Community Banding Builds 2500 Foot Playground in Harrisburg
More than 200 volunteers gathered to construct a 2,500 square foot playground at the Gaskin City Complex north of Harrisburg Medical Center. The project unites KaBOOM! Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois Southern Illinois Community Foundation and Harrisburg Township Park District. The $88,000 cost is 90 percent funded by Blue Cross and 10 percent by the foundation. this marks the 16th KaBOOM! build in four years, with a fifth added after the February tornado.
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Harrisburg
Gaskin City Complex
Harrisburg Medical Center
Kaboom
Blue Cross
Blue Shield of
Illinois
Southern Illinois Community Foundation
Harrisburg Township
Laura Lindsey
Blue Shield of Illinois
Annual Hunting and Fishing Days Finale at John A. Logan
Thousands attend the 25th annual observance at John A. Logan College Carterville on a sunny autumn day.Kids watch dock dogs sprint to the dock dive into water and retrieve a stick. Some dogs splash spectators as they land. Children line up at a pond trying fishing for the first time.
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Southern Illinois
John A. Logan College
Carterville
Workshops planned to aid laid-off BRP workers in Benton
About 340 employees lost their jobs when BRP abruptly closed its Benton plant on Sept 14 amid weak sport boat sales. The Rapid Response Team plans Oct 3 and 4 workshops to explain available services from state regional and local agencies, with one-on-one career specialist support and group sessions on counseling and job search skills. A job fair is planned and résumés assistance is provided by a contracted firm.
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Benton
BRP
Man-Tra-Con Corp
Kathy Lively
Man-Tra-Con
Lively
Herrin considers note on water bills for MidAmerican electricity
City aldermen weigh adding a note on October water bills stating MidAmerican Energy can offer residential electricity. Independent agent David Restivo urged disclosure. council discussed aggregation as a path to lower rates while watching outcomes in nearby communities. Jacobs touted a 23 percent lower flat rate and a no-penalty enrollment with no duration clause.
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Herrin
MidAmerican Energy
David Restivo
MidAmerican
Vic Ritter
Southern Illinois
Restivo
John Brewster
Mid-American
Ameren
Mark Jacobs
Jacobs
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