Community events and performances in Southern Illinois
Storm spotter training at Carterville Fire Station at 6 p.m. sponsored by the National Weather Service and Shawnee Amateur Radio Association. Commodity distribution at First United Methodist Church Johnston City 2-3 p.m. with proof of income and residency required. Wildflowers event at Carbondale First United Methodist Church 7:30 p.m. Also a Southern Illinois Audubon Society potluck for Carbondale candidates at 7 p.m. Interfaith Center. Image's Frogz at SIU Carbondale 7:30 p.m. in Shryock Auditorium with tickets 18 adults 12 children. Women’s Business Council reservations due today for 5 p.m. networking and 6 p.m. program on Women and Winemaking, plus 6:30 p.m. meeting. $10. Opening reception for Clay Cup IX at University Museum Faner Hall 7 p.m. with hours through May 2. Theater The Little Shop of Horrors at Shawnee Community College Educational Center noon and 7:30 p.m., tickets 7/5/2.
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Carterville Fire Station
National Weather Service
The
Shawnee Amateur Radio Association
Stan Harris
Clara McClure
Fellowship Hall
First United Methodist Church
W. Main St
Carbondale
Southern Illinois Audubon Society
Frogz
Shryock
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southern Illinois Women’s Business Council
Southern Illinois
Karen Hand
Owl Creek Winery
Siwbc.org
University Museum
Faner Hall
Museum.siu
Shawnee Community College Educational Center
Shawnee College Road
Allin
Coming Broadcast Career Learning Series Featuring Charlie Neese
Charlie Neese, Nashville News Channel 5 meteorologist and former KFVS-TV forecaster, hosts a 7 30 p m session in the Illinois Room at the Southern Carbondale Student Center. Twenty dollar price, 60 seats. Register at event line 615 356 3663 or email register charlieneese com.
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Charlie Neese
Nashville News Channel 5
Kfvs-Tv
Illinois Room
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Charlieneese
Replacing Woolard could be difficult in 59th District
Senator Larry Woolard’s resignation triggers a high stakes bid to fill the 59th District seat in Southern Illinois. Former senator Ned Mitchell recalls a grueling selection with county party chairmen under heavy pressure, as Franklin and Williamson counties vie to keep the seat, mirroring a tense predecessor fight in 1999.
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Carterville
Larry Woolard
Illinois
Woolard
Ned Mitchell
Rea
Mitchell
Franklin and
Williamson
Kenneth Richardson
Franklin County
Richardson
Blagojevich Eyes End to Farm Tax Exemption
Gov. Rod Blagojevich proposes removing Illinois sales tax exemption on farm machinery seed and fertilizer. Local dealers warn it would devastate agriculture as farmers may cross borders to Indiana Missouri or Kentucky for exemptions. Estimate shows a $235 million annual subsidy and added costs to equipment purchases.
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Michael Dann
Sol Frank Grizzell
Vergennes
Rod Blagojevich
Indiana
Missouri
Kentucky
Illinois
Jeff Suchomski
Suchomski
Pinckneyville
Todd Sieben
Geneseo
Sieben
David S. Luechtefeld
Rokanville
Luechtefeld
Tom Schafer
Blagojevich
Perry County
Boombox leads to bomb investigation at Carrier Mills bank
A man from Elizabethtown left a boombox with a note at Egyptian State Bank prompting a three hour lockdown and a state police bomb squad search. Gregory L. Hardin, 52, denied a loan earlier and later communicated with bank again. Authorities consider possible charges of reckless or disorderly conduct.
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Carrier Mills
Egyptian State Bank
Elizabethtown
Joe Zertuche
Saline County Central Dispatch
Gregory L. Hardin
Hardin
Zertuche
Secretary of State Police
Saline County
Warrant backlog grows as Union County sheriff cites money crunch
Union County Sheriff Jim Nash says the department has over 1,000 warrants unacted due to budget shortfalls and staff losses. He notes a $21,000 cut to a $596,000 proposed year budget, adding overtime costs loom and potential layoffs. Transporting suspects from distant states raises jail costs of about 53 dollars per day at Tri County Detention Center.
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Union County
Jim Nash
Nash
Sheriff's Department
Board of Commissioners
Chicago
Arkansas
Tri-County Detention Center
Allin
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Christi Mathis
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