Levees Hold As Southern Illinois Awaits River Crest
Gov. Blagojevich calls for voluntary evacuations around Grand Tower as the Big Muddy and nearby Mississippi floodwaters rise. NWS warns of crests today with flood warnings from Murphysboro to Cape Girardeau, while Army Corps of Engineers reports no levee breaches and emphasizes substantial freeboard despite heavy flows.
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Rod Blagojevich
Grand Tower
Illinois
National Weather Service
Big Muddy
Murphysboro
Plumfield
Cape Girardeau
NWS
Army Corps of Engineers
Dooley
Murphysboro Name Lottery Shaped Its Rise in Jackson County
In 1843 a random draw among three men determined Murphysboro as the new county seat. The selection followed a destructive courthouse fire in Brownsville, prompting a survey for a central site. A 20 acre tract donated by Dr. John and Elizabeth Logan became the city’s chosen grounds.
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Murphysboro
John Cochran
Samuel Russell
William C. Murphy
Jackson County
Brownsville
Cochran
Union County
Murphy
Perry County
Russell
Williamson County
John
Elizabeth Logan
Grassroots agritourism push lobbies local food reform in Illinois
About 50 farmers and stakeholders met to share ideas with the Illinois Local and Organic Food and Farm Task Force. They aim to put more locally grown organic food into region stores, markets, restaurants, schools and prisons. The task force stems from the Illinois Food Farms and Jobs Act signed in August 2007 to boost the local food economy.
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Carbondale
U.S
Illinois
Controversial Westboro protest at flood victim funeral
In McLeansboro local mourners gathered for the funeral of Stephen Ray Healy as about five Westboro Baptist Church members from Topeka Kansas demonstrated outside. Signs stated God hates you and Fags doom nation while police monitored the scene amid reports the group praised flood deaths on its website.
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Mcleansboro
Westboro Baptist Church
Stephen Ray Healy
Westboro Baptist
Iraq
Missouri
Westboro Church
NIE sponsors distribute 14000 copies of today’s paper in Illinois
The Southern Business Journal Community Partners partnerships will deliver 14,000 copies of today’s paper to students across Southern Illinois through Newspapers in Education. Sponsorship by Pepsi Mid-America, Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association, Southern Illinois University, Regions Bank and Southern Illinois Healthcare is acknowledged by The Southern Illinoisan.
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Southern Business Journal
Community Partners
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinoisan
NIE
Pepsi Mid-America
Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association
Southern Illinois University
Regions Bank
Southern Illinois Healthcare
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Smysor Plaza
Illinois Food, Farms and Jobs Act
Thesouthern.com
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