. Harper, 23, and Daron L. Woods, both charged with four counts of first degree murder in the Kensie L. Tipton case. Firefighters fought the five hour fire starting at 9 am. no one was at home. Authorities value the loss at 35000 dollars and continue the investigation into the fire's cause.
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Murphysboro
S. 3Rd St
Victor Kerrens
Kerrens
Bertha Kerrens
Maurice L. Harper
Harper
Kensie L. Tipton
Carbondale
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