Today's Events Diverse Southern Illinois Arts and Music Listings
A roundup of events across Southern Illinois including wildflower hikes at Rocky Bluff Trail 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Crab Orchard Refuge. collage crafts at Southern Illinois Artisans Shop. Wacky Weather Stations class at The Science Center Carbondale. Wizard of Oz auditions at Benton Middle School. Journeys performances at SIU Moe Lab Theater. concerts by Nelly and St. Lunatics Studio A Carbondale and The Byrds Celebration. bluegrass at Melange. Sugar Hollow Rounders at Mungo Jerry's Murphysboro. bake sale for Pate Chapel Baptist Church. Walter Women’s Club meeting and health screening at Rea Clinic with dinner at Larry's Pit Barbecue.
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Rocky Bluff Trail
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Illinois
Illinois 13
Grassy Creek
Pyramid Players
Children’s Theater Workshop
Benton Middle School
Christian H. Moe Lab
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Sugar Hollow
Bluegrass
Melange
S. Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Gen LaPearle
Mungo Jerry's
Chestnut St
Murphysboro
Walter Women’s Club
Rea Clinic
Christopher
Larry
Tattoo parlor owner seeks changes to new safety ordinance
Jack Morton of Unique Ink Marion backs the city tattoo and piercing ordinance but calls for stronger sterilization rules and spore testing. He argues dry heat and autoclave thresholds are insufficient and opposes protective eyewear requirements. Mayor Butler says revisions possible after study.
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Marion
Jack Morton
Morton
Unique Ink
Illinois
Bob Butler
Butler
Search for Cassandra Blair Continues in Lake Moses Case
Police focus on Lake Moses near Sam Pyle Bridge Road as they probe Blair disappearance. A 30-year-old Thompsonville man is held with no charges yet. authorities ongoingly search the lake with divers and boat patrols, aiming to recover a possible body and pursue leads from the woman’s March 16 disappearance.
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Benton
Cassandra Blair
Lake Moses
Blair
Sam Pyle Bridge Road
Thompsonville
Sheriff's Department
Randy Blair
West City
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Bill Wilson
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Franklin County
Sandy
Sandy’s
CK Korner
Shawn
Amy Drake
Johnny Smith
Buckner
Illinois 14
City seeks action on damaged building owner in Johnston City
Johnston City officials filed a motion in Williamson County Circuit Court demanding Adam Massengill refurbish or demolish his building at Washington Street and Broadway after a partial collapse. The block remains closed as the city weighs demolition or rebuilding and merchants report revenue loss.
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Johnston City
Williamson County
Adam Massengill
Washington Street
Broadway
Vernon Kee
Massengill
Stotlar-Herrin
East Broadway
Washington
Main Streets
Kee
Cathy White
Indian Video
White
Andresen
Mimmo
Herrin native named Reserve Deputy of the Year in Maricopa County
Herrin native Randy Bailey, now in Tempe, Ariz., is honored as Maricopa County Reserve Deputy of the Year by Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Bailey, a 24 hour weekend volunteer and ASU staffer, patrols areas like Guadalupe and East Mesa, handling domestic violence, burglaries, and traffic issues while aiding paid deputies. His swift actions include arresting a delinquent father over $40,000 in child support and stopping a potential suicide by assisting a man on a bridge.
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Herrin
Randy Bailey
Tempe
Ariz
Maricopa County
Joe Arpaio
Bailey
Samuel Bailey
Jerry Bailey
Arizona State University
Posse
Guadalupe
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Southern Illinois Artisans Shop
Interstate 57
Whittington
Science Center
University Mall
Nelly and
St. Lunatics
Southern Illinois University
Byrds
Leyla Goodsell
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Pbs.o
Schnucks
Pate Chapel Baptist Church
Wyat
Tim Petrowich
Chuck Novara
the Southern
Rend Lake
Smith
Wilson
Arizona County
Police Academy
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