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City recognizes Davis for delivery beyond the call of duty
Metropolis Police Officer Tim Davis says that when he and other police officers are dispatched to a call, they never really know what they are going to get until they arrive on the scene. An exampl...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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County borrows more money to pay its debts
With no 2012 budget in place yet and after just paying off a bank debt of $350,00, Masssac County has borrowed another $250,000 against next year's property tax revenue. Last week, the county had $...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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County's bank debt paid, general fund low
Massac County Comissioners received copies of officeholder budgets for 2012 at Tuesday morning's meeting to begin the budgeting process for this year. Massac County Clerk John Taylor distributed co...
Feb 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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EPA approves city’s sewer separation plan
After almost 19 months of waiting, the Metropolis City Council received word Feb. 8 that the city’s Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) to separate the combined sewer overflow has been approved by the Il...
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No decision yet, but new plant could be coming
Although Honeywell has made no definite decision about where a new battery plant for hybrid electric cars will be located, when the decision is made, it could be built in Massac County. According t...
Feb 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Amanda King, advertising, public relations & sponsorship manager Harrah's Metropolis, left, Mark Osterhaus, general manager and senior vice president of Harrah's Metropolis, right, present at $15,000 check from Caesars Foundation to Rita Gower, program director for Guardian Family Services on Feb. 1. — Planet photo by Michele Longworth
Caesars Foundation donates to Guardian Family Services
"We cannot express how important the Caesars Foundation and Harrah's Metropolis is to our agency and are so grateful for all that they have done for us since the beginning," said Rita Gower, progra...
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Massac schools recognized on 2011 Illinois Honor Roll
Find out which Massac County schools received recognition on the 2011 IL Honor Roll
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Chloe Corzine is all smiles as she drops off her donations to Project Hope No-Kill Humane Society. With help from not only the community but also people from California and Colorado, Chloe raised $600. From the money, $400 was used to purchase supplies for the organization with the $200 in checks being given to Project Hope for use toward the organization’s other needs. — Photo submitted
Project Hope fundraiser is a blessing to many
What began with one little girl’s ambition turned into a $600 reality for Project Hope No-Kill Humane Society. For three months last year, Chloe Corzine, the 8-year-old daughter of Richard and Cri...
Feb 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Members of the Massac County Historical Society book committee deliver about 7000 brochures to the Metropolis post office as the committee begins an effort to receive family histories for an updated county history book, Massac County, Illinois History and Families. Postal service employee Dianne Haverkamp, center, accepts the mailing from committee members, from left, Glenda Sullivan, co-chair Cheryl Honey, co-chair Betsy Fellows, Brenda Mizell and Paul Fellows and Duane Sikes, the representative for the book’s publisher Acclaim Press. — Planet photo by Terra Temple
Mailing kicks off Massac County history book project
More than 7000 informative brochures were mailed Tuesday as Massac County Historical Society kicked off its project to publish an updated history of the county and its families. The brochure encour...
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United Way Trivia Night is coming to Metropolis
Massac County United Way is bringing Trivia Night back to Metropolis on Saturday, Feb. 25. Teams of six will answer questions in a variety of categories, vying for prizes, the coveted traveling T...
Feb 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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