Lesser Homecoming and Read Lake Days Festival
Daily events list for Joyce and surrounding towns feature time capsule at city hall at 10 am and opening ceremonies at Sesser City Park 6 pm. Health screenings at Marion Kroger 10 am to 5 pm through Saturday, with quick results and a nominal fee. Also a retirement learning session in Carbondale and a Friday kid event at Ray Fosse Park with games and Six Flags ticket drawings.
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Joyce
City Hall
Sesser City Park
Marion Kroger
Kidz
Ray Fosse Park
Marion
Six Flags
Ministry of
Cornerstone Community Church
Local government and school board meetings listed across cities
Multiple city councils boards and committees schedule for the week including Benton Civic Center Murphysboro Marion Red Bud and Vienna. Meetings cover energy and environment emergency planning public works water sewer cultural affairs and school district matters with times from 1 p m to 7 30 p m at various venues.
Sewer plant rehab blocked by design cost in Murphysboro
The city must raise 62000 for design work on the sewer plant renovations, as a 165000 state grant cannot cover all design costs. J D Blankinship & Associates will handle the design for roughly 227000, with total project costs near 3 million. City officials seek funding to advance the plan amid budget concerns.
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Murphysboro
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
J.D. Blankinship & Associates
Bill Daum
RV Rally to Bring 1000 Units to Du Quoin Fairgrounds
Nearly 1,000 recreational units from the Newmar Kountry Klub RV rally will descend on Du Quoin State Fairground this weekend for a week long event. Local business leaders estimate about 500000 dollars in out of town spending while the fairground provides transport and camping at ten dollars nightly. Organizers Barney and Barbara Barnett promise seminars on microwave cooking satellites and cleaning products as part of the rally. Georgia Davis of Georgia's Crafts and Religious Gifts mobilizes vendors and urges area residents to stock up as the event draws near.
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DU Quoin
Newmar Kountry Klub Rvs
Chuck Bookstaver
Fairground
Barbara
World Changers repair roof for Benton family
Helen Booker and her three daughters watched as a large group of volunteers fix a leaky sagging roof at their Benton home. The effort is part of a World Changers project led by local and area participants including 17 year old Andrew Parish from Centerville Georgia.
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Benton
Helen Booker
Booker
Jim Muir
Andrew Parish
Centerville
Cracked pavement linked to traffic death near Carterville
Carterville man Joe Arsinelli, 45, died after his motorcycle collided with a car that swerved to avoid a fissure in pavement on Illinois 13 near Samuel Street. Stephanie L. Sanders, 19, and her 18-year-old passenger were uninjured. The crash is under investigation. A scholarship fund was set up for Arsinelli’s daughters.
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Carterville
Illinois 13
Joe Arsinelli
du Quoin
Stephanie L. Sanders
Herrin
Samuel Street
Arsinelli
Heartland Hospital
St. Louis University Hospital
Sanders
Zach D. McHargue
Ansinelli
Randi
Kelly
Illinois Department of Transportation Operations
Greg Smothers
Illinois
Smothers
Perry residents weigh seniors tax referendum in Perry County
Perry County officials voted to place a 2.5 cent per $100 assessed value tax referendum on the November ballot to fund senior services and nutrition. John Smith of Egyptian Area Agency on Aging cited funding gaps while County Clerk Kevin Kern projected about $36,000 extra yearly, aiding programs like Gold Plate in Du Quoin.
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Perry County
John Smith
Egyptian Area Agency On Aging Inc
Smith
Kevin Kern
du Quoin
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Jackson County Judicial and Law Committee
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Somerset Fire Protection Board
Murphysboro Township
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Shawnee School Board
Wolf Lake
Southwestern Illinois College Planning and Policy Committee
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W. South Fourth St
Red Bud
Southwestern Illinois College Board of Trustees
Performing Art Room
Vienna
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Thesouthern.com
Kristen Cates
Simseney Nuvara
Dale Creath
Steve Jahnke
the Southern
Newmar Kountry Klub Motor Homes
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Barney Barnett
Jim Lambertus
Newmar
Andrea Marie Kampworth
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Christi Mathis
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