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News from February 2016

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Carbondale Board of Education to discuss student discipline

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 23, 2016

The Carbondale Board of Education will meet Feb. 25 to discuss matters relating to the performance, evaluation and compensation of specific personnel matters relating to student discipline, matters relating to collecting bargaining, and matters relating to pending litigation.

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Carbondale Local Liquor Control Commission to consider Reel Lucky’s request for B3 liquor license extension

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 22, 2016

The Carbondale, Illinois Local Liquor Control Commission is going to consider a request by Reel Lucky for an additional 180-day permit to operate a B3 liquor license at its meeting tomorrow, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m.

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Brehm Library Board meets, reviews annex building progress

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 22, 2016

The C.E. Brehm Memorial Public Library District board of trustees met recently in Mount Vernon, Illinois to review the progress on the library's annex building.

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Carbondale to hold second 'Unifying Our Community' town hall meeting tonight

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 22, 2016

A "Unifying Our Community" town hall meeting is scheduled for tonight, Monday, Feb. 22, at 6.

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Waterloo City Council to meet, discuss Waterloo Millers advertising

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 22, 2016

Waterloo, Illinois City Council to meet at 7:30 p.m. today and discuss the request from the Waterloo Millers Baseball Club.

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Carbondale City Council to consider Fox Creek’s request to construct three duplexes

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 22, 2016

The Carbondale City Council to consider a request to construct three duplexes in the PA, Professional Administrative Office District located at 1100 and 1110 Black Diamond Drive during its Tuesday, Feb. 23 meeting.

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Church gifts $25,000 antique piano to school band

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 22, 2016

The Lone Oak Baptist Church of Energy donated a Knabe baby grand piano to the Carbondale Middle School Band.

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Carbondale Liquor Advisory Board approves Class B3 liquor license for Reel Lucky, Little Vegas Gaming

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 22, 2016

The Carbondale Liquor Advisory Board approved a B3 liquor license for Reel Lucky and Little Vegas Gaming, LLC.

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Free books still available at the Mt. Vernon Township High School Library

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 19, 2016

Books removed from the library's collection are being offered to the public at no charge today and tomorrow, Feb. 19 and 20.

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Red Bud approves $150,000, 10-year loan for First Stage Fabrication

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 19, 2016

The Red Bud Economic Development Commission approved a $150,000 loan for Red Bud manufacturer First Stage Fabrication during a recent meeting.

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Mt. Vernon holds special session on personnel

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 19, 2016

The City Council of Mt. Vernon held a special session recently to discuss personnel matters.

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Paul Schimpf earns major endorsements from influential business leaders and conservative groups

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 19, 2016

Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation and Knight Hawk Coal have endorsed Paul Schimpf in his run for State Senate in Illinois’ 58th District, adding to the growing number of organizations rallying behind the retired U.S. Marine.

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Mt. Vernon reviews progress of capital projects

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 19, 2016

The Mt. Vernon, Illinois City Council took in a presentation from City Engineer Brad Ruble recently on the progress of the city's capital projects.

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Red Bud Planning Commissioners discuss budget requests

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 19, 2016

The City of Red Bud Planning Commission discussed limitations within the budget among other items at its recent meeting.

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Anna City Council discusses baseball field, pool, other rec issues

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 19, 2016

The Anna City Council met recently to discuss a number of recreation maintenance issues.

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Red Bud Planning Commission hears update from Zoning Administrator

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 19, 2016

The Red Bud Planning Commission met recently at Red Bud City Hall to hear an update on planning and zoning issues from the city's Zoning Administrator.

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Mt. Vernon City Council discusses annexation of industrial park property

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 19, 2016

The City of Mt. Vernon reviewed the pending annexation of property adjacent to the new industrial park to its city limits during the municipality’s recent City Council meeting.

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Bang for the buck?

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 19, 2016

Are Illinois public schools spending too much, delivering too little?

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Dist. 118 GOP House candidate: State Democrats' priorities out of whack

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 19, 2016

After Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget speech on Wednesday, Jason Kasiar, the Republican Dist. 118 state House candidate, called for change in state government.

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Carbondale ESD 95 elementary schools score below average despite above-average spending per student

By South West Illinois News Reports | Feb 18, 2016

The 2015 standardized test scores for Carbondale ESD 95’s Lewis School and Thomas School were below average despite the school district spending the most per student in the Southwest Illinois region, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).