Brad Palmer
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Marion Unit 2 teacher arrested on theft charge (opens the original)
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A Carbondale man employed by the Marion Unit 2 School District is facing a felony theft charge. The Marion Police Department says officers arrested 59-year-old Lester James Tuesday afternoon after detectives investigated a complaint involving an alleged theft from Home Depot. Police say the investigation produced sufficient evidence to make an arrest. James is charged with one count of felony retail theft and two misdemeanors.
Rep. Doody calls on constituents to help encourage a public hearing on Choate changes (opens the original)
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A southern Illinois lawmaker is urging his constituents to request a public hearing from the Health Facilities Planning Board as an effort to help save the scaling down of services at the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna. 118th district representative Scott Doody says he sent his request in already and the more requests on file before an October 13 deadline, the more likely it is to get a public hearing on the need to keep Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center fully
Chancellor Austin Lane talks about the passing of professor Kofi Akamani, the campus budget and more (opens the original)
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There has been tragedy and triumph on the SIU-Carbondale campus recently. Professor Kofi Akamani was killed. Meanwhile, the the SIU Board of Trustees recently approved the budget proposal for the Carbondale campus. Chancellor Austin Lane said it is a balanced budget of more than $197, 600,000. It also reflects the repayment of an $80 million cash deficit. WSIU's Brad Palmer talked with Chancellor Lane about the passing of Akamani and more.
AG office concludes 204 School Board in Perry County violated the Open Meeting Act (opens the original)
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The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Bureau has found that the Community Consolidated School District 204 Board in Perry County violated the Illinois Open Meetings Act during a special meeting held April 20th. The investigation began after a complaint from the Perry County Weekly Press over a meeting that was not publicly posted in advance. The board later acknowledged it met to discuss allegations involving then-Superintendent and Principal Jerry Travelstead. According to the Attorney
Deaconess Illinois President featured on business education TV series (opens the original)
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The president of Deaconess Illinois is sharing lessons from his personal and professional journey in a new television series appearance. William Davis, region president of Deaconess Illinois, is featured on an episode of Inside Success TV's Next Level CEO. During the interview, Davis discusses how faith, family, and community helped shape his leadership style and career path. Davis says the conversation gave him a chance to reflect on the people and experiences that influenced his life, adding t
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