Today’s events across towns for Labor Day weekend
Du Quoin State Fair ends with carnival rides exhibits and animal shows. ARCA Super Car Series and tractor pull set admission at 20 dollars with discounts for children. Rummage sale in Hurst runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds benefit Hurst-Bush Food Pantry. Local Labor Day programs, parades, parades in Herrin Metropolis Olive Branch and Royalton feature live music, food, crafts, contests, and fireworks. Funding supports local parks and church projects.
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Olive Branch
Horseshoe Lake
Blood drives at Kroger East and Illinois Centre Mall
Two community blood drives are planned from noon to 4 p.m. at Kroger East in Carbondale and at Illinois Centre Mall in Marion, inviting local residents to donate. Organizers emphasize safe collection and supporting area hospitals.
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Herrin
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What’s Coming Field Agronomy Tour In Ewing Center
The item advertises a field agronomy tour at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Ewing Demonstration Center with University of Illinois Extension speakers Dan Malvick, new plant pathologist, and Emerson Nafziger, crop production specialist. A driving review follows 9:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday at Murphysboro Senior Center 17 N. 14th St. Details include phone contacts 242-9310 and 687-1641. Mark Samuels invites accuracy reports via hotline.
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Ewing Demonstration Center
Dan Malvick
Emerson Nafziger
University of Illinois Extension
Murphysboro Senior Center
N. 14Th St
Murphysboro
Mutton Bustin crowd at Du Quoin Fair crowns repeat winner
More than 500 sheep of 13 breeds on display as Kasey Gatson, 7, Vandalia Missouri, won the Mutton Bustin event for the second year running. She rode out a bumpy ride to claim belts and $50 while sister Cheyenne, 9, finished with a tougher ride. The Gatson family, longtime Montadale breeders, shares a Vandalia farm with a history dating to the late 1940s.
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Lottery draw results and jackpots listed
Lottery numbers for Pick Three Pick Four Lotto Daily Three Daily Four Lucky 5 and state draws Kentucky Missouri and ShowMe 5 results plus Powerball jackpot amounts. Includes multiple games and current jackpot figures.
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Du Quoin State Fair schedule highlights for today
The last day offers a packed lineup from 11 a.m. with a Cow Chip Throwing Contest and free acts like Magic Mike and Wildlife Wendy, through the afternoon with ARCA racing, African acrobats and diving acts, to an evening tractor pull at 7:30 p.m. with a $5 grandstand fee.
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Conservation Village
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GOP worried faced moratorium shadows and votes in Illinois
GOP leaders cite a 1999 acquittal in a controversial case among 13 death penalty stories that spurred Gov. Ryan to halt executions. They note Al Gore won the state by 12 points over Bush, who is anti abortion, with DuPage County showing weak support among women voters. Dan Curry stresses Jim Ryan's moral opposition to abortion.
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George W. Bush
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Dan Curry
Southern Illinoisan contact and subscription information
Reader services and newsroom contacts list for The Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale and surrounding areas. Includes editor emails, phone numbers for news tips, circulation options, classified and display ad contacts, and mailing address. Also notes daily publication status and ownership by Lee Enterprises.
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Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Lee Enterprises Inc
Davenport
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