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November 17, 2009

Accident on South 37

At least one person was transported to St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital following this collision between a car and a semi truck on Illinois State 37 South, at the Interstate 64 westbound exit ramp Tuesday morning. The driver of the car had to be extricated, and the semi driver received no injuries, according to information from Jefferson Fire Protection District. No details regarding the incident have been released by the Illinois Stae Police as of press time. Agencies responding to the scene included Jefferson Fire Protection District, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, the Illinois State Police and Littons Ambulance Service.

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Third grade students at Bluford Grade School proudly display a “check” for $1,900 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. K-12 students at Bluford’s schools have been collecting loose change the last three weeks to raise money for the hospital. From left are third grade students Makenna Toth, Landon Hicks, Summer Douglass and Peyton Reed.

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