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Spaghetti dinner, silent auction Jan. 26 at Johnston City church

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Thursday, January 17th, 2013, 12:53pm
Spaghetti dinner, silent auction Jan. 26 at Johnston City church

JOHNSTON CITY, IL (KFVS) - A spaghetti dinner and silent auction will be held for Cayce Buckner, Dakota Buckner’s father, on January 26 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the First Free Will Baptist Church.

The church is located at the corner of Broadway and Monroe in Johnston City, Ill. Organizers say Cayce has been unable to work since May 2011 due to an auto-immune movement disorder. He will go to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Feb. 6. His wife Terra provides the family’s only source of income, and she will have to be off work in order to take him. They need money for transportation, hotel, food and medication.

The dinner $10 for adults, $5 for children under 12 and carry-outs will be available.

You may also make donations to:

Cayce Buckner
C/O Glen Burton (his sister)
7005. Calumet
Marion, IL 62959

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LSSI AmeriCorps volunteers to refurbish bicycles

Submitted by Steve Pobst on Tuesday, January 15th, 11:51 am
LSSI AmeriCorps volunteers to refurbish bicycles

HERRIN, IL (KFVS) - To celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year, AmeriCorps members who serve with Lutheran Social Services of Illinois’s Prisoner and Family Ministry are partnering with Marion Federal Prison Work Camp to hold a bicycle gathering and rebuilding day on January 21 at Hurricane Baptist Church in Herrin, Ill.

According to the group, the goals are to collect used bicycles to refurbish for returning citizens and their children, and to refurbish at least eight bicycles that day.

Anyone who wishes to donate a bicycle can drop it off at the Hurricane Baptist Church in Herrin between 9 a.m. and noon on Jan. 21.  Hurricane Baptist Church is located at 406 South Division Street.

LSSI’s AmeriCorps members provide services to people who have been incarcerated at least one day in their life.

The services include Bicycles 2 Work, which is a program that helps returning citizens and their children by giving them bicycles.

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Upcoming events in Marion

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Friday, January 4th, 2013, 12:50pm
Upcoming events in Marion

MARION, IL (KFVS) - Upcoming events for the new year at The Pavilion are available.

Events include:

  • Jan. 5 - Gun and Knife Show 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Jan. 5 - Shawn Vincelette Art Show 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Jan. 6 - Gun and Knife Show 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Jan. 11 - Marion Chamber Annual Dinner 6 p.m.
  • Jan. 12 - Ivas John Band 6 p.m.
  • Jan. 16 - Presely Tours 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Jan. 20 - River Radio Ever After Bridal Show 2013 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Jan. 26 - Hospice Roaring '20s Red Carpet Gala 5 p.m.
  • Feb. 1 - S.I. Boat and Fishing Show 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Feb. 2 - S.I. Boat and Fishing Show 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Feb. 3 - S.I. Boat and Fishing Show 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Copyright 2013 KFVS. All rights reserved.

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IEMA launches updated Ready Illinois website

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Friday, December 14th, 2012, 12:00pm
IEMA launches updated Ready Illinois website

(KFVS) - The Illinois Emergency Management Agency recently launched an updated Ready Illinois website to help connect people with information they need to be prepared for many types of emergencies.

You can click here to visit the updated site.

“The Ready Illinois website is a ‘one-stop shop’ for information on what to do before, during and after a disaster,” said IEMA Director Jonathon Monken. “Since the website was first launched in 2007, more than half a million people have turned to Ready Illinois for disaster preparedness-related information. This revision will help them find needed emergency preparedness information more quickly.”

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IDES: Federal Emergency Unemployment will end for 90,000 people

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012, 1:26pm
IDES: Federal Emergency Unemployment will end for 90,000 people

(KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Employment Security recently announced an estimated 90,000 people who worked in Illinois will no longer receive unemployment insurance when the federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation ends December 29.

IDES says the state's Regular Unemployment program continues.

They say once the EUC program ends, an additional 2,800 individuals each week will complete the regular state unemployment insurance program and not have access to the federal EUC. Every $1 in unemployment insurance generates $1.63 in economic activity because the dollars are quickly spent at neighborhood businesses.

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Herrin library to close for Christmas holiday

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012, 12:08pm
Herrin library to close for Christmas holiday

HERRIN, IL (KFVS) - The Herrrin City LIbrary will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, December 24 and 25 for the Christmas holiday.

The library will open late at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26. For New Year's Eve, Monday, Dec. 31, the library will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will close early. It will be closed for New Year's Day on Tuesday, Jan. 1 and will open at it's regular 10 a.m. time on Wednesday, Jan. 2.

If there are any questions about the services offered at the Herrin City Library, you can visit the facility at the corner of East Monroe and North 13th Streets in Herrin. You can also call 942-6109 or click here to visit them online.

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Hospice junior volunteers to offer gift wrapping

Submitted by Steve Pobst on Wednesday, December 12th, 11:37 am
Hospice junior volunteers to offer gift wrapping

MARION, IL (KFVS)  – Hospice of Southern Illinois Junior Volunteers will be at the Illinois Star Centre Mall, in Marion on December 17, 18, & 19  from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. offering gift wrapping services.

The junior volunteers will be doing this for a donation and all donations will come back to Hospice of Southern Illinois. The volunteers will be located at center court in the mall.

These students are in Mummert’s and Bisching’s medical careers, and nursing classes at Marion High School. 

The students have all been through Hospice of Southern Illinois volunteer training and they wanted to do something to give back.

Wrapping paper and ribbon will be provided but if you have a certain color of paper you would like to be used your more than welcome to bring your own for the students to use.  

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