Herrin Township High School Champs Hidden Till Now
The 1941 Herrin Township High School team from Colp claimed the Illinois state basketball title, beating East St. Louis Lincoln 41 31. Honorees included relatives of players at halftime of Herrin vs Salem in the Pyramid Plus Tournament at Herrin High School. See Colp page 3A.
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Kennedy era collection marks JFKs era in Bottiaux archive
Herrin collector Mike Bottiaux marks the 48th anniversary of John F. Kennedy assassination with a vast JFK memorabilia trove. Since 1964 he has gathered photographs, campaign buttons hats yearbooks and Christmas cards including a 1963 card never sent. The items span key periods in the Kennedy family history and honor the famed presidency.
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Thesouthern story online teaser
A brief online notice directs readers to the Southern newspaper site for a closer look at a collection featured in the story.
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Energy men to be honored for aiding officer in crash
Carterville’s Tyler Drake and Energy’s Daniel Flores will receive outstanding citizen awards from the Energy Village Board for freeing Officer Aaron Anderson after a patrol car collision on Oct 31. Anderson, 22, suffered a broken pelvis and broken hip. Police Chief Shawn Ladd said they are the first citizens commended for aiding an officer in 17 years on the force.
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State budget plans extra 1 billion for pensions
Springfield reports Gov. Pat Quinn’s plan relies on 3 percent growth to generate about 1 billion in new tax revenue. The state budget would rise from 33.2 to just over 34 billion, while pension costs climb by 1 billion to 5.9 billion in fiscal 2013.
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