Community Events List From Marion and Carbondale
Blood drive runs 8 30 a m to 2 30 p m at Johnston City High School. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show at Marion Carnegie Library 206 S Market St Marion starting 10 a m. Sports video game day for teens 1 to 4 p m at same library. Oak Grove spook walk 5 to 7 30 p m at Oak Grove Rehab Carbondale with dungeon dining. Treatwalk 5 30 to 7 p m at Liberty Village Marion for children 14 and under. St Clair Bookkeepers Association meets 7 30 p m at St Clair County Farm Bureau Belleville open to beekeepers with refreshments after. Contact numbers listed.
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Johnston City High School
Marion Carnegie Library
S. Market St
Marion
Oak Grove
Oak Grove Rehab
Tower Road
Carbondale
Liberty Village
St. Clair Bookkeepers Association
St. Clair County Farm Bureau
Belleville
Dave Kuester
Ken Kloepper
Stclairbees.com
Boil orders lifted and issued for two districts
The Lake Egypt Water District lift covers Sullivan Road to Goreville Road and Goreville Road to Lick Creek. Mardale Water District issues a boil water order for Old Illinois 13 from Illinois 127 to Pumphouse Road. For details call 964-1380 or 684-8329.
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Lake Egypt
Sullivan Road
Goreville Road
Lick Creek Water District
Mardale Water District
Illinois 13
Illinois 127
Pumphouse Road
Johnston City hydrant flushing to run Oct 29–Nov 3
The City of Johnston City will flush fire hydrants the week of October 29 through November 3. Residents may see temporary water pressure changes and discoloration, but water remains safe to drink.
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Johnston City
Government School Board and Community Meetings Trio
Frankfort School Board meets at 5 p.m. in the unit office with Shawnee Community. West College Board gathers at 6 p.m. at Gambit Frankfort Steak House in Vienna for local agenda items and community updates.
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Frankfort School Board
West College Board
Gambit Frankfort
Steak House
Vienna
Mardi Gras kicks off with new events this year
Mobile patrol will monitor the Mardi Gras celebration. New events include the Collector's Caravan around the Perry County Courthouse square with antique and collectible dealers, plus an arts and crafts exhibition. A first time wine tasting area features Shawnee Vineyards and Pheasant Hollow Winery with limited samples.
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Perry ‘County
Sims
Shawnee Vineyards
Pheasant Hollow Winery
Trick-or-treat times listed for Southern Illinois towns
A partial list shows Halloween trick-or-treat hours across Southern Illinois communities. Times vary by town from early evening to 9 p.m., with some age limits noted and a porch light rule in Pinckneyville. The list includes Anna Ava Benton Carbondale Chester Cobden Du Quoin Eldorado Goreville Harrisburg Herrin Johnston City Marion Metropolis Mount Vernon Murphysboro Pinckneyville Royalton Sparta Steeleville Tamaroa Vienna West Frankfort Willisville Zeigler and others.
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Southern Illinois
Anna
Ava
Benton
Rush
Cambria
Campbell Hill
Carbondale
Carterville
Chester
Christopher
Cobden
Crainville
Creal Springs
Cutler
de Soto
Dongola
du Quoin
Eldorado
Elkville
Goreville
Harrisburg
Herrin
Hurst
Johnston City
Jonesboro
Marion
Metropolis
Mount Vernon
Murphysboro
Percy
Pinckneyville
Royalton
Sparta
Steeleville
Allin
Vienna
West Frankfort
Willisville
Zeigler
Forum on SIUC safety and student liberties discussed
SIUC students debated campus safety and liberties in Lesar Law Auditorium referencing Virginia Tech's 2007 tragedy. Speakers cited emergency posts and safety procedures, but stressed personal responsibility and the role of alienation, with comparisons to other campuses and quotes from historical figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University School of Law
Lesar Law
Virginia Tech
Jamaal Cooper
Cooper
SIUC
Gretchen Althoff
Joe Bath
Department of Public Safety
University of Illinois
Bath
Robyn Phelan
Johnson
Benjamin Franklin
Gile withdraws from 59th District Senate race citing family duty
Pulaski County state's attorney Gile drops his bid in the 59th District to care for his ailing mother and continue public service. He notes county ties in Johnson County and aims to run there, while Burzynski enters the race and Dayton Loyd also exits due to deployment plans. Beckymalk email and phone number provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski County
Gile
Army Reserve
Burzynski
Forby
Southern Illinois
Senate
Emil Jones
Rod Blagojevich
Johnson County
Dayton A. Loyd
12Th
Loyd
U.S. Air Force
Iraq
Afghanistan
U.S. Army
Conference draws educators to Mount Vernon for aid
Conference opens in Mount Vernon with support from local agencies. Baker praises sessions where teachers share ideas and technologies. An exhibit hall features CIM Audio Visual's products. Doug DeMoss notes strong attendance and return customers. Larry Bell delivers the keynote on innovative classroom strategies.
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Baker
Doug DeMoss
CIM Audio Visual
DeMoss
Larry Bell
Obituaries in Herrin Honor Two Local Figures
George Barnich Jr. of Fort Myers formerly Herrin died Oct 7 2007 at Hope Hospice Bonita Springs. Services Oct 10 at Johnson Hughes Herrin. burial Royalton Catholic Cemetery. Memorials to Hope of Southwest Florida. Muriel Mimi J Peterson 75 of Herrin died Oct 24 2007. Survived by husband Richard, three grandchildren, two brothers and several nieces. Services Oct 27 Herrin Johnson Hughes. burial St Paul Church Yard Cemetery. Memorials to St Jude.
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Herrin
George Barnich Jr
Fort Myers, Fla
Hope Hospice
Bonita Springs
Wia
Johnson- Hughes Funeral
Brent Fitzgerald
Royalton Catholic Cemetery
Hope of Southwest Florida, Inc
Health Park Circle
Fort Myers
Muriel
Mimi” J. Peterson
Herrin Hospital
Richard Peterson
Benjamin Peterson
Nicholas Peterson
Elizabeth Peterson
St. Louis
Deborah Peterson
Burton Benson
Lisle
Robert Benson
Nancy
Sugar Grove
Mark R. Peterson
Dorothy Cortopassi
Delores Benson
John Benson Jr
Johnson-Hughes
Don Colson
St. Paul Church Yard
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home
South 13Th Street
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