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Heartland Easter events

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012, 11:43am
Heartland Easter events

(KFVS) - Easter is almost here!

The following is a list of Easter-related events scheduled around the Heartland. If you would like to add another event, you can click here to submit it.

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SLIDESHOW: Easter Bunny photos 2012

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012, 11:36am
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Underage drinking a problem in Carbondale

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012, 8:42am

CARBONDALE, IL (KFVS) - Underage drinking is something that plagues SIU and the Carbondale community.

"I think it's very socially like a staple for students on campus," said Taylor Wilson. "It's one of the things that are expected especially as freshman. A lot of students think they need to do it to find friends."

That's why the SIU Student Health Center called a town hall meeting to come up with ways to prevent underage drinking and binge drinking.

"Underage drinking and high risk drinking stand kind of opposed to the academic mission of the university," said Jason Gillman director of SIU Wellness Center. "We understand that people use alcohol. We want them to do it in a safe way."

One of the ways being considered is possibly changing the fact that many bars in Carbondale allow anyone 18 and up to enter their establishments.

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County health rankings releases health outcomes

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012, 3:07pm
County health rankings releases health outcomes

JACKSON COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - The County Health Rankings and Roadmaps have been released.

Jackson County ranked 80 out of 102.

Other Southern Illinois counties ranked the following out of 102:

  • Franklin - 97
  • Jefferson - 90
  • Perry - 69
  • Union - 53
  • Williamson - 93
  • Randolph - 35
  • Wayne - 36
  • Hamilton - 99
  • White - 52
  • Saline - 98
  • Gallatin - 92
  • Hardin - 102
  • Pope - 72
  • Johnson - 64
  • Massac - 96
  • Pulaski - 100
  • Alexander - 101

Southeast Missouri county rankings out of 115 includes:

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SLIDESHOW: 2012 Youth Spring Turkey Season

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012, 3:00pm
(Source: Michelle Newell, cNews)
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Southern Ill. students win awards in Ill. Junior Duck Stamp Contest

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012, 12:41pm
Southern Ill. students win awards in Ill. Junior Duck Stamp Contest

(KFVS) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced the winners of the 2012 Illinois Junior Duck Stamp Contest.

The wildlife service said they received more than 300 entries for this year's contest. The Best in Show artwork was created by Justas Varpucanskis, 14, from Mokena, Ill. His artwork was an acrylic painting of a female pintail. It will adavance to the 2012 Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest on April 20 at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Maryland.

The winner of the best of show award for the conservation message: "No skyscraper or monument can compare to nature" was Aidan Shervheim of Naperville, Ill. His work will also advance to the national competition.

“Illinois students are fortunate to live along the Mississippi Flyway where ducks are abundant. There were so many beautiful works submitted to the contest. All of the winners have reason to be proud of their accomplishment” said Illinois program coordinator Kim King-Wrenn.

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DPS at SIUC investigating alleged attack on campus Friday

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Monday, April 2nd, 2012, 4:02pm
DPS at SIUC investigating alleged attack on campus Friday

CARBONDALE, IL (KFVS) - The Southern Illinois University Carbondale Department of Public Safety say Monday, April 2 they are investigating an aggravated battery that happened on Friday, March 30.

According to DPS, the incident was in the parking lot on the northeast corner of Douglas Drive and Oakland Avenue, just across from the north edge of Campus Lake.

They say it happened at 4:02 a.m. and involved two 19-year-old Carbondale students. The victim told police they had parked their car when three males on BMX-style bicycles approached. They says after a brief conversation one of the suspects, a Hispanic male, sprayed a chemical believed to be pepper spray in one victim's face. DPS says the victim was then hit by all three suspects in a resulting fight. The second victim was also sprayed in the face, but ran away and called police.

DPS says the two victims declined medical treatment at the scene.

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