Dump truck bed kills Christopher man in accident
Paul A. Dehnbostel, 20, of 119 S State St Christopher, died after the dump truck bed fell while he was dumping sand at an ice cream shop site west of Christopher. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Franklin Hospital Benton around 5 50 p m. Coroner Charles Seagle believes death occurred at the scene from suffocation. Dehnbostel, a Tri City Ready Mix employee and John A Logan College student, is survived by his parents two sisters and grandparents. Funeral services are planned for Sunday at Gilbert Funeral Home Christopher with burial in Knight Cemetery Buckner.
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Paul A. Dehnbostel
S. State St
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Franklin County
Charles Seagle
Dehnbostel
Wink’s Sporting Goods
Illinois 14
Seagle
Tri City Ready Mix
John A. Logan College
Carterville
March
Robert
Joyce Overturf Dehnbostel
Church of Christ
Mary Louise Shovan
Walier
Cathy English
Paul Overturf
Tillie DuBall
Gilbert Funeral Home
Knight Cemetery
Buckner
Funeral
Benton District Allows Admin to Lead Teacher Talks
The Consolidated High School District 103 Board of Education decided on Thursday that district administrators will handle negotiations with teachers this year. Board Secretary David Hurley said none of the members will serve on the negotiating committee, citing time constraints and a plan to outline parameters for administration to execute.
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Benton Consolidated
Carterville to add weeklong spring break next year
Carterville Unit 5 approves a calendar giving students a full Easter break instead of Good Friday. Christmas vacation also lengthens by one day. School starts August 25 and ends June 3 with administrator salary increases.
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Carterville
Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Carterville Unit 5
Board of Education
Robert Mees
Anna district sets May graduation dates across schools
Anna Grade School District 37 officials approved graduation for eighth graders at 7 30 p m May 26 in the junior high gym. Kindergarten ceremonies follow May 27 at Lincoln and Davie schools. The board also adopted a 1982 83 calendar aligning with nearby schools, rehired the auditor Floyd Dallas, noted rising kindergarten enrollment, scheduled an athletic banquet, and approved a $1525 piano purchase from Shivelbine Co Cape Girardeau for the music department.
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Southern Illinoisan
Anna
Board of Education
Lincoln School
Davie School
Loel Verble
Anna-Jonesboro High School
Verble
Shivelbine Co
Cape Girardeau
Six hurt in West Frankfort liquor-store fight
Police reported six people injured in a fight outside The Liquor Barrel at 702 W Main St West Frankfort with one man sent to Barnes Hospital in St Louis. No charges filed yet and investigation continues as conflicting reports emerge.
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St. Louis
Main St
Barnes Hospital
Union Arts opens season with two local plays
The Union County Arts Council launches its spring and summer session with an invitational premiere featuring two locally produced plays Rummaging and A Silver Lining by Pam Billingsly. Billingsly, a Murphysboro resident and columnist for the Southern Observer, previously covered for The Southern Illinoisan and The Daily Egyptian.
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Union County Arts Council
Goreville
Pam Billingsly
Elijah
Union County Community Chorus
United Methodist Church
Anna
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