Carbondale Daily Event Mix Highlighting Health and Culture
Blood drive runs 4 to 8 p.m. at the mobile unit near Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in Carbondale. Arthritis session at 12 30 p.m. in SIH Corporate Office University Mall. Learning in Retirement meets at 9 30 a.m. at Dunn Richmond Center with Joan O Brien presenting Isaiah A Prophet for Our Time. Brown Bag concert Ole Fish Kins at Noon at Town Square Pavilion. Contacts (877) 480 4040 and (618) 536 7751 noted.
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SIH
University Mall
Carbondale
Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center
E. Pleasant Hill Road
Joan O'Brien
Isaiah
Dcc.siu
Edu
Ole Fish Kins
Town Square Pavillion
Marsha Ryan
Government meetings set across several towns this week
Cairo school board meets at 6 p.m. at the Garrison Administrative Office Building. Policy Committee gathers at 5:30 p.m. at Bush Administrative Center. Jackson County Judicial and Law Committee convenes at 4:30 p.m. at the Sheriff's Department. Lake Egypt Water and Sewer Board sits at 1 p.m. at the Marion water office. Murphysboro Pomona Somerset Fire Protection Board meets at 7 p.m. at township hall. Shawnee District 84 school board meets at 7 p.m. at the high school. Union County Board starts at 4 p.m. at the courthouse. Vienna City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. at city hall.
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Carbondale
Bush
W. Monroe
Jackson County Judicial and Law Committee
Sheriff's Department
Mulberry St
Murphysboro
Murphysboro- Pomona-Somerset
Man pleads innocent in SIU student death case
A 23-year-old man Terron Price pleaded innocent to murder and attempted armed robbery charges in the 2001 death of Marcus Thomas, an SIU Carbondale student. At a preliminary hearing, testimony tied Price to planning a robbery with Maurice Carter and Marlin Clark, leading to a fatal shooting after a confrontation at a South Washington Street home. Police described the sequence from an alleged attempt to rob for money to the shooting as Thomas fled and Price fired. The defendant has prior aggravated discharge of a firearm conviction.
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Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Margaret Degen
Price
Marcus Thomas
John Sytsma
Thomas
E. College St
Sytsma
Marlin Clark
Franklin County
Washington Street
Maurice Carter
Clark
Carter
Jeremy Clark
Jack and the Beanstalk comes to Carruthers Elementary stage
Jalen Williams a second grader at Carruthers Elementary School plays the cow that was sold for magic beans in the schools production of Jack and the Beanstalk on Tuesday. The play featured Shirley Krienert and Sheri Schmimpf leading student classes for the performance with students and parents in attendance.
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Jalen Williams
Carruthers Elementary School
Shirley Krienert
Sheri Schmimpf
IDOT to repave busy Illinois 18 Carbon Street intersection
IDOT plans concrete replacement of the Illinois 18 and Carbon Street intersection in Marion to extend road life. Engineer Joe Zdankiewicz says concrete handles high traffic better and a 20 year repair gap is expected. Work must start after Memorial Day and finish before July 31, with 11 days of concrete work and eight days of restricted traffic. Marion will also upgrade 210 feet of Carbon Street to align with the new pavement.
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Marion
Illinois 18
Carbon Street
Illinois Department of Transportation
Joe Zdankiewicz
Idot District 9
Zdankiewicz
Gary Turnbull
E.T. Simonds
IDOT
Turnbull
Matrix sequel boosts ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale
Dozens of Murphysboro D A R E program youths attended a showing of Daddy Day Care at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale. The theater reports strong crowds since opening, with The Matrix Reloaded driving late afternoon sellouts and stadium seating drawing praise for unobstructed views.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
ShowPlace 8
Daddy Day Care
Brandon
Webster
Matrix
Meeting set to discuss Varsity theater future in Carbondale
Carbondale Mayor Brad Cole will host an open forum next Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Civic Center Room 108 to gather ideas on future uses for the Varsity theater property at 418 S Illinois Ave. Main Street staff will collect suggestions. Kerasotes closed the Varsity May 14 the day it opened ShowPlace 8 Theatres nearby.
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Carbondale
Brad Cole
Varsity Theater
S. Illinois Ave
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