Group seeks strict zoning on porn sales in Carbondale
Kara Dunkel of Makanda presented a 300-signature petition to Carbondale City Council urging zoning limits on businesses selling pornography as a primary or secondary business. The group, SOAP, links adult materials to crime and property decline and calls for a family friendly community, noting past issues with an online sex chat room and a nearby video store. The council accepted the petition but took no official action.
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Carbondale
Kara Dunkel
Makanda
Dunkel
Ron
Carbondale Video Store
Carbondale High School
Pinckneyville Back-To-School Night Replaces Open House
Pinckneyville junior high hosts Back-To-School Night from 6 30 to 7 30 p m Thursday. Parents meet teachers tour the building, visit a book fair and enjoy refreshments and teacher presentations led by Christi Mathis.
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Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville Junior High
Franklin County offers free early childhood screenings Friday and Sept 21
Free developmental screenings for children up to five years old are offered through Franklin County early childhood programs. Screenings for Benton West Frankfort districts are Friday 9 am to 3 pm at the Pre K Family Center in West Frankfort. Christopher Lesser Wallier Zeigler Royalton districts screen Sept 21 from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm at Christopher Elementary. Call 932-6655 for information or to set an appointment.
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Franklin County
Benton
West Frankfort
6Th St
Christopher, Lesser-Walier
Zeigler-Royalton
Christopher
State veterans employment workshop at Rend Lake College
Springfield says an orientation and information workshop helps veterans learn about state government jobs. The event runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at Rend Lake College in Ina with on site testing from 9 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. Veterans receive individual counseling and can learn to match skills to state positions sponsored by Veterans Affairs and Employment Security. Call 800-643-8138 or 800-526-0844 for more information.
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Springfield
Rend Lake College
Ina
Illinois Departments of Veterans’ Affairs and Employment Security
Illinois Relay Center
Hunter safety classes begin in Jackson County
The University of Illinois Extension in Jackson County will sponsor an Illinois Department of Natural Resources hunter safety school from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The class meets in the extension office on Ava Road in Murphysboro. Students must attend both sessions to be certified. Adults and youths are welcome at the free school. Advance registration is required. For more information call 687 1727.
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Jackson County
University of Illinois Extension
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Hunter Safety
Ava Road
Murphysboro
Oakdale Hosts 18th Annual Homecoming Parade
Oakdale prepares for Saturday’s 2 p.m. Homecoming parade with theme Music Music Music and registration by 1 p.m. Parade trophies cover categories from costumed children to antique vehicles. The Little Miss and Little Mr. Oakdale will be honored after the parade at the ball park stage.
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Oakdale
Little Miss
Little Mr. Oakdale
Ball Park
SIU Carbondale offers GMAT prep course this fall weekend
The Division of Continuing Education at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will run a GMAT preparation course from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday as well as September 15 and 16. The $325 fee includes a book and CD ROM. Enrollment is limited. early registration is advised. Call 536-7751 or visit www.dce.siu.edu for details.
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Carbondale
Division of
Southern Illinois University
Dce.siu.edu
Wollard family reunion at Ray Fosse Park Marion
The Wollard family reunion is scheduled for Sunday at Ray Fosse Park in Marion with lunch at 12 30 p.m. Contact number 995 2486 for details. The notice also lists a Henry Hester reunion at Vienna City Park at 1 p m Sunday with a covered dish and table service provided. Call 942 3845 for information.
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Marion
Wollard
Ray Fosse Park
Vienna
Henry Hester
Vienna City Park
Churches rally to restore Camp Turley for summer use
The Mount Olive Baptist Church Association, spanning Mount Vernon to Cairo, funds and coordinates a refurbishment of Camp Turley near Colp for 21 churches. Renovations include a new roof for the chapel, updated dormitories, playground upgrades, and new athletic facilities with a ball diamond and tennis court, EPA-compliant since recent work.
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Colp
Brotherhood of the Mount Olive Baptist Church Association
Mount Vernon
Cairo
Lillian Cross
Daniel
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Camp
Turley
Lenis Turley
Carbondale
Bank of
Herrin
Carterville
Refurbish Turley Campground Estimated At 130000
The project cost to refurbish Turley Campground is estimated near 130000 dollars. Donations are to be mailed to Mount Olive Baptist Association care of Bennie Upchurch treasurer at 613 East Road Centralia Illinois 62801. John D. Homan.
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COLP
Turley
Mount Olive Baptist Association
Bennie Upchurch
East Road
Centralia
Camp revival to fund Mount Vernon camp renovations
Mose Stokes of Shallow Missionary Baptist Church says each church in the association will care for its children at the camp with an administrative staff on site. He notes the campground offers fishing picnics ball games and study space as 60 acres are laid out for leveling seeding and more trees this fall. Tommie L. Shaw of Paul’s Chapel Missionary Church cites potential but cites fundraising as a challenge. Cross invites a love offering at a tent revival on the grounds nightly from Monday through Sept 14 at 7 pm to support renovations.
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Turley
Colp
Mount Olive
Mose Stokes
Shallow Missionary Baptist Church
Mount Vernon
Stokes
Tommie L. Shaw
Paul’s Chapel Missionary Church
Marion
Cross
Rottweiler Kills? Attacks 3 Year Old Boy At Home
A 3 year old Lesser boy suffered serious facial and head lacerations after a Rottweiler attacked while the child tried to pet the dog that had been a family pet for five years. He was treated at Franklin Hospital and Herrin Hospital before release. Police and Franklin County Animal Control responded. the parents signed a waiver to euthanize the dog.
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Sesser
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Herrin Hospital
Cletus McBride
Lesser Fire Protection District
Franklin County Animal Control
Traffic stop leads to meth charges in West City
A routine police stop in West City led to methamphetamine charges for Elizabeth D. Rowe 18 of Mount Vernon Indiana and cannabis charges for Dennis Royster 45 of Mulkeytown and Ronald Scott Macek 27 of Benton. Authorities seek Todd Allan Jackson 34, last known in Mount Vernon, as well as Steven R. Jackson 25 and Michael Key of West City. Rowe faces federal charges.
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West City
Elizabeth D. Rowe
Mount Vernon
Ind
Todd Allan Jackson
J.R. Moore
Franklin County
Dennis Royster
Mulkeytown
Ronald Scott Macek
Benton
Rowe
Jackson
Moore
Ill
Steven R. Jackson
Michael Key
Royster
Macek
Pinckneyville Seeks Grant Despite Backlash Over Survey
Public hearing sparks concerns as Pinckneyville city faces a $400,000 Illinois grant to fix 30-year sewer backups on South Walnut Street. Accusations by resident Carlos Tolbert claim locals may be urged to understate income in the DCCA survey. Hammack defends and continues the survey.
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Pinckneyville
Walnut Street
Illinois Department of
Carlos Tolbert
Tolbert
John Hammack
Hammack
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