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Women and young people who want to sharpen their shotgun skills may participate in a “wingshooting” clinic May 19-20 at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta. Authorities in southwestern Illinois are investigating a vehicle crash that left three people dead. A Lebanon man is dead after falling from the Eads Bridge Thursday afternoon. Randolph County has been issue a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000. The equalization factor, often referred to as the multiplier, is the method used to achieve uniform property assessment amount counties.
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Wingshooting clinic at shooting complex, 05-13-12
The clinic will provide instruction on safely and properly shooting a shotgun. It is designed to teach the fundamentals of hitting a moving target – the principle behind wingshooting.
Women of any age and boys aged 10 to 15 are welcome. The sessions are from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days and are free.
Registration is necessary by May 16.
Granite City Crash, 05-13-12
Granite City police spokesman Mike Nordstrom says the crash happened Saturday morning. Officers found an overturned car that appeared to have left the roadway after traveling through a residential yard and striking a tree.
Authorities say the three occupants of the car were pronounced dead at the scene.
The Madison County coroner has identified the victims as 28-year-old Johnny Million of Collinsville, 27-year-old Krystal Moss and 30-year-old Ronda Hall, both of Granite City.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Lebanon man dies after fall from Eads Bridge, 05-13-12
Authorities say 67 year old Reed Milton Highfield died from blunt trauma suffered from the fall. An autopsy revealed that Highfield had suffered from coronary ostial disease, or an enlarged heart. He also suffered from other various medical conditions.
Police are not calling the case suspicious.
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Randolph County gets final multiplier, May 7
This is important since some of the 6,600 local taxing districts in the state overlap into two or more counties such as school districs, junior college and fire protection districts.
If there were no equalization among the counties, inequities among taxpayers with comparable properties would exist.
Assessments in Randolph County are at 33.29 percent of the market value based on property sales in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
The equalization factor currently being assigned is for the 201 taxes, payable in 2012. Last year’s factor was also 1.0000.
The factor is determined each year for each county by comparing the price of individual properties sold over the past three years, to the assessed value placed on those properties by the county supervisor of assessments.
A change in the equalization factor does not mean total property taxes bills will increase of decrease since tax bills are determined by local taxing bodies when they request money each year to provide services to local citizens.
If the amount requested by the taxing districts is not greater than the amount received the previous year, then total property taxes will not increase, even if assessments increase.
The assessed value of an individual property determines what portion of the tax burden a specific taxpayer will assume. That person’s portion of tax responsibility is not changed by the multiplier.
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