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News from August 2018

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How has spending changed at Anna Jonesboro CHSD 81?

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 31, 2018

Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 increased per-student spending 8.1 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Southern Illinois News analysis of public schools data.

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Cairo Unit School District 1 students suspended 96 times in a single school year

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 31, 2018

Cairo Unit School District 1 reported 96 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Anna Community School District No. 37 Board of Education students suspended 52 times in a single school year

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 31, 2018

Anna Community School District No. 37 Board of Education reported 52 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Hardin County Community Unit School District 1 students suspended 156 times in a single school year

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 30, 2018

Hardin County Community Unit School District 1 reported 156 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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How has spending changed at Anna CCSD 37?

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 30, 2018

Anna Community School District No. 37 Board of Education decreased per-student spending 9.9 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Southern Illinois News analysis of public schools data.

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Vienna Elementary School District 55 students suspended 59 times in a single school year

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 30, 2018

Vienna Elementary School District 55 reported 59 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Manar, Democrats behind education funding cuts, McMillan says

By Robert Hadley | Aug 29, 2018

Although Meissner Elementary School in Bunker Hill closed 15 years ago, responsibility for its demise has become an issue in the 2018 race for the 48th Senate District seat.

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Pope County Community Unit School District 1 students suspended 44 times in a single school year

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 29, 2018

Pope County Community Unit School District 1 reported 44 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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How has spending changed at Hardin County CUSD 1?

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 29, 2018

Hardin County Community Unit School District 1 decreased per-student spending 17.7 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Southern Illinois News analysis of public schools data.

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Vienna High School District 133 students suspended, expelled 55 times in a single school year

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 29, 2018

Vienna High School District 133 reported seven expulsions and 48 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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How has spending changed at Vienna SD 55?

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 28, 2018

Vienna Elementary School District 55 decreased per-student spending 14.1 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Southern Illinois News analysis of public schools data.

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School discipline: Which Illinois districts reported the most expulsions?

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 28, 2018

Vienna High School District 133 was among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of students expelled during the 2016-17 school year, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.

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How has spending changed at Vienna HSD 133?

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 27, 2018

Vienna High School District 133 increased per-student spending 5.7 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Southern Illinois News analysis of public schools data.

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Report: Which Illinois communities saw the most structure fires in 2017?

By Local Labs News Service | Aug 27, 2018

Brookport Fire District and Horseshoe Lake Fire Protection District were among Illinois fire protection districts that reported responding to the most structure fire incidents per capita in 2017, according to the latest state report.

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METROPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: DIY Doily Wall Art

By Press release submission | Aug 26, 2018

Join us on September 27th @ 4:00 to make doily-stenciled canvas paintings.

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JOHNSON COUNTY: Parents invited to discuss mental health and teens

By Press release submission | Aug 26, 2018

Johnson County issued the following announcement on Aug. 24.The Johnson County Mental Health Center will hold a Facebook Live, Ask Me Anything (AMA) event at 7 p.m.

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MASSAC COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE: Sex Offender Arrested in Brookport for Failure to Comply

By Press release submission | Aug 26, 2018

On 08/23/18 Deputies with the Massac County Sheriff's Office and the Brookport Police Department went to an address in the 900 block of Crockett St. in Brookport.

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ALEXANDER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: Narcotics Roundup Nets Multiple Arrest

By Press release submission | Aug 26, 2018

The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office and Taylorsville Police Dept. Narcotics Units have concluded a long term investigation into the sales and use of Illicit Narcotics throughout Alexander County and the Town limits of Taylorsville.

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MASSAC COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE: Brookport Man Arrested on Meth Offense

By Press release submission | Aug 26, 2018

On 08/17/18 a Deputy stopped a vehicle in the 2100 block of East 5th St. in Metropolis.

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JOHNSON COUNTY: Portion of Mill Creek Streamway Park to be closed Aug. 27-29

By Press release submission | Aug 26, 2018

Johnson County issued the following announcement on Aug. 22.Beginning Monday, Aug. 27, a half-mile portion of the Gary L.