Today’s Events Across Chester Herrin and Nearby Venues
A schedule of community events includes Remembrance and prayer services at Chester High School gym at 7 p.m. sponsored by the Ministerial Alliance, a POW MIA memorial in Herrin at 12:30 p.m. with a post-service luncheon, and a National Hunting and Fishing Days festival at John A. Logan College in Carterville with wildlife programs and activities. Fort Kaskaskia Music Festival at Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site runs 1 a.m. to 6 p.m. with diverse music and camping. Heritage arts at Saline County Fairgrounds, Psychic Fair in Marion, Nashville Fall Festival downtown, Royalton chicken barbecue, and cultural preservation talks at SIUC. Blood drives listed in Carterville and Columbia.
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Holy Protection Orthodox Church
North Fairdale St
Royalton
Free clothing giveaway at Herrin Pantry event
Free clothing distribution runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Herrin Community Pantry, 509 N. 17th St. No requirements or questions. no food distributed.
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Herrin Community Pantry
N. 17Th St
Biplane overturns near Carbondale airport
A locally owned biplane flipped after landing near Southern Illinois Airport Saturday night. No one was hurt. firefighters responded after a 7:45 p.m. call. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. The aircraft nosed into a cornfield mistaken for grass. no fuel leaks found and power shut off.
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Carbondale
Carbondale Township
Southernlinois
Mike Ilderback
Kiwanis Park Renovation Nears Completion
Work on the Kiwanis Park renovation is nearly complete in Anna with new playground equipment expected by mid. The project advances local park amenities as officials target a timely finish.
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Kiwanis Park
City urged to cover remaining drainage project costs
The Kiwanis Club asks the city to pay for final pea gravel and fence work after summer completion of October and water drainage efforts. City Administrator Steve Guined said a council decision is planned for early October, with Karen Binder noting the discussion at Tuesday's meeting.
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Steve Guined
SIU Carbondale cyclist killed in campus crosswalk
Anne F. Coleman 26 a SIUC dental hygiene student died Friday after a car struck her bicycle in a campus crosswalk on Douglas Drive. Ana D. Dieng 20 was cited for failure to yield and speed. Coleman’s death prompts an inquest and memorial service planning as investigators pursue witnesses and causes.
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Anne F. Coleman
Southern Illinois University
Coleman
Memorial Hospital of
Jackson County
Thomas Kupferer
Douglas Drive
Ana D. Dieng
SIUC
SIU
Sam Jordan
Dieng
Jordan
Siuc Police Department
Siuc Dental Hygiene
Darien
Neely Hall
Joanne Coleman
Clarendon Hills Road
David Coleman
Modell Funeral Home
S. Cass Ave
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