Otis E. Kerley, son of Orlan and Lassie (Shrum) Kerley, was born September 7, 1930 near Simpson, Illinois. He passed away Monday evening, October 21, 2013 at 6:15 PM at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna, IL. Otis was united in marriage to Betty Jo Tucker on March 29, 1952 …
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Opposition to fracking in Southern Illinois remains resilient
The Johnson County commissioners met for a regularly scheduled meeting Monday in which members of the grass-roots organization SAFE, Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our Environment, spoke before the board in hopes of passing a resolution to allow an initiative against fracking on the March ballot. Voters in Johnson County would …
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