Carbondale Peace March and Community Benefit Notices
A peace and tolerance march starts at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Interfaith Center in Carbondale and proceeds to Town Square Pavilion with speakers from the Islamic Center of Carbondale S.I. Pagan Alliance and a Hindu monk. Also in Carbondale a benefit fish fry at St. Francis Xavier Xavier Hall from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday with tickets 5.50 adults 2 children and door prices 6 and 2.50 plus prizes baked goods and jams. A heart association walk in Marion Saturday begins with 8 a.m. registration and 9 a.m. start, ending with a 10:30 a.m. awards, donating 250000 to the 911 Fund. call 1-800-966-7113 for details.
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Interfaith Center
Illinois Ave
Town Square
Islamic Center of
S.I. Pagan Alliance
Chuck Jines
St. Francis Xavier Church
S. Poplar St
Xavier Hall
American Heart Association
Illinois Centre Mall
Marion
911
Chester
Mike Fogerson
First Baptist Church
Herrin
Church of Christ
Dairy Queen
Safety concerns raised at Williamson County disaster meeting
Marguerite Pulley expressed worries over a pipeline from Centennial Tank Farm crossing her property and asked for a workable disaster plan. About 30 residents and officials attended a Williamson County Emergency Management Agency session to review the county's disaster plan, which lists 42 potential events such as waterline breaks, fires, floods and tornadoes.
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Williamson County
Creal Springs
Marguerite Pulley
Pulley
Williamson County Emergency Management Agency
County officials discuss countywide disaster plan updates
Williamson County officials convened to craft a countywide disaster plan after recent terrorist attacks. Emergency Director Tom Redickas urged improved coordination among fire departments, police, and emergency personnel, with proposed drills, a county chain of command, and a preventive disaster day to test procedures.
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Marion
Herrin
Johnson City
Williamson County Emergency Management
Tom Redickas
Redickas
Bo Emery
Williamson County
Saundra Jent
Wendell Fisher
SIUC vaccinates 60 in meningitis outbreak follow up
Dr Rollie Perkins says sixty vaccines have been given at SIUC after one student contracted bacterial meningitis. The 19 year old Jonathon Foster from Broadview was treated at Loyola University Medical Center and released after two days. No additional cases reported on campus.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Rollie Perkins
SIUC
Jonathon Foster
Loyola University Medical Center
Foster
Broadview
Perkins
Franklin County Advances Juvenile Detention Center Project
The Franklin County Board unanimously approved a 4.3 million plan to build a 22 000 square foot juvenile detention center with 32 beds and housing for probation and the state's attorney. Architect drawings will precede bids and possible spring construction. a nearby land parcel was purchased for 22 000. Sheriff Wilson reports over 1.8 million in grants and projected self funding. Nine Franklin Hospital District board members were reappointed across districts.
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Franklin County
James Childress
Russell Davis
Bill Wilson
Franklin Hospital District
Derek Johnson
Dick Rice
Joann Sosnowski
Janet Patton
Mary Stevens
Eloise Delap
Tom Vaughn
Gary Szczeblewski
Joyce Ragan
Franklin County to build 4.3 million juvenile detention center
The Benton-West City Economic Development Corporation outlines a proposed 4.3 million juvenile detention center in Franklin County expected to create 55 construction jobs. DCCA data suggests an employment impact equivalent to 102 jobs and a personal income impact of 4.5 million. The project aims for short term gains and long term payroll benefits across the region.
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Franklin County
Dewey Colter
Benton-West City
DCCA
Colter
Benton
SIUC panel talks on terrorist attacks begin this week
Virginia Hoffman leads weekly discussions at SIUC Carbondale counseling center to help students cope with last week's terrorist attacks. Starting noon in Old Baptist Foundation recital hall, panels will cover political historical cultural and religious angles with scholars from the Center for the Study of Crime Delinquency and Corrections Black American Studies and English departments. Admission is free.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
The
Old Baptist Foundation
Scott
James Garofalo
Center For the Study
Kevin Foster
SIUC
Najjar Musawwir
School of Art and Design
Rodney G. Jones
Jones
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