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News from August 2016

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Six Mile Regional Library District Board of Trustees approves photography and filming policy

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 31, 2016

Six Mile Regional Library District Board of Trustees approves photography and filming policy during recent meeting.

Six Mile Regional Library District Board reviews working budget for FY 2016-17

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 30, 2016

Six Mile Regional Library District Board reviews working budget for FY 2016-17 during a recent meeting.

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Eldorado Community Unified School District No. 4 Board approves new K-8 math curriculum

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 30, 2016

Eldorado Community Unified School District No. 4 Board approves new K-8 math curriculum during a recent meeting.

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Metropolis Water/Light/Street Committee hears update on FEMA

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 30, 2016

Metropolis Water/Light/Street Committee hears update on FEMA during its meeting last week.

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Grayville City Council schedules special meeting

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 30, 2016

Grayville City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30.

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Metropolis Finance Committee to discuss 2016-17 budget resolution

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 30, 2016

Metropolis Finance Committee will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31.

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Proposed DuQuoin-Pinckneyville soccer co-op faces long road before approval

By Darren Yuvan | Aug 29, 2016

A recent proposal to have a joint soccer "club" between the DuQuoin and Pinckneyville districts considered instead as a certified high school sport under "co-op" status has met with some concerns from a group of DuQuoin athletic coaches.

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Preview: Columbia football big on ability, short on experience

By Brent Zell | Aug 26, 2016

Columbia had an epic season in 2016. A repeat will depend on how fast the new faces learn on the job.

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Preview: Northwestern brings deep defense into 2016 season

By Brent Zell | Aug 26, 2016

An injury to a key player may have shown just what kind of strength Northwestern has this season.

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GOP says Madigan to blame for keeping Independent Map Amendment off November ballot

By LocalLabs News Service | Aug 26, 2016

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that the Independent Map Amendment should be kept off the November ballot.

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Four Salukis earn summer baseball honors

By Brent Zell | Aug 25, 2016

Four Southern Illinois baseball players recently earned postseason honors in summer leagues.

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Southeastern Illinois College Board discusses remote testing fee proposal

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 25, 2016

Southeastern Illinois College Board discusses remote testing fee proposal during its recent meeting.

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Who’s political now? An unvarnished look at the Southern Illinoisan editorial board

By Dan Proft | Aug 24, 2016

The Southern Illinoisan recently devoted space in its newspaper to an attack on this paper.

Eldorado Community Unit No. 4 School District Board considers request for new basketball jerseys

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 24, 2016

Eldorado Community Unit No. 4 School District Board considers request for new basketball jerseys at its recent meeting.

Eldorado Memorial Public Library District Board raises salaries

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 24, 2016

Eldorado Memorial Public Library District Board approved the raising of salaries during a recent meeting.

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Massac Community Unified School District No. 1 Board reads sportsmanship statement

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 24, 2016

Massac Community Unified School District No. 1 Board reads sportsmanship statement at recent meeting.

West Frankfort City Council may amend liquor ordinance in regards to city-owned buildings

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 23, 2016

West Frankfort City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23.

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Harrisburg City Council discusses possible RV campground

By Wadi Reformado | Aug 23, 2016

Harrisburg City Council discusses possible RV campground during a recent meeting.

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Fowler calls out Senator Forby for campaign ad

By Kasey Schefflin- Emrich | Aug 22, 2016

Illinois State Senator Gary Forby is being called a hypocrite after changing his stance on education funding.

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Illinois Department of Natural Resources to regulate bobcat harvest

By Russell Boniface | Aug 22, 2016

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has new rules to regulate hunting and trapping of bobcats throughout the state for the upcoming bobcat season, the first in more than 40 years.