Steve and Terry Vercellino of Mulkeytown are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lacey Jo Vercellino, to Daniel Allen Hagerman, son of Bob and Chris Hagerman of Benton.
Carl and Rosemary (Jackson) Doty will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at an open house hosted by their children from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, at Lebanon Baptist Church, 16016 Lynchburg Rd., Mt. Vernon, and with a family holiday cruise in the fall.
They were married Sept. 10, 1960, by the Rev. Carl Whittington at Williams Chapel Baptist Church, Ewing.
Area residents and local, state and federal officials lauded the opening of the Sesser Community Health Center.
"Driving here today, I realized that it was 76 degrees, the Du Quoin State Fair is going on — and Sesser is getting a health center. How can it get any better than that?" State Sen. Gary Forby said to those in attendance Monday.
Former State Sen. Jim Rea emceed the event honoring the facility, part of the Christopher Rural Health Planning Corporation.
Illinois Route 148 was closed down north of Sesser for several hours Monday after a car containing meth-making materials crashed while attempted to flee from Sesser police.
Around 5:38 p.m., a Sesser officer made a traffic stop after seeing a car driven by Bridgette Radake of Du Quoin after the car was seen crossing the center line on Route 154 in Sesser.
A traffic stop ensued.
The woman showed numerous signs of impairment and while talking with the officer she admitted smoking methamphetamine earlier.
Benton resident A. Courtney Cox has experienced a lot since assuming the role of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.
“It’s been quite a journey and almost three years since my appointment,” he said. “I met a whole lot of people from a whole lot of different places.
“I’m glad I took the appointment,” Cox said. “I think I am a different person now than I was then. I have a different awareness about the duties of that job.”
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has announced that Crosswalk Community Action Agency headquartered in West Frankfort would be administering the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program for Franklin, Jefferson and Williamson counties.
The program, which provides financial assistance to eligible households to help pay a portion of their winter heating bills, will begin Wednesday, Sept. 1. Eligibility is based upon gross income for the 30 days prior to the date of application and is $1,354 for one-person household, $1,821 for two-person households, $2,289 for three-person households and $2,756 for four-person households.
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