Free cab rides offered to curb drunk driving this season
Four Dixon agencies join to provide free cab rides after 6 p.m. through Jan 2 to partygoers at restaurants taverns and home parties. Red Cab and White Cab partner with KSB Hospital and LRB Distributors to sponsor the effort with about 140 inquiries since Dec 20 and 50 calls already received for New Year’s Eve service.
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Dixon
KSB Hospital
LRB
Red Cab Co
White Cab Co
Kevin Marx
KSB
Paul Berrettini
Berrettini
Red Cab Company
LeRoy Kreger
Joyce Kreger
Red Cab
White Cab Company
Dick Sanders
Murder trial gets psychiatric exam for Calvin Pierce
Judge Tomas Magdich ordered Calvin Pierce to be examined by Elgin psychiatrist Dr. Werner Tuteur on January 11 at the request of defense attorney Al Williams. Hearings delayed to January 27 to allow the filing of a report. Pierce is accused of stabbing and beating 80 year old Carrie Duncan of Paw Paw on November 2 and abandoning her in a rural field southwest of Paw Paw. In Mount Morris, two men died when their car was struck broadside by a semi on Illinois Route 72 at 9 15 p m. John L. Ghibellini 23 and Steven Cross 21 both of Mount Morris died from their injuries after failing to stop at a stop sign on Mount Morris Blacktop.
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Lee County
Tomas Magdich
Calvin Pierce
Elgin
al Williams
Magdich
Werner Tuteur
Pierce
Carrie Duncan
Paw Paw
Mount Morris
Illinois
John L. Ghibellini
Steven Cross
Mount Morris Blacktop
Kishwaukee considers stricter 2 year degree rules
Kishwaukee College plans major changes to AA AS and AAS degree requirements pending ICCB approval. General education hours rise from 45 to 48, total hours for AA and AS from 62 to 64, with added science math and social science credits, mandatory labs, and no remedial work for AAS. Existing students may finish under former criteria.
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Malta
Kishwaukee College
Norman Jenkins
Illinois Community College Board
ICCB
A.A
A.S
alploMas
A.A.S
Jenkins
Sauk Valley Community College
Richard Behrendt
Larry Johansen
ICCV
Dixon cleans up after 3.3 inches of heavy snow
Telegraph photo by Jerry Pause shows road crews and Dixon area residents clearing 3.3 inches of snow. Crews were out most of Monday and returned to the streets by 4 a.m. Jeff Reglin, a Dixon resident, works to clear his driveway to be able to pull his car out for work. Weather page reference indicates more details on page 1.
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Telegraph
Jerry Pause
Dixon
Jeff Reglin
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Carol Godman
Jeni Emmert
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Louis Eastman
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