Britt Airways tops March commuter flights with 70,576 riders
Britt Airways, new service from Williamson County Airport, carried 70,576 passengers in March across a five state network, claiming the top position among commuter airlines. Ransome logged 57,862 while Air Wisconsin carried 66,910, with Air Illinois at 23,000 to 24,000.
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Philadelphia
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Prinair
Puerto Rico
Southern Illinois
Air Illinois
al Tingley
Marion-Herrin
Tingley
Shawnee College waives EMT course tuition this summer
Shawnee College will not charge tuition for its Emergency Medical Technician course offered on campus this summer. Classes run from 6 to 10 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays as part of the college’s community services program for citizens in the five county district.
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Shawnee College
Stand Up for America rally screens Salt Syndrome film
A 7 p.m. Monday rally at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center will feature the motion picture Salt Syndrome about modern weaponry and global power. The event is sponsored by Hard Hats for America, a group promoting U S military and economic security, with retired Major General Henry Mohr as the speaker.
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Stand Up For America
Marion Cultural and Civic Center
Hard Hats For America
United States
Henry Mohr
South Pacific
Army Reserve
Quenon Renamed BCOA Head for Third Term
The Bituminous Coal Operators Association reelected Robert H. Quenon president and CEO of Peabody Coal Company of St. Louis as chairman for a third one year term last week.
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Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association, Inc
BCOA
Robert H. Quenon
Peabody Coal Company of
St. Louis
Quenon
Friday Daily Game Pick Four Saturday Daily Game
Friday Daily Game announces Pick Four draws with today’s results and previews. Saturday Daily Game lists Pick Four entries and draw timing, offering players the chance to estimate prizes and plan bets.
Air Illinois appoints SIU leader and top pilot to board
Lois Feigenbaum of Carbondale and Randolph Grant, Air Illinois senior pilot, were elected to the board of directors at the annual meeting filling vacancies from the Jabr family's departure. Other directors re-elected include John Rednour, Roger Street, Harold Koehn, Michael Travelstead, and Robert Ratcliffe, with David Emerson returning after a short lapse. Street noted Emerson’s absence due to outside business interests.
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Jim Santori
Ilinoisan
SIU Flying Salukis
Air Illinois
Air Illinois Board of Directors
Jabr
Lois Feigenbaum
Carbondale
Randolph Grant
du Quoin
Roger Street
Harold Koehn
Murphysboro
Michael Travelstead
Robert Ratcliffe
David Emerson
Street
Emerson
Feigenbaum
Turco Manufacturing
Robert
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International Women Pilots Organization
Federal Aviation Administration
Women’s
FAA
International Aerospace Hall of Fame
Grant
Weather outlook and regional rainfall in Illinois
The National Weather Service forecasts showers in the South and rain in the Northeast. In Southern Illinois from Friday 7 a.m. to Saturday 7 a.m. highs reached 87 and lows 61. Friday evening scattered storms produced 0.43 inch of rain near Carbondale three miles east. Saturday’s high was 81 with sunset at 8:06 p.m. Monday sunrise 5:29 a.m. and sunset 8:07 p.m.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
Carbondale
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