WSIU Staff

This Saturday, April 27th, WSIU and the Carbondale Public Library invite you to this month's Community Cinema film, The Island President. 

The film tells the story of the effects of global warming on the ever-rising sea levels for the island country of Maldives, in the South Pacific. The 2011 documentary chronicles the efforts of the former President of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, to tackle climate change.

In Union County:

Voters in Cobden elected Paul Tomazzoli Village President.

Bart Hileman won election to the Ward 1 alderman seat in Jonesboro. He defeated Everett Morgan.

Doug Edwards, Jon Housman, and Tim McGrath were elected to the Anna-Jonesboro High School Board of Education.

Debra Penrod, Jeanne Brumleve, Kim Howell, and Carroll Walker were elected to the Cobden District 17 School Board.

Voters in Anna decided against home rule.
 

In Jefferson County, a school consolidation referendum failed when voters in one of the three impacted communities said no.

The consolidation issue failed in the Opdyke-Belle Rive district. Voters in the Dodds and Ina districts said yes, but the measure needed all three districts to vote in favor for it move forward.

In the Mount Vernon city treasurer race, Mary Jo Pemberton defeated Doris Stover with a vote of 889 to 528.

In the city council race, Todd Piper and Dennis Mcenany won the two open seats defeating Donte Moore and David Morgan.

In Perry County, elected to the Pinckneyville District 101 Board of Education were Paul Kuberski, Jr., Gregory Thompson, Lisa Stanton and Brian Kellerman.

Elected to Perry County Grade School District's Board of Education were Austin Marlow, Kyle Pursell, Marilyn Millikin and Keith Hagene.

Elected to the DuQuoin District 300 school board were Michael Ward, Dennis Cole and Charles "Beaver" Rice.

The villages of Cutler and St. John both said yes on the electric aggregation referenda item.
 

In addition to municipal posts, school boards, and other positions, voters in the region were deciding several referenda. Here is a list of unofficial results:

Voters in Hardin and Gallatin counties approved 1% retail sales tax increases to help provide additional money to fund local public safety efforts.

Voters in McLeansboro and Kinmundy both voted against prohibiting the retail sale of alcohol within their city limits.