Rueter says playing in World Series a dream come true
Nashville Community High School graduate Kirk Rueter pitched 12 seasons in the majors with the San Francisco Giants. He appeared in Games 4 and 7 of the 2002 World Series, earning a win in Game 4 and tossing a scoreless relief inning in the series finale against the Anaheim Angels.
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Olive Branch relocation eyed after historic floods in Olive Branch
Illinois leaders held a briefing in Carbondale to urge help for relocating Olive Branch amid April May flood damage. SIU and SIUC researchers described the damage to about 200 structures and two breached levees. More than 90 percent of landowners support relocation as the favored recovery option. Alexander County seeks FEMA buyout funding covering 75 percent of costs.
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Two IDOC workers and inmate face criminal charges
Illinois Department of Corrections investigators filed charges against two Big Muddy Correctional Center staff members and an inmate. A nurse is accused of a sexual act with an inmate, Leslie Matos is accused of possessing a cellphone allegedly brought by another staff member. Kimberly D. George, 34, of SEE IDOC / PAGE 3A.
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Graduate Assistants United sets strike date at SIU Carbondale
GAU bargaining team at SIU Carbondale and three other units unanimously set a strike date of November 3 if no contract is reached. Vice president Kristi Brownfield stated the strike would begin at 12:01 a.m. on November 3 and expressed hope to avert it.
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Governor beats deadline for dozens of high profile appointments
Governor Pat Quinn filed papers before midnight to fill dozens of state boards and commissions including the Eastern Illinois University board of trustees. The move preserves convening power and reduces holdovers from the Blagojevich era while addressing vacancies on agencies like the Illinois Racing Board and the state mining board.
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Local Appointees Named to State Mining Board and Review
Gov Pat Quinn announced new southern Illinois appointees to state boards. William McCluskey of Harrisburg joins the Employment Security Board of Review. Fred Frederking George Teegarden Jerry Cross and Tim Kirkpatrick join the Mining Board with decades in coal and mining roles.
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