Public invited to write thoughts on landfill expansion
Public hearings ended and written comments are invited on the Southern Illinois Regional Landfill expansion near De Soto. Comments must be postmarked or delivered to Jackson County clerk by March 28, 30 days after the last hearing on Feb 26. The Jackson County Board will decide whether to grant the siting permit to grow the site from 267 acres to 420 acres with corresponding disposal areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois
de Soto
Jackson County
McCarthy
Sheffer
Tim Boos
Students celebrate African culture at school festival
Readily decorated halls and classrooms showcase African masks, handmade maps, and murals by K through 1 students. Maya displays include clay animals on a map of Africa while older groups create huts, kente cloth, and Egyptian pyramids. Teachers and high school Key Club members guided crafts, with exhibits from Burkina Faso to Morocco and a small African museum drawing visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Fenton
Megan Lindsey
Murphysboro
Ghana
North Africa
Beth Smout
Africa
Collectibles born from memory in a Carbondale doll circle
A group led by Hees and Haas at First United Methodist Church gathers monthly to craft period dolls using thrift and family fabrics. Haas estimates the collection of 100 dolls spans nationalities and eras with a value in the thousands, yet priceless to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hees
Haas
First United Methodist Church
W. Main St
Carbondale
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Illinois Pollution Control Board
Fifth Appellate Court
Mount Vernon
Clark
Larry Reinhardt
Michael Dann
Chelsea Reardon
Gen. John A. Logan
Madagascar
Carbondale Civic Center
PGA
Niemann Flooring
Family Tree
USGA
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Thesouthern.com
Banterra Bank
Illinois Liquor Marts
Kok
Elli
Koerner Distributor, Inc
The
Egypt Golf Cars, Ltd
Benton Country Club
Brad Belt
Explorers
Crab Orchard Golf Club
Cunningham Golf Car Co
Dalhousie
Gambit Golf Club
Gateway
Golf Warehouse of
Marion
Hickory Ridge Golf Club
J & C Communications
Jackson Country Club
Midland Hills Golf Course
Chiropractic Clinic
Red Hawk Country Club
Rend Lake College
Golf Outlet Satellites & More
Silkworm, Inc
Stone Creek Golf Club
Tri-State Junior Golf Tour
Marilyn Boysen
Cobden
Laura
Boysen
Shae
Sylvand Robinson
Chicago
Sylvia Frasier-Robinson
Constance Burtley
Monica
Britany Johnson
Burtley
Tammy Whitacre
Egypt
Darrius Greer
Brian Brown
Whitacre
Ken
Barbie
GI Joe
Julie Wittenborn-Sikorski
Morocco
Peace Corps
Brett Kuhnert
Debra Kreutztrager
Nda
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!