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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 2004
Page
1
Ron Botwinski of Herrin donates blood to the American Red Cross to repay those who helped him after a rough season. The paper notes other local items including safety taxes, court cases, and city council actions. Mostly cloudy outlook with 30 percent rain chance, upper 50s to 60s.
A McDaniel Transportation truck driver, Rick Clark, 39, was halted on Illinois 13 near Harrisburg for almost three hours after he received a CB radio bomb threat. State Police Hazardous Devices Unit inspected the tanker while traffic was detoured and the highway closed.
West Frankfort resident Joe Lyell was struck unconscious by lightning as he reached his truck at Rend Lake Marina. His wife Cheryl witnessed the strike and described a vivid scene of white light and a deafening sound. Lyell recounted losing feeling in his body and fearing death, while rescuers checked for injuries.
Governor Blagojevich unveils a 550 million capital budget aimed at school construction reforms. Three Southern Illinois districts would receive millions in building funds as oversight shifts from the Illinois State Board of Education to the Capital Development Board and management fees drop from 6 percent to 1 percent.
After nearly a year since General Manager Kevin Davis was fired, Rend Lake Conservancy District faces renewed turmoil as a seven hour meeting saw clashes between Gary May and board member Mike Davidson. The dispute centered on buyout talks with Corbell Electronics and who set the negotiation direction.
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