Beware: Not paying your bills could land you in jail
A lady in Herrin, Illinois, found herself booked into jail upon not taking care of a $280 medical bill. This was also a bill that she had been told was sent in error, and she did not have to worry . . .
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981285283&grpId=3659174697244816
Published: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:00:50 -0700
ILLINOIS BOYS TRACK PREVIEW: Edwardsville tries for first state title in Class 3A
CHARLESTON, Ill. • Edwardsville coach Chad Lakatos and Cahokia coach Leroy Millsap are no strangers when it comes to winning boys state track team championships.
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/high-school/boys-track/b1358e4e-a531-11e1-97b9-0019bb30f31a.html
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 16:47:00 -0700
Donors make Herrin Hospital unit possible
HERRIN — Herrin Hospital and its parent company, Southern Illinois Healthcare, opened a new chest pain unit Wednesday.
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/b3a7c4c4-94da-11e1-ab09-001a4bcf887a.html
Published: Wed, 02 May 2012 23:00:00 -0700
Jenna Harner crowned 2012 Miss HerrinFesta Italiana
HERRIN — Jenna Harner, 21, of Dongola was crowned the winner from a field of 14 contestants Monday in the 2012 Miss HerrinFesta Italiana Scholarship Pageant, celebrating its 20th anniversary.
http://thesouthern.com/communities/williamson/herrin/53a3f7e6-a3c6-11e1-9f8f-001a4bcf887a.html
Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 23:00:00 -0700
Herrin City Council tables electricity measure
HERRIN — City aldermen tabled action during a Monday regular meeting on allowing registered city voters a chance to decide in a November referendum on whether to allow the city to purchase electricity on behalf of residential and small business utility customers.
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/1c091052-9e47-11e1-931c-0019bb2963f4.html
Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700
BOYS BASKETBALL: Schrader named coach at Belleville East
Former Okawville High standout and Southern Illinois University Carbondale men's basketball player Abel Schrader has been named the boys basketball coach at Belleville East.
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/high-school/boys-basketball/94bab40c-a396-11e1-97bb-001a4bcf6878.html
Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 15:44:00 -0700
Memorial Day Events
Locations and times for Memorial Day Ceremonies in southern Illinois On Monday May 28th.
http://www.wsiltv.com/news/local/Memorial-Day-Events-152351265.html
Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 14:20:06 -0700
Benton Wins 5th Straight SIRR-Ohio Crown
With the Class 2A sectional one week away, the Benton Rangerettes needed to make one last important statement to Class 1A competition at the Southern Illinois River to River-Ohio track championships in Herrin. Boy, did they ever. Scoring a whopping 155 points, Benton ran away with its fifth straight SIRR-Ohio crown, easily topping Herrin and Murphysboro in what boiled down to a 3-team race for ...
http://www.bentoneveningnews.com/sports/x272284674/Benton-Wins-5th-Straight-SIRR-Ohio-Crown
Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 08:10:12 -0700
Local police arrest 18 people on various charges
Those arrested had West Frankfort, Herrin, Johnson City, Stonefort, Ewing or Zeigler addresses.
http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Local-police-arrest-18-people-on-various-charges-152342155.html
Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 13:24:54 -0700
80 to graduate today from SIU Medical School
Springfield’s Southern Illinois University School of Medicine has no Nobel Prize winners on its faculty, and its research budget is small compared with larger and older medical schools. Those conventional measures of prestige, however, overlook a quality that puts SIU close to the top nationwide in fulfilling the “social mission” of medical education, according to Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan, who will ...
http://www.sj-r.com/top-stories/x639943219/80-to-graduate-today-from-SIU-Medical-School
Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 21:33:20 -0700