Du Quoin to form local crisis management team
After Sept 11, Du Quoin will form a local crisis management group led by Mayor Rednour and city officials. The plan includes ESDA, police, fire, EMS, and Red Cross, with first meeting set for Oct 22 and public information nights Oct 25. Volunteers are sought, especially ham radio operators, with training and donation lists to follow.
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du Quoin
Chuck Genesio
Emergency Services Disaster Agency
John Rednour
City Council
ESDA
Fire and Police Departments
Emergency Medical Services and
Red Cross
Rednour
Genesio
Threshermen plan annual fall festival
The 15th annual American Thresherman Association Fall Festival will run Friday through Sunday at Perry County Fairground in Pinckneyville. Demonstrations of cider making, molasses, saws, and broom and rope making fill the grounds alongside a miniature steam train ride, live music by the George Portz Bluegrass Band, a giant flea market, an antiques sale, and various engine and horse displays. Admission is $2 per person.
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Pinckneyville
American Thresherman Association
Perry Perry County Fairground
American & Southern Illinois Railroad
George Portz
Folklore Medicine in Southern Illinois Wart Cures Revisited
A 1948 Illinois Folklore article by Dr. Ben Fox surveys folk wart remedies and other cures diverse across social levels. It recounts knots in string, stump water, a thorn gouge, and a seven grains of corn fed to a hen, plus snakes in whiskey and chicken poultices, highlighting cautious notes on efficacy and cultural persistence through John W. Allen’s histories.
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Ben Fox
Illinois Folklore Society
Illinois
Fox
John W. Allen
Allen
Illinois State Historical Society
Southern Illinois Handicraft Society
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
SIU Information Service
Crab Orchard Teachers Strike Over Salaries
Crab Orchard high school students face an extended fall break as the school board and teachers remain far apart on salaries. District officials note the district’s equalized assessed value is about 15 million, limiting how much can be spent on raises.
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Crab Orchard
Crab Orchard High School
Keith Johns
Williamson County
Johnston City
Herrin
Marion
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MetLife Auto & Home Insurance
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Ozburn Insurance Agency Inc. P.O
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Ozbins
Globaleyes.net
MetLife Auto & Home
Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company
Warwick
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