Jackson County jail study prioritized in state review
Jackson County's jail is named for inclusion in a statewide project to assess costs of meeting state and national jail standards. A leading firm will conduct program and architectural studies, with Mary Nell Chew stating the study is free and will include a separate county copy. The county plans financing options and expects researchers to be in the area next week.
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Illinois Counties
Jackson County
Mary Nell Chew
CETA program aids health care in Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois faces a shortage of allied health professionals but the CETA Health Manpower Training and Employment Project MTEP funded through SIU Carbondale trains locals as laboratory technicians and respiratory therapists. The program partners with 14 students across 10 area hospitals, offering hands on training and classroom work aimed at improving patient care and job placement in the region.
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Southern Illinois
Ceta Health
MTEP
Ed Etherton
Marion Memorial Hospital
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
School of Technical Careers Division of
Allied Health and Public Service
Arch Lugenbeel
CETA
Etherton
Dave Lichliter
St. Joseph’s Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Jodie Eldridge
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Illinois
STC
Ceta-Mtep
Union Hospital
Anna
Memorial Hospital
Chester
Massac Memorial Hospital
Metropolis
Wabash General Hospital
Mount Carmel
Carbondale
St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital
Good Smaritan Hospital
Mount Vernon
St. Clement’s Hospital
Red Bud
Coal hotline offers SIUC coal information service
SIUC coal specialists at the Coal Extraction and Utilization Research Center run a coal information hotline at 536-5526. Michael Crow says the line gives convenient access to Illinois coal facts as seven research groups pursue government and industry projects.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIUC
Illinois Coal
Michael Crow
Daniel Walker
Crow
Freeman Spur cancels summer youth program amid debt
Freeman Spur village, facing a $6,000 debt and broken equipment, canceled its state financed summer youth program for street repairs and weed cutting. Village President Dale Howell said funds are unavailable for essential bills, prompting re assignment of about 10 teens to other communities while seeking debt relief and restoration of credit within six months.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Freeman Spur
Dale Howell
Illinois Farmers Union
Howell
Oden
Bill
Lemons
Judy Hammond
Heather
St. Louis
Herrin
Jack Martin
Charlotte Kerrigan
Howard Johnson
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Martin
Earl Pate
Johnston City
Marion
West Frankfort
Zeigler
Eco
Alex Colma
Levi Bendover
Colo
Nash
Activewear Coordinates
Vewear
Jantzen
Levi Ben Dover
Breckenridge
Jantzen Coors
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