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Warming center moved after businesses protestJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - An emergency warming center opens its doors in Carbondale this week, although not in the location originally intended. The warming center, which is anticipated to house ...
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Reading Baseball Fifty years ago, I first came to CarbondaleJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - This January marks the 50th anniversary of my trip to Carbondale to interview for a faculty position in SIU's Department of English. It all started with a phone call fro...
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Carbondale man sentenced after 2017 shootingJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - A Carbondale man was sentenced last week to 18 years in prison for aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful use of weapons by a felon. Rahsaan D. Graham Jr., 22, w...
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Carbondale Lion helps with Rose Bowl floatJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - A Carbondale Lions Club member, Jan Mandis, spent the New Year's Day holiday break in Pasadena, Calif., serving on the Lions International decorating team for the Tourna...
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BGCC awarded Wells Fargo grantJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - The Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale has been awarded a $7,500 Wells Fargo grant. The grant supports the academic success programs for youth such as Power Hour (homewor...
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'I am ready' to be Chester's police chief, says Robert HelmersJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - He's been in the U.S. Army and the Army Reserves; he's been a combat engineer, a heavy equipment operator, a scuba diver, a deputy coroner, a police officer, a flight me...
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Randolph County OK despite federal shutdown; other counties feeling the pinchJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - The partial federal government shutdown is starting to have a financial impact on some southern Illinois counties, as jails that house federal inmates wait for reimburse...
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Pepsi to host job fair Friday & SaturdayJan 15, 2019 10:00 pm - MARION - Pepsi Mid-America will host a job fair this Friday and Saturday at the Crisp Container facility located at 700 Skyline Dr. in Marion. Jobseekers are invited to ...
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Bost, Lawson focus on hiring veterans in agricultureJan 15, 2019 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - U.S. Reps. Mike Bost (R-IL) and Al Lawson (D-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday to make more United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) appre...
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Pritzker strengthens working families with actions for higher wages, protectionsJan 15, 2019 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Standing with working families on his first full day in office, Governor JB Pritzker took important first steps to raise Illinoisans' wages by signing a ro...