Southern Illinois events lineup at SIU Carbondale
Concert by Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra welcomes Kara Benyas at Shryock Auditorium with Borodin and Tchaikovsky pieces. Dedication ceremony for Tree of Life at Pinckneyville Hospital. Public discussions on sports mascots and paying for college follow at SIU and Carbondale venues. Reading of Shell Shaker by LeAnne Howe set for Friday at The Bookworm.
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Shryock
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Kara Benyas
Alexander Borodin
Tchaikovsky
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Herb Russell
John A. Logan College
Siuc Higher Education
Michael Charbonneau
LeAnne Howe
Walnut St
Eastgate
Local government and school board meeting schedule
Government and school board notices list multiple 7 p.m. meetings at city halls and village halls. Anna Buckner Carbondale Harrisburg Marion Thompsonville boards and committees meet in various public venues, with times ranging from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at locations including city halls, middle school libraries, and courthouses.
Dangers of club drugs highlighted by retired officer
Metropolitan Armstong Talbot, a former Chicago police officer, spoke to Benton high school students about designer drugs such as Ecstasy, CAT, PMA, DXM, GHB, and Ketamine. He contrasted street heroin use with brain damage risks from Ecstasy and stressed drug-free goals while recounting law enforcement experiences.
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Benton
Bruce Talbot
Benton High School
Talbot
America
IDOT Prepares Snowfighting Fleet in Murphysboro Garage
Illinois Department of Transportation crews inspect orange snowplows and support trucks at the Murphysboro garage ahead of winter. Inspectors note needed repairs on a clipboard as 2,881.7 lane miles of District 9 highways rely on 100 snow and ice removal dump trucks plus endloaders de-icing spray units and other gear. Salt stockpiles total 20 715 tons with last winter use at 4 560 tons. The average salt price is 31.96 per ton. A pre wetter tank spray on bridges reduces frost formation and warns drivers to stay 50 feet back from brine sprayed vehicles.
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Murphysboro
Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Sinois 127
District 9
Karl Bartelsmeyer
Mike Braun
Carbondale
Jackson
Perry
Braun
Winter emergency survival kit guidance from IDOT
Illinois Department of Transportation urges motorists to prepare a winter emergency kit for vehicles. Essential items include warm clothing food water heat light a shovel and a method to maintain visibility such as an ice scraper and snow brush.
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Carbondale
Illinois Department of Transportation
Chester teachers break silence on talks after near walkout
Chester Education Association speaks out amid strike threats and tense negotiations in Chester School District. The one year contract was recently agreed and will be signed later this month. The union accuses the administration of retaliation and says details are being released with federal mediation in mind.
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Chester
Chester Education Association
CEA
Both Sides Set for Trial in Herrin Murder Case
Jason M. Hanson, 21, faces three counts of first degree murder in theSept. 1 shooting death of 50-year-old Geraldine Jones of Herrin. Hanson is set to go on trial Nov. 19 after a final pretrial appearance in Williamson County Circuit Court.
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Marion
Herrin
Jason M. Hanson
Geraldine Jones
Hanson
Williamson County
Larry Brooking
Jones
North Taylor Street
Book in Every Home campaign promotes kids reading at SIUC
SIUC Carbondale launches the Book in Every Home campaign to place new or gently used books with preschoolers at six Head Start sites in Jackson and Williamson counties. The effort runs through November 22 with community donations and student volunteers reading to 3 to 5 year olds.
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Siuc
Jackson
Williamson
Mythili Rundblad
Rundblad
Kathy Reed
Siuc Head Start
Head Start
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