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Subscriber information
HOW TO REACH THE SENTINEL
 The Sentinel is located at the corner of Broadway and Poplar, 232 E. Broadway, Centralia.  Mailing address: P.O. Box 627, Centralia, IL, 62801.
Centralia office: 532-5604
Circulation dept.: 532-5606
Newsroom: 532-5601
Toll free in So. Illinois: (800) 371-9892
Newsroom & display adv. fax: 532-1212
Bus. office & classified adv. fax: 532-5919
Mt. Vernon office: 246-2000
Newsroom: 246-2001
Office & newsroom fax: 246-9902
Mt. Vernon office address:
1808 Broadway,
Mt. Vernon, IL, 62864
 The Centralia business office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Mt. Vernon business office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Closed holidays.
Administration/management:
John Perrine, publisher
William Perrine, publisher
Dan Nichols, general manager
Ray Albert, district manager
Julie Copple, business office manager
Terri Kelly, pre-press supervisor
Joe Pracht, production manager                                                                
Chuck Koepke, circulation director
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE
 For home delivery, questions, or complaints, call 532-5606, or toll free, (800) 371-9892. In
Mt. Vernon call 246-2000.
 The circulation department takes phone calls from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and
7 to 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Carrier (In Town) Rates:
13 Weeks in Advance $28.75
26 Weeks in Advance $56.50
52 Weeks in Advance $107.75
Motor Route Rates:
13 Weeks in Advance $35.00
26 Weeks in Advance $69.00
52 Weeks in Advance $131.00
Mail Rates:
13 Weeks in Advance $48.25
26 Weeks in Advance $86.75
52 Weeks in Advance $166.50
IF YOUR PAPER IS LATE
 In most areas, home subscribers should have the newspaper by 7 a.m. on weekdays and Saturday, 8 a.m. on Sunday. For late papers please call the circulation department at 532-5606, 246-2000, or toll free, (800) 371-9892. We will attempt to get your Sentinel to you.
Advertiser information
TO PLACE AN AD
 To place a classified or a display ad, call 532-5604, or toll free, (800) 371-9892. In Mt. Vernon call 246-2000, or come by the Sentinel office. Our Internet address is: www.morningsentinel.com.
Display ad representatives:
Debbie Elling  Ext. 28
Tamie Wooters  Ext. 29
Rhonda Wooden 246-2000
Editorial information
TO SUBMIT A LETTER
 Send a letter of 300 words or less to: “Voice of the People,” 232 E. Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801, or 1808 Broadway, Mt. Vernon, IL, 62864.    Submissions will be reviewed for appropriate content. For more information call the newsroom at 532-5601 or 246-2000.
to place a CALENDAR event
 Community Calendar information can be delivered to the Sentinel newsroom; mailed; or faxed to newsroom at 532-1212 or 246-9902.
 Calendar information should include description and address of the event, contact person and phone number.
Sentinel editorial staff:
Judith Joy, feature/agriculture editor
Mark Hodapp, Clinton Co. news editor
LuAnn Droege, lifestyles editor
Michelle Pennington, lifestyles editor
Mike McManus, sports editor
    Mt. Vernon editorial staff:
David Belcher, lifestyles editor
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it, also local news published; reproduction reserved.
postal INFORMATION
 Published by the SENTINEL (USPS 098-600) (ISSN: 1059-8162) is published daily except New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth Of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day by Centralia Press Ltd., 232 E. Broadway, Centralia, IL, 62801. Periodical  postage paid in Centralia, IL.
POSTMASTER: Address changes to the
SENTINEL, 232 E. Broadway, P.O. Box 627, Centralia, IL 62801-0627.
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