SIUC President Poshard Leads Budget Hearing in Marion
SIUC President Glenn Poshard led a regional budget hearing at the Williamson County Pavilion in Marion hosted by Rep. John Bradley. He warned of a 5 percent decline in state higher ed funding at SIUC over six years and urged a unified push to pass a capital budget to avoid lost federal dollars and broader regional impacts.
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Marion
Illinois
SIUC
Glenn Poshard
John
Bradley
D-Marion
Williamson County
Springfield
Poshard
Bob Childers
Ukrainian pysanky wax drawing class in Carbondale
Pamela Kay Schmalfne profiles Epiphany Lutheran Church hosts a Ukrainian pysanky egg decorating class led by Pastor Chris Repp and his wife Helen. The article notes a dozen participants each Monday, wax drawing on raw eggs, dyeing, and yolk blowing with occasional cracking mishaps and supportive chatter.
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Ukraine
U.S
Epiphany Lutheran Church
Chautauqua Street
Carbondale
Chris Repp
Helen
Russia
Laura Vansaghi
Helen Repp
Betty Person
Beth Arthur
Bob Arthur
Two Dead After Trench Collapses In Millstadt
Two Benton area workers died when a trench for a sewer line collapsed Monday afternoon near East Laurel Street. One body was recovered from the mud around 9 p.m. the other remained buried at 10 p.m. Dozens of responders joined the rescue effort starting about 3:30 p.m. The men were not identified.
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Millstadt
Benton Area
East Laurel Street
Former SIU staffer denunciess gender bias at top ranks
Laraine Wright, retired SIU Carbondale publications director, says she will keep pressuring for change over perceived unfair hiring practices. She has contacted fellow retired women, former faculty, and alumni to urge speaking with the SIU Board of Trustees at future dates to push for action.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
SIU Board of Trustees
Laraine Wright
Marion firefighter to receive Medal of Honor for heroism
Marion firefighter Steve Williams will be awarded the Firefighting Medal of Honor in May for risking his life to try to save a disabled woman, Shirley Davis, trapped in a house fire in October. Williams, only 10 months on the job, was nominated by Chief Anthony Rinella and injured himself during the rescue attempt. Davis later died after heat injuries and care at Springfield and Herrin Hospitals.
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Marion
Steve Williams
Springfield
Williams
Anthony Rinella
Shirley Davis
Rinella
Herrin Hospital
Davis
Dave Taylor
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