Crash Kills Woman In Shawneetown
Rhonda McGhee age 47 of Shawneetown died from massive internal and head injuries in a two vehicle crash on Illinois 13 at McLean Street. A 2011 Buick SUV driven by Billy Head 79, also of Shawneetown, was struck head on. Betty Head 75 of Harrisburg suffered major injuries. State police and area agencies assisted. crash under investigation.
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Rhonda McGhee
Shawneetown
Illinois
McLean Street
Gallatin County
Tony Cox
McGhee
Cox
Billy Head
Evansville
Ind
Betty Head
Harrisburg Medical Center
Gallatin County Ambulance Service
Corps Waives Veterans Day Day-Use Fees Across 2400 Sites
The Army Corps of Engineers will waive day-use fees on Veterans Day for veterans active and reserve service members and their families at over 2400 Corps recreation areas nationwide. Verbal service confirmation covers boat launches and swim beaches, not camping or certain facilities. Other land managers are encouraged but not required to offer the waiver.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Jo-Ellen Darcy
Army For Civil Works
Corps
Mike Ensch
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Corpslakes
Usace
Army
Mil
Cfm
Golf benefit raises funds for Camp Ondessonk in Ozark
The 16th annual Camp Ondessonk Golf Benefit collected over $34,000 at Locust Hills in Lebanon on Sept 17 to aid the Campership Fund. Hosted by Korte & Lulljohan Contractors and led by Pete Korte, the event supports tuition assistance for families in need, with more than 140 children benefiting in 2011 from proceeds dating back to the 1996 kickoff.
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Ozark
Locust Hills
Lebanon
Korte & Lulljohan Contractors Inc
Pete Korte
Camp Ondessonk
Korte
SIU PA grads rank among nations top in 2014
SIU Physician Assistant Program graduates rank in the top 3 percent nationwide on the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants exam. Twenty-nine graduates posted high class percentile scores, with three achieving the top score and two scoring 790 of 800. The average class score was 655.
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Carbondale
SIU
Donald O. Diemer
Diemer
School of Allied Health
College of Applied Sciences and Arts
SIU School of Medicine
American Academy of Physician Assistants
SIU Communications
Carterville weighs new junior high as old high fades
Carterville 87 year old high school on South Division Street is being demolished with completion expected by month end. District officials discuss building a new junior high for seventh and eighth grades, while housing four through six at the intermediate school and shifting kindergarten to the elementary side. Projected cost nears 9.2 million after trimming from initial 9.5 million. some savings come from retaining the gym and seven classrooms and leftover funds from a prior high school project. The district facility committee is reviewing enrollments finances valuations and state funding capacity before any vote.
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Hhe
Carterville
Division Street
Robert Prusator
Prusator
SIU Board of Trustees to meet Thursday in Carbondale
The SIU Board of Trustees will meet at the Carbondale campus to discuss changes to the 2012 meeting schedule and various contract purchases. Agenda includes payroll changes, schedule revision making March 22 the first meeting, and three budget approvals for Carbondale projects including a $1,650,000 cooling system in the J.W. Neckers Building.
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SIU Board of Trustees
Carbondale
Edwardsville
School of
Mount Vernon Sets Stage for Growth with Infrastructure Plan
Mount Vernon is advancing growth with upgrades at the Veterans Drive interchange extending sewer service westward. A $9 million spring project will expand sewer and water networks and build a Veterans Drive to Davidson Avenue road, unlocking about 600 acres for development in a tax increment financing district.
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Mount Vernon
Veterans Drive
Ron Neibert
Davidson Avenue
Kohl's
PAWS Plans 18th Annual Auction for Animals Dinner
PAWS, Pets Are Worth Saving Inc., announces its 18th annual Auction for Animals Dinner and Benefit at 5 p.m. Saturday in Southern Illinois. The not-for-profit group, funded solely by donations, marks 10 years of PAWS Place Adoption Center in Anna. PAWS rescues about 350 pets annually, with donations supporting microchips, heartworm tests, neutering, and spaying, and contact information is provided for donations and questions.
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PAWS
Illinois
Pets
Paws Place Adoption Center
Anna
Tims
Carol Hoffman
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Linda Rush
Alan Rogers
the Southern
Carterville High School
Pawspaws.org
Vienna St
Anna, IL
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