Carbondale student wins SIU scholarship and Salt Days return
Andrew Giritharan of Carbondale earns the John C. Guyon Scholarship worth 500 dollars toward fall study in physiology as a pre med student at SIUC. The 3.0 GPA renewal condition applies while major remains in the College of Science. Salt Days festivities resume in Equality after a 13 year gap with pageants, fish fry, parades and live music this weekend.
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Andrew Giritharan
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale College of Science
John C. Guyon
Giritharan
SIUC
Carbondale Community High School
Guyon
Curt Morris
Higher Ground
Brenda Gotkin
Duke Williams
Crystal River
Eric Gregg
Scott Air Force Base
Cindy Golden Roderick
Phelps Brothers
Chelsea Fromm
Dongola Students to Be Honored in Chicago by Hull House Ceremony
Several Dongola students will attend a special ceremony at the Hull House Museum in Chicago to mark Jane Addams Day in Illinois. The commemorative day on December 10 was established after the students pushed for recognition, with Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn expected to attend to honor their work.
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Dongola
Hull House Museum
Chicago
Illinois
Pat Quinn
Du Quoin seeks grant to reopen cookie plant
Du Quoin eyes reopening of the Heartland Bakery plant with a $1.7 million project funded by a $418,000 Department of Commerce grant. The move aims to restore up to 200 jobs after Archway and Mother's Cookie closed their Du Quoin plant in 2005, with initial hiring around 54 workers by late summer.
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du Quoin
Blaine Bastien
Perry County
Jeff Ashaue
Archway and
Mother’s Cookie Company
General Henry
Ashauer
Jack Struck
John Rednour
Parco
Ralston Purina
Blue Island
Heartland Bakery
Garnati golf scramble raises funds for Williamson kids
Longstanding event by attorney Garnati brings in over $100,000 for Williamson County Child Advocacy Center and CASA at Pine Lakes Golf Course. The charity drive, now in its 16th year, nets profits to aid county women and children while giving local professionals a respite.
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Herrin
Charles Garnati
Williamson County
CASA
Pine Lakes Golf Course
Garnall
Williamson County Child Advocacy Center
Williamson County Casa
Garnati
Police gun down errant emu in Carbondale scene
Carbondale officers shot and killed an emu after it roamed neighborhoods near Charles and New Era roads Oakland Street and 803 N Allyn Street The bird refused surrender and posed danger per police There was a crowd of onlookers as the animal was finally brought down with shotgun and rifle fire
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Carbondale
Mike Osifein
Charles
New Era Roads
Oakland Street
N. Allyn Street
Illinois
Osifein
Osifcin
Allyn Street
Illinois figures shaping statehood in Mary Logan remarks
Mary Logan described Illinois leaders central to statehood in 1818 and later at the Illinois State Historical Society, highlighting Ninian Edwards, Shadrach Bond, Nathaniel Pope, Daniel P. Cook, John McLean, and Elias Kent Kane. Pope County and Cook County were named for Pope and McLean.
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Mary Logan
Southern Illinois
John A. Logan
Illinois State Historical Society
Illinois
Ninian Edwards
Illinois Territory
Shadrach Bond
Logan
Nathaniel Pope
Congress
Northwest Territory
Lake Michigan
Mississippi River
Pope
Ohio River
Mississippi
Daniel P. Cook
House of Representatives
Illinois and Michigan Canal
Cook County
John McLean
Shawneetown
House
Senate
McLean County
Elias Kent Kane
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