Today's fun events across Carbondale and nearby towns
Community schedules feature Trick or Treat for UNICEF door to door in five Carbondale churches aiding global children with medicine water food and relief. A piano concert at Mitchell Museum Cedarhurst Mount Vernon with Mozart Ravel Prokofiev Brahms costs 12 2 and band. Noah's Ark Trunk or Treat at Lakeland Baptist Church hosts treats prizes pony rides and games for under 13 with accompanying adults. Ham and bean dinner at Randolph County Democrats VFW Hall supports candidates and has carryouts.
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Unicef
Carbondale
Andreas Klein
Mitchell Museum
Cedarhurst
Mount Vernon
Mozart
Ravel
Prokofiev
Brahms
Lakeland Baptist Church
S. Grant City Road
Costume Contest at Dog-o-ween in Carterville Illinois
Zimmer Radio Group hosts a Halloween pet costume contest in Carterville Illinois with prizes. Register by 7 AM on Halloween morning at area studio. Sponsored by New County Z 100 radio. Call 800-455-3243 for details and entry.
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Zimmer Radio Group
Illinois
Carterville
New County
Z- 100 Radio
Five time youth awaits sentencing on aggravated battery
A 14 year old from Dongola faces juvenile aggravated battery charges at Union County jail. This is his fifth offense in three years. He fought over a girl at school on Sept. 7 and struck a friend on the back while being escorted to a bus. The youth has prior theft burglary and criminal damage convictions and is on probation. Disposition is set for November 8.
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Jonesboro
Dongola
Union County
Patrick Duffy
Duffy
Rodney Clutts
Board weighs financing for new six classroom addition near Pinckneyville
Community Consolidated School District 204 ponders a $2 million addition including six classrooms a computer lab library and gymnasium without tax increase. The district would need a tax hike to cover its 25 percent share of a state grant program. Board opposes higher taxes and explores scaled back plans or other funding. Special meeting set for 7 p.m. November 8 followed by move of the next regular meeting to November 20 due to Thanksgiving.
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Pinckneyville
Community Consolidated
Illinois Association of School Boards
Counties eye joint housing program with IHCA backing
Eddleman cites no county or bank expense as IHCA buys the mortgage. Counties would apply individually but work as a coalition. If approved, funds are county discretion though seven counties may join. Rural Development officials in Harrisburg praise versatility and potential to stretch money.
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IHCA
Eddleman
Thurston
LeeAnn Denny
Rural Development
Harrisburg
Boy dies in Franklin County crash run by grandmother
A 12-year-old Milwaukee boy, Jaques R. Roundtree, died in a single vehicle crash on Interstate 57 near mile marker 74 when his grandmother Goldie M. Wragg lost control and the SUV rolled several times. Wragg, Brown, and Jaylin Roundtree suffered injuries. all occupants not wearing seatbelts except Wragg. Wragg allegedly fell asleep at the wheel. arrests pending.
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Milwaukee
Franklin County
Jaques R. Roundtree
Goldie M. Wragg
Iinois State Police District 13
Roundtree
Francine L. Brown
Jaylin Roundtree
Wragg
Salute to Freedom seeks veterans memories and photos
The Southern Illinoisan invites veterans and groups to share life stories and photos for a special publication. Submit names and contact details for a regional veterans list, with World War II veterans prioritized for interviews. Mail forms or emails accepted. include full contact info and optional photos.
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Chanda
Southernillinoisan
Freedom
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Southern Ilinoisan
Southern Illinois
Veterans Celebration
The
Longtime couple reflects on 71 years of marriage
Opal and John shared counsel on love and partnership after seven decades together. Opal described him as the love of her life and noted that marriage brings inevitable problems they resolve through trust. John echoed the sentiment, saying they never fought and still love each other as in 1930.
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Opal
John
Veterans Celebration Mail Request to Southern Illinoisan
Ken Warren of the Southern Illinoisan requests mailing details for a Veterans Celebration. The note provides the office address Illinois Avenue Carbondale Illinois and contact numbers 618 351 5032 and 618 457 2935 for fax.
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Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Ken Warren
Southern Illinoisan
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