Dale Watts Prepares Scooner Mouse for Illinois Racking Horse Show
Dale Watts of McComb Mississippi and Scooter Mouse a six year old racking horse that has won several honors gear up for the Illinois State Racking Horse Championship tonight in Marion The event starts at 6 p m at Williamson County Fair grounds with about 300 entries Horses will show in the ring to live organ music Riders will compete English attire Racking horses move with a natural single foot gait with one foot touching the ground at a time in each gait
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Dale Watts
McComb, Miss
Scooter Mouse
Marion
Williamson County Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
Carbondale talks resume after gag rule dispute
Negotiators from the Carbondale Elementary School District Board and the Carbondale Education Association agreed to return to bargaining after a dispute over what information can be released to the public. Talks will resume Tuesday morning with a focus on the general direction of negotiations while keeping specifics closed.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Elementary School District Board of Education
Michael Altekruse
Larry Jacober
Carbondale Education Association
Anita Lenzeni
George Edwards
CEA
Robert Barrow
Altekruse
Barrow
Jacober
Revenue sharing requests pour in at Jackson County hearing
Ann Schottman Kno of the Southern Illinoisan reports on a public hearing where Jackson County officials considered about $337,000 in federal revenue sharing requests. Proposals include $170,000 for a site purchase for a new county jail and office space and $330,000 for court facilities, plus various smaller requests for county offices and social services.
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Ann Schottman Kno
Jackson County
Larry Lipe
Lipe
Richard E. Richman
Richman
Franklin County ok for public housing roof repairs
HUD tentatively approves Franklin County Housing Authority bids for roofing at several projects and funds to replace plumbing at Anna Gray high rise. Authority plans meter-based utility billing, a $2,500 master antenna purchase, and potential site selection before revenue sharing. Numerous budget requests follow, including court facilities, computer upgrades, county health and social services, and local agencies in Jackson County.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Franklin County Housing Authority
West Frankfort
Charles Dawson
HUD
Anna Gray
Dawson
Walton TV Co
County Computer Center
Scott Perlentein
Jackson County Nursing Home
Board Health and Safety Committee
Aluminum Recycling Center
Carbondale
Synergy
Murphysboro Senior Citizens Council
Youth Services Bureau
Jackson County
Jackson Community Workshop
Kinkaid-Reed’s Creek Conservancy District
Don White
Illinois lawmakers seek compromise on unemployment bill debt
Democratic reps James Rea of Christopher and Bruce Richmond of Murphysboro push revived agreed bill talks to cut into the 1.4 billion federal debt of Illinois unemployment compensation. They opposed a business favored bill in May, citing worker benefit cuts and job quitting issues, while signaling willingness to back parts of the defeated measure if aimed at reducing harm to workers.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinois
James Rea
D-Christopher
Bruce Richmond
Murphysboro
Rea
Richmond
WDDD-TV on air by August 16, but may delay
Marion UHF Channel 27 aims for an August 16 launch as license holder Dennis Doelitzsch cautions against possible delays. Cable providers plan to carry Channel 27 with many viewers gaining access via UHF antenna options. Doelitzsch notes the station prioritizes family viewing and intends sports and Notre Dame content, while potential Illinois and Cubs deals remain uncertain.
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Wddd-Tv
Cathy A. Monroe
Marion
Dennis
Doelitzsch
Jones Intercable Inc
du Quoin
West City
Buckner
Benton
Christopher
Pinckneyville
Federal Communications Commission
Cablevision
Marion Carbondale
St. Louis
NBC
Glen Monday
Paducah
Carbondale
PBS
Carbondale Cable Television Commission
Southern Illinois Cablevision
Vicki Bates
Murphysboro
Johnston City
Carterville
West Frankfort
Crainville
Energy
Herrin
Harrisburg
Eldorado
Anna-Jonesboro
Kim Toler
Notre Dame
Three’s
WDDD
Mount Vernon
Tennessee
Evansville
Sikeston, Mo
Doelitszsch
Petrakis Talks Writing Craft At Southern Illinois University
Novelist Harry Mark Petrakis, 58, says writing cannot be taught, despite teaching 57 conferences. He explains his method of prompting writers to sense and express emotions, discusses Greek heritage, and notes his honors including 1980 Illinois Writer of the Year and an honorary Illinois degree.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Harry Mark Petrakis
Petrakis
Illinois
Illinois Association of English Teachers
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Henry David) Thoreau
U.S
St. Louis
Chicago
Chesterton
Ind
University of Illinois
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ED Greer
Jackson
Franklin County
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Demos
University of Illinois Sports
Cardinal
Cubs
Cape Girardeau
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