Illinois selects twelve high schools for teen safe driving program
Illinois Department of Transportation picks 12 local high schools including Anna-Jonesboro Cairo Egyptian Senior High School Tamms Elverado Murphysboro Shawnee Carterville Herrin Marion Norris City Pope County Golconda and Lesser-Wa lier High School for a 2000 grant from IDOT Allstate Ford. Students will create teen awareness plans addressing traffic safety and present findings. top five per region advance to Driving Skills for Life Ride and Drive event with professional instruction and on course driving.
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Illinois Department of Transportation
Anna- Jonesboro
Cairo
Tamms
Elverado
Elkville
Murphysboro
Shawnee High School
Wolf Lake
Carterville
Herrin High School
Marion High School
Ncoe High School
Norris City
Pope County High School
Golconda
Lesser-Walier High
IDOT
Division of Traffic Safety
Allstate Foundation
Ford Motor Company Fund
Regional government meeting schedule highlights for Illinois towns
A dense list of upcoming meetings across multiple districts and villages including Anna Jonesboro Benton Carbondale Carrier Mills Hart Hart Hart office Alma Chester Cobden Coulterville Crab Orchard De Soto Dongola Elverado Elkville Evansville Ewing Northern West Frankfort Frankfort West Frankfort Franklin County committees Carbondale New Burnside Chester Sesser Vienna Sparta Trico Valier Zeigler. Officials set 5 to 7 p.m. start times at various schools, city halls, and offices with several 5:15 to 7:30 p.m. sessions.
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Anna
Anna-Jonesboro High School
Benton Park Board
Hart and Hart
Benton Planning Commission
Carbondale Preservation Commission
Carrier Mills-Stonefort
Carrier Mills
Century School Board
Tamms
Elverado
Elkville
Evansville
Ewing-Northern School Board
Ewing- Northern
Ewing
Frankfort
West Frankfort
Giant City
Carbondale
Goreville
Herrin Civic Center
Jackson County 911 Board
Jackson County Mass Transit District Board
Johnston City Merit Board
Johnston City School Board
Jonesboro
Lick Creek Road
Marion City Council
Mount Vernon
Sesser
Southern Seven
U of Extension Office
Vienna
Sparta
Lincoln
Trico
Campbell Hill Valier
Village Hall
Vienna High School
Zeigler-Royalton
Zeigler
Today’s Events Highlight Local Veteran, Spirit, and Tour Activities
Mobile Vet Center visits Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg from 1 to 4 30 p m for veteran counseling and family information. Creal Springs High hosts a spirit night at 5 p m with a chili supper to kick off homecoming. A bus tour of historic properties runs 5 30 to 7 p m at the Carbondale Civic Center with free admission.
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Mobile Vet Center
Southeastern Illinois College
Harrisburg
Creal Springs High School
Carbondale Civic Center
S. Illinois Ave
Preservation Commission
Herrin man builds giant thermo stat cooker for sale
A Herrin resident describes a large wood fired pit built behind a Colp shop as fully automatic with one moving part. With 35 years metal fabrication experience, he claims the cooker outperforms commercial pits and could serve restaurants or wineries, priced around 25000 dollars.
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Herrin
Colp
Strunk
Science Center relocates to larger Carbondale venue
Walls says the Sci Center now features a blue TV screen and improved camera. A prominent aquarium and pet rabbit Flash, plus a dwarf rabbit and other critters, attract children. Expanded display windows, a bigger Creation Station with building sets, a Thomas the Tank Engine layout, and a wall of Weather Station exhibits boost interactive learning. The larger classroom permits bigger events and potential traveling exhibits if funding arrives.
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Donna Mueller
Weather Station
Walls
Carbondale
Obituaries from Texico to Eldorado list local deaths
Robert R. Lowry 81 died in Mount Vernon Oct 15 with visitation Oct 18 at Hughey Funeral Home and cremation later. Robert Wayne Reynolds 63 died Oct 12 in Mount Vernon, cremation after visitation, graveside later. Sharon Lou Cobb 67 formerly Johnston City died Oct 16, services Oct 19 in Johnston City with burial at Corinth cemetery. Milton Miles Hartman Jr. 93 died Oct 15 in Anna, arrangements incomplete. Forrest G. Dennis 78 died Oct 15 in Metropolis, arrangements pending. Betty Ruth Dummitt-Scofield 73 died Oct 15, services Oct 15 at Crossroads Outreach Ministry in Joppa. Bailey Funeral Home Vienna in charge. Wilma Louise Baker Miller 82 died Oct 16, services Oct 18 at Colonial Terrace Funeral Home Eldorado. burial Wolf Creek Cemetery Eldorado.
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Texico
Robert R
Bob” Lowry
Mount Vernon
Hughey Funeral Home
Lowry
Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens
Woodlawn
Robert Wayne
Bob” Reynolds
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital
Hughey
West Frankfort
Sharon Lou Cobb
Johnston City
Pyle Funeral Home
G. David Green
Number 8
Corinth
Mounds
Milton Miles Hartman Jr
Illinois Veterans Home
Anna
Jones Funeral Home
Villa Ridge
Metropolis
Forrest G. Dennis
Massac Memorial Hospital
Miller’ Funeral Home
Betty Ruth Dummitt-Scofield
Crossroads
Joppa
Bailey Funeral Home
Vienna
Galatia — Wilma Louise (Baker) Miller
Colonial Terrace Funeral Home
Eldorado
Jeff Rush
Wolf Creek Cemetery
Vulturefest draws crowds to Makanda arts fair
Vendors at Makanda’s Vulturefest offered surrealist paintings and crafts near the Post Office and Boardwalk. Will iam George sold Vulturefest shirts, Brad Moore marketed surrealist art and a forthcoming comic book, Fred Doll displayed photographs of Kinkaid Lake and wildflowers, and Liz Beck showcased stitched fabrics and jewelry while 8 month old Makanda Waltz observed from Rainmaker Studio’s box. Local visitors browsed and bought various handmade items as child and mother enjoyed the scene.
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William George
Makanda
Brad Moore
Fred Doll
Paducah
Kinkaid Lake
Lake Murphysboro
Rainmaker Studio
Makanda Waltz
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Ann Schneider
Southern Illinoisan
Marion Carnegie Library
South Market St
Illinois Star Centre
Marion
Youth & Rec Center
Walnut St
Rachel Taylor
Professor Saver
ROTSA
WWW
Thesouthern.com
Paul Newton
Brad Strunk
Herrin Man
Beckymalk
Gmail.com
Beckymalkovich
Linda.rush
Thesouthern
Robert Lowry
Robert Reynolds
Sharon Cobb
Milton Hartman Jr
Forrest Dennis
Betty Dummitt
Scofield
Wilma Miller
Marz Waltz
Waltz
Alan Rogers
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