Franklin County confirms first West Nile case in 89-year-old woman
The Franklin-Williamson Bi County Health Department reports an 89 year old Franklin County woman diagnosed with West Nile Virus after a summer of positive water pools. She developed fever and headache and was treated at a local hospital with improving condition. The case illustrates ongoing mosquito risks despite cooler weather.
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Franklin-Williamson
Ilinois
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois
Illinois to honor troops with unfunded medal program
Gov Blagojevich set up the Abraham Lincoln Medal of Freedom for Illinois Guardsmen who served in Iraq, but no funds exist to finance the medal. Officials say at least 35000 needed to produce the awards, though the program lacks allocated budget. The department was tasked with criteria in 2005 and now seeks private funding.
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Rod Blagojevich
Illinois
Iraq
Illinois Department of Military Affairs
Illinois Army
Air National Guard
Military Affairs
Stacey Rieger
Blagojevich
Illinois National Guard
Gasoline drops near $2 a gallon in Southern Illinois
Regular unleaded prices fall to about 1.99 at some stations as demand slows after summer. Crude oil inventories rise and growth weakens, helping drive a nearly 20 percent slide in oil to about 62 dollars a barrel. National average hits 2.33, Missouri leads region at 2.04, Illinois at 2.38 per gallon.
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U.S
AAA
Missouri
Associated Press
Shryock Curtain Call for Cerchio at SIU Auditorium
Longtime Shryock Auditorium head Robert Cerchio departs after nearly 30 years at SIUC to become assistant director of the school of visual and performing arts at Southeast Missouri State University. Interim director Matthew Shackleton, 30, will lead Shryock as the search for a replacement proceeds.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Shryock
Robert Cerchio
SIU
School of
Visual and Performing Arts
Southeast Missouri State University
Judy O’connor
Cerchio
Carbondale
O’connor
Bob
St. Louis
Chicago
Tiempo Libre
Marion High School
Illinois
Catherine Hagler
SIUC
Hagler
Matthew Shackleton
Shackleton
Weather art by Ethan Funk at Unity Christian School
A weather themed art piece by Ethan Funk from Unity Christian School features in today's edition. The work showcases a blend of sky, cloud, and seasonal imagery reflecting local weather motifs.
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Ethan Funk
Unity Christian School
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