Williamson ROE Office Moves to Marion Location
The Williamson County ROE relocated from 206 Rushing Drive Herrin to 404 N Monroe Street Marion near the courthouse. The release says the new site is easier for residents to reach and the office opened to the public on Sept. 5. Tara Fasol reports.
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Williamson County
Franklin- Williamson Regional Office of Education
Rushing Drive
Herrin
Marion
Monroe St
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Ultimate Saluki Challenge at SIU Carbondale
Two groups of ten SIU Carbondale students will compete in a three day Survival style event at Campus Beach from Sept 28 to 30. Guest host Mike Skupin from Survivor Australia leads tribal councils with eliminations, culminating in a final council and prize pack worth 500 dollars for a book scholarship plus MVC Tournament tickets and lodging in St Louis. The event is free to attend at the Student Center Auditorium.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Campus Beach
Mike Skupin
Student Center
MVC
St. Louis
Jeff Wilson
Harvesting starts early in Southern Illinois
Dry weather and extreme heat in August push corn harvesting ahead in southern Illinois. Rain and variable conditions have created yield disparities, with Jackson County yields from 75 to 200 bushels per acre and Franklin County averaging about 110 bushels per acre. Soybeans show smaller pods and potential lower yields due to drought-like conditions, while ethanol demand adds uncertainty to future prices.
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Southern Illinois
Ed Billingsley
Jackson County University of Illinois Extension
Jackson County
Larry Miller
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Miller
Franklin County
Billingsley
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Herrin to house new senior center
The Williamson County Programs on Aging plans a new senior center on Weaver Road in Herrin to replace the aging 212 E. Walnut St. site. Designer Paul Lunsford of Lunsford Architects oversees a single story layout with separate dining and lounge areas, an activities room, multiple bathrooms, and about 60 parking spaces.
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Herrin
Robert Childers
Childers
Williamson County
E. Walnut St
Paul Lunsford
Lunsford Architects and Engineers Inc
Weaver Road
Flo Smith
Smith
Walnut Street
State Senate boosts SIU with $145 million in construction funding
The Illinois Senate advanced a package including a $43.8 million request to start a 271000 square foot Transport Education Center at Southern Illinois Airport. The package, part of a broader $2 billion capital construction push, would fund SIU projects as Lt. Governor and President Glenn Poshard lobbied undecided lawmakers in a bipartisan effort led by Senate leaders.
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Southern Illinois University
Paul D. Sarvela
College of Applied Sciences and Arts
Illinois State Senate
Southern Illinois Airport
SIAC
Senate
SIU
House
STU
David Gross
Illinois Senate
David Luechtefelt
R Okanville
Gary Forby
D-Benton
Emil Jones
Dchicago
Gross
Judge Lewis retires from bench after 31 years
Judge Loren P. Lewis, a Benton circuit judge respected by criminals and families alike, will not seek retention and will leave the bench December 1, 2008. At 65, he notes a long career since 1969 and plans to retire, saying he won’t miss frequent retention elections or heavy divorce and child custody cases.
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Brenton
Loren P. Lewis
Lewis
Franklin County
Southern Illinois
Man to fill father's seat on Zeigler City Council
Ryan Morgan offers to finish Leon Morgan's term as Zeigler Public Health and Safety Commissioner after the elder's death. Mayor Dennis Mitchell says the timing was sudden and the move sprang from a late night offer to serve the city.
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Zeigler
Public Health and Safety
Leon Morgan
Dennis Mitchell
Ryan Morgan
Mitchell
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Center
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Doelitzsch
Southern
Senior Citizens Center
East Walnut Street
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