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