Warning tickets issued for Rainbow gathering in Shawnee Forest
Forest Service law enforcement issued nine warnings for illegal occupancy at the Rainbow Family Regional Gathering on Shawnee National Forest land near One Horse Gap Pope County. About 90 to 100 attendees are present with potential peak 500 to 700. penalties range from 100 dollar mail fines to 90 days in jail.
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Forest Service
Rainbow Family of the Living Light
Shawnee National Forest
One Horse Gap
National Incident Management Team
Malcolm Jowers
Jowers
Rainbow
Welcomehome.org
Rainbow Family of Living Light
The
Fs.fed.us
Shawnee
Du Quoin to seek state funds for wastewater plant upgrade
A public hearing set for 9 a.m. today examines Du Quoin’s plan to gain 100000 in state money for a wastewater treatment plant overhaul built in the 1930s. Overcapacity, expansion to 2 million gallons daily, and a 4.5 to 5 million dollar cost drive a 16 percent rate hike in July.
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DU Quoin
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Flood plain law questioned over new trailer near Reynoldsville
Dorothy Smiddy and neighbors lie in the Mississippi River flood plain near Old Cape Road. County officials hear concerns about a 1987 flood plain ordinance and the need for clear enforcement to avoid loss of federal flood insurance. State's Attorney Bigler urges notifying homeowners and guiding variances while preserving insurance eligibility.
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Jonesboro
Dorothy Smiddy
Old Cape Road
Reynoldsville
Union County
Mississippi River
Smiddy
Mike
John Bigler
Bigler
Benton Grade School District gains 90000 grant for GIS learning
Benton Grade School District 47 has secured a $90,000 Technology Literacy Challenge Fund grant from the Illinois State Board of Education. Fifth through eighth graders will use GPS and GIS to study local environmental impacts and data collection for cross-curricular reading and math projects.
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Benton — Benton
Illinois State Board of Education
Kathy Auten
Auten
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Williamson County Farm Bureau
Twin County Farm Service
Illinois Department of Natural Rescues
University of Illinois Extension
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
Rend Lake College
Northwest Collabratory
Area 6 Technology Hub
Benton Public Library
Connected University
Jack Lewis remembered as regional booster and Bunny Bread pioneer
Jack Lewis 91 helped launch regional economic efforts and served in Southern Illinois Inc and Illinois Chamber of Commerce. His Bunny Bread factory on Springfield Avenue opened in 1951, peaked at 52 million pounds yearly, employed 125, and closed in 1993. His thrift store remains open. Services Friday in Anna.
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Southern Illinois Inc
Lewis
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Springfield Avenue
Jack
Gillespie
Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home
Anna
Funeral Home
District Faces Larger Deficit After Tax Delays
The official said the district planned for a $150000 deficit through a teachers union deal but instead faced a $250000 shortfall due to late tax receipts and lost investments. The board will vote on the budget after tonight's hearing. the document has circulated for 30 days.
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Teachers Association
Avon Pink Ribbon crusade hosts cancer awareness at mall
A Saturday event at Illinois Centre Mall Center Court features speakers for breast cancer survivors and public education. Dee Bird of Avon Beauty Center notes the Pink Ribbon crusade seeks 250 million by 2002, with $4 million raised recently from six shades of crusade lipstick.
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Illinois Centre Mall
Center Court
Dee Bird
Avon Beauty Center
Avon
Bird
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Shawneelink.net
University of Illinois Extension Office
Franklin-Williamson County Farm Bureau
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Lewis Brothers Bakery
Patterson
Richard Gillespie
Lewis First Bakery
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Orient
Sligh Cherry
Centurion Collection
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Legacy Clock Co
Main St
Carbondale
Mardale
Bruce
Armstrong
Modern Tile & Carpet, Inc
Industrial Park Rd
WiEete
Marion Mall
John S. Sharp
John.sharp
Southernillinoisan.com
Highway 13
Woodmen
Modern Woodmen
Jeffrey Rushing
Brenda Stokes
Willow Lane
Larry Roberts
Hudgens Rd
America
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Rock Island
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