This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 2011
Page
7
Federal prosecutors called Rod Blagojevich a liar as Judge James Zagel warned the ousted Illinois governor to curb media comments that could be used at his upcoming retrial. The admonition came during a Chicago status hearing two days before the start of the retrial.
Hampton faces charges under accountability laws with potential 15 year sentence if convicted of attempted armed robbery. Trial dates set for June 7 for Stanley and June 6 for Hamption, with May 23 final pretrial in Stanley's case. Witness testimony links Tucker and Stanley to the apartment shooting of Davis, with weapon discarded in the Mississippi River.
A group at Gaia House Interfaith Center in Carbondale hosts Thursday sessions at 4 30 p m practicing nonviolent communication. The program uses a giraffe as an indicator of calm and invites interested people to attend. For information contact Gaia House at 618 549 7387 or Linda Rush at 618 351 5079.
The Benton Public Library plans a Freedom Plaza with a new pedestal brick surround benches lighting and security funded by a $20 000 fundraising drive. The statue aims to be rededicated by July 4 with Boy and Girl Scout troops American Legion and community groups invited.
The council debates funding for a $150,000 summer math and reading program and $9,900 for I Can Read in the Hayes Center as budgets total about $40.8 to $41 million. The March meeting includes a public hearing with mixed views on the summer program, some citing waste while others urge support to help at risk youth. Ernie Tessone will be honored at the end for over a decade as finance director prior to retirement.
A free Rules of the Road Review Course for all Carbondale area citizens runs from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Carbondale Senior Center at 409 N. Springer St. It helps applicants prepare for written and road examinations.
A Friday fish fry fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. at Lou's Room 109 W Vienna St Anna. Donation is ten dollars per person with proceeds supporting the PAWS no kill animal shelter. Call 618 833 3647 for details.
A compiled list shows diverse local government meetings scheduled for the late afternoon and evening. Communities include Anna Benton Buncombe Cambria Village Carbondale Dodds Elvorado Franklin County Freeman Spur Harrisburg Jonesboro Lick Creek Marion McClellan Meridian Murphysboro Pinckneyville Pope County Royalton Shawnee Six Mile Zeigler Southern Illinois Airport Sparta Tilden Willisville and Zeigler Library boards with times from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at various venues.
Obituary notices list Laura Jayne Wyatt 51 of Murphysboro who died April 17 2011 in St Joseph Memorial Hospital with services April 20 at Pettett Funeral Home and burial in Dillinger Cemetery. Virginia Holmes Floyd Darrel Lewis Billie Jean Williams Janet F George Iley Shorty Cope Paul D Driver Ricky D Martin Geraldine Legg Alta Bassett Constance Randall Dorothy Hooppaw Herbert Liefer Judy Summers and other local obituaries from Benton Marion Pinckneyville Energy Anna Steeleville Cobden and surrounding areas.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.