Longrifle Encampment and Concerts With Charity Benefit
A full weekend features a 9 am to 5 pm longrifle encampment at Fort de Chartres State Historic Site near Prairie du Rocher recreating 1750 to 1815 frontier life. Evening concerts at First Baptist Church Carterville showcase Rick McNeill, then American Chamber Players perform at Mitchell Museum Mount Vernon to aid the American Cancer Society. An old car parts swap meet runs 7 am to 2 pm at Du Quoin State Fairground with contact details.
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Longrifle
Fort de Chatres
Prairie du Rocher
First Baptist
du Quoin State Fairground
U.S. 51
du Quoin
Ron
Clara Kiser
Pontiac
Intrnet
Wuat's Coming Dinner fundraiser at Carbondale Middle School
Joel Belz founder of World Magazine speaks at 6:30 p.m. April 5 at Carbondale Middle School to benefit Covenant Christian Schools in Carbondale with reservations due Monday. Also listed are a child abuse awareness event in Pinckneyville, Marion school board candidate forum, USA Patriot Act discussion at SIU Carbondale, and a River City Ramblers concert in Harrisburg with ticket details.
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Joel Belz
World Magazine
Carbondale Middle School
East Grand Avenue
Covenant Christian Schools
Carbondale
Pinckneyville
Department of Children and Family Services
Marion School Board
Marion Education Association
Lesar Law School
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Paul Simon
Siac Public Policy Institute
Ed Yohnka
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Siaclu
Richard Whitney
Bob Jacobini
Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois
Madigan Probes Franklin Williamson Education Office
The Illinois attorney general’s office is reviewing the Franklin Williamson Regional Office of Education after a state audit questioned more than 160000 in expenditures. Superintendent Barry Kohl is under investigation for payments to family members and a ten thousand dollar contract to his wife. The audit slate and reviewing agency involvement add to preexisting scrutiny by the Legislative Audit Commission.
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Benton
State Attorney General’s Office
Franklin- Williamson
Office of Education
Melissa Merz
Lisa Madigan
Barry Kohl
Illinois Auditor General
Merz
Kohl
Attorney General’s Office
Franklin- Williamson Education
Jane Stricklin
Legislative Audit Commission
Springfield
Stricklin
ROTC cadets aid housing unit as war looms
Nick Reinhardt and Justin Ballinger of SIUC ROTC join Arnold Air Society members Ben Dufault and Kirk Thirtyacre to paint and clean Union-Jackson Farmworkers Housing, preparing for migrant workers. Reinhardt says service trains leadership amid wartime concern. Ballinger adds the need to keep moving forward.
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Michael Dann
the Southern
Nick Reinhardt
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Union-Jackson
Cobden
Reinhardt
Air Force Rotc
Arnold Air Society
Justin Ballinger
Iraq
Ballinger
Carbondale
Bloomington
SIUC
Ben Dufault
Kirk Thirtyacre
ROTC
Sentencing Monday in sex assault case of 9-year-old
Williamson County circuit judge will decide the fate of 19-year-old Douglas J. Hill Monday at 9 a.m. Hill pleaded guilty in February to two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault, a Class X felony, tied to giving alcohol to a 9-year-old girl before engaging in improper sexual conduct. Assistant State's Attorney Lisa Beaty urged a 10-year prison term, five years on each count, to protect the victim, deter similar crimes, and reflect the plea's factual basis.
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Marion
Williamson County
John Speroni
Douglas J. Hill
Hill
Lisa Beaty
Speroni
Beaty
Saluki documentary airs on MTV Monday postponement
MTV delays True Life episode featuring Southern Illinois University Salukis basketball team to Monday at 6 p.m. due to Iraq war coverage. Repeat airings follow at 5 p.m. Tuesday and 1 p.m. Wednesday, with further schedule changes possible.
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Southern Illinois
MTV
Southern Illinois University Salukis
Iraq
Justin Schein
True Life
Schein
Groundbreaking for Herrin Bowl draws crowd
Tim LaBotte leads a small turnout at Herrin Bowl groundbreaking two months after the August fire. The event highlights a larger, alcohol free, rebuilt facility with 16 lanes, expanded space, new games, snack bar, pro shop, and a scheduled completion by August 4. LaBotte will continue work at S.I. Bowl through April with Galloway Construction as contractor.
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Herrin
Tim LaBotte
LaBotte
Crystal
Joseph
Matthew
S.I
Galloway Construction
Johnston City
Crystal LaBotte
John
Homan
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Wuat
AARP
John Erbes
SIU Law School
Carbondale Senior Center
N. Springer St
River City Ramblers
George
Www
Thesouthern.com
Perry
Union
Williamson Counties
Madigan Probing Education Office
Jim Muir
Gretchen Madsen
Aaern
Ais Moe
Saluki
John D. Homan
John.homan
Thesouthern
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