Regional Teachers Institute draws 900plus to SIU Carbondale
Public school students in Jackson and Perry counties enjoy a day off as faculty attend the Regional Teachers Institute at Shryock Auditorium, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. About 900 educators will hear Tamara Hall motivate and present seminars.
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Jackson
Perry County
Perry Counties
Shryock
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Robert Koehn
Tamara Hall
Adam Testa
Vehicle Pedestrian Crash Claims Pulaski Man
Illinois State Police report a 1 a.m. crash on Sandusky Road in Pulaski County left Willie Earl Jones age 46 dead. No other person details were released by police. Bethany Krajelis
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Willie Earl Jones
Pulaski
Illinois
Sandusky Road
Decatur man charged with drug offenses in Carbondale
Edward M. Jones, 25, of Decatur, was arrested Wednesday night in Carbondale on possession of a controlled substance unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and driving on a suspended license. Officers spotted him on East College Street at 9 20 p m and found 12 grams of crack cocaine during the investigation. He is held at Jackson County Jail in Murphysboro. Bethany Krajel is the southern te
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Decatur
Edward M. Jones
Carbondale
Jones
East College Street
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Bethany Krajel
No Charges Pending in Herrin Police Assault Case
William s County State's Attorney Charles Garnati said no decision will be made on filing charges until the investigation concludes. A grand jury met Sept 21 and is due to reconvene Oct 22 as investigators pursue new leads before a final charging decision.
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Marion
Herrin
Williamson County
Charles Garnall
Garnati
Vejahnke
Souther
Chuck Garnall
Derek Wynn
SIU alumna Higginbotham shares space stories at SIU
SIU Carbondale celebrated NASA astronaut Joan E. Higginbotham, a 1987 Sasuki graduate, who spoke after narrating a NASA produced video from the December STS 116 flight. She announced her selection for STS-126 set for a September 2008 launch and said she will operate the shuttle robotic arm on that mission.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Joan E. Higginbotham
NASA
Sasuki
Higginbotham
Siu
Chicago
Mike Lawrence
Paul Simon Public Policy Institute
Paul Newton
Joan Higginbotham
SIUC
Siu Arena
Higginbotham recalls NASA path after SIU degree
Higginbotham describes being recruited by NASA straight from SIU after earning her engineering degree. She expected IBM but got a call in her dorm and a resume submission from SIU's College of Engineering led to her space agency visit. She says she was not a space buff, yet proved suited for astronaut work.
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NASA
SIU
IBM
Higginbotham
College of Engineering
Space Agency
Saluki Parade Names Higginbotham Grand Marshal
NASA astronaut and Saluki graduate Joan Higginbotham will lead Southern Illinois University’s homecoming parade as grand marshal. The event Saturday at 10 a.m. features dozens of attractions and marching bands with parade route detours noted in the graphics on page 2B.
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Saluki
NASA
Joan Higginbotham
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Carbondale Considers First Historic District Plan
Carbondale officials weigh designating a West Elm Street block as the citys first historic district. The plan would give 22 homes on West Elm Street between Poplar and Forest Streets a local designation with building-restriction rules. Planner Chris Wallace urged caution as the proposal moves forward.
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Carbondale
West Elm Street
Poplar Avenue
Forest Street
Chris Wallace
Volunteers rally for Shib's Law honoring fallen firefighter
Volunteers behind Shib’s Law vow to honor Shilo Miller a Lesser Fire Protection District member killed July 27 after a Greyhound struck him while he helped extinguish a truck fire on Interstate 57 in Franklin County Southern Illinois lawmakers back a bill to tighten penalties and empower emergency personnel in his name.
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James
Shib” Miller
Lesser Fire Protection District
Miller
Greyhound
Interstate 57
Franklin County
Protection
Illinois
Shilo
Conservation Fair educates 3000 students in Perry County
Du Quoin teachers and community groups host three day Perry County Conservation Fair at the state fairgrounds drawing roughly 3000 elementary students from five counties. Illinois Department of Natural Resources officer Charlie Diggins demonstrates police procedures and discusses hunting fishing and boating while engaging children with hands on activities.
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Diggins
du Quoir
IDNA
du Quoin
Walter Poole
Poole
Perry County
du Quoin State Fairground
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John D. Homan
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Shib’s Law
Conservation Police
Charlie Diggins
Idna Conservation PoLice
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
State Office of Mines and Minerals
Martha Morgenstern
Perry Coucil and Conservation District
Perry
Randolph
Franklin
Washington
Morgenstern
Adam
Testa
Thesouthem.com
Chuck Novara
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