Anna man sentenced to 25 years for vehicular hijacking
Bradley Scott Schlenker, 37, of Anna, was sentenced to 25 years in prison by Union County Presiding Judge Mark Bose after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular hijacking. He abducted his ex‑girlfriend the night of Oct. 25 and led police on a chase along U.S. 51 near Anna before his Oct. 26 arrest.
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Bradley Scott Schlenker
Union County
Mark Bose
Tyler Edmonds
Schlenker
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Edmonds
Johnson County Man Sentenced After Threat to Police
Danny Pierce, 46, was found fit to stand trial after a domestic dispute call in Vienna. He pleaded guilty to threatening a public official, a Class 3 felony, and received a three year prison sentence announced by Johnson County State's Attorney Tricia Turner Shelton. He had been in custody for warrants from Mississippi County, Mo., and was remanded to DHS before being deemed fit.
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Vienna
Johnson County
Tricia Turner Shelton
Danny Pierce
Dusty Lingle
Lingle
Pierce
Mississippi County
Shelton
Illinois Department of Human Services
Two cited after Williamson County van collision
In Williamson County on Old Illinois 13 near Sitter Lane two vans collided injuring three people. Kimberley Gibbs 29 Herrin crossed the center line and struck Elaine Jacobs 61 Marion. Both drivers minor injuries, seat belts worn. Bersetto 45 Herrin not belted, alcohol transport cited. All treated at Heartland Regional Medical Center.
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Sitter Lane
Williamson County
Illinois State Police District 13
Kimberley M. Gibbs
Herrin
Elaine C. Jacobs
Marion
Gibbs
Kevin J. Bersetto
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Bersetto
Marion school chief Hudgens to retire
Marion Unit 2 Superintendent Wade Hudgens will retire effective June 30, as announced by school board President Todd Goodman. Goodman praised Hudgens as a visionary leader who guided eight to nine years of goals, noting the board’s changing lineup may influence future direction.
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Marion Unit 2
Wade Hudgens
Todd Goodman
Goodman
Hudgens
Southern Illinoisan
Unit 2
Benefit event supports South American rainforests at Hangar 9
Brooke Thurau, now a doctoral student in tropical rainforest conservation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, first visited Panama in 2002 for forestry research. She has since returned repeatedly, observing deforestation tied to the Panama Canal expansion and working with the Pan-American Conservation Association to rescue wildlife affected by clearing.
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Carbondale
Hangar 9
Brooke Thurau
Panama
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Thurau
SIUC
Panama Canal
Pan-American Conservation Association
Carbondale homebuyers gain from city grant program
Carbondale approves a $336,000 HOME Homebuyer Program grant to aid first time buyers. Forgivable loans up to $40,000 with $10,000 for down payment or closing costs, plus rehabilitation funds, to be repaid over 5 to 10 years. Participants must complete homebuyer counseling and contribute $1,000.
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Carbondale
Steven Haynes
Shawnee District Faces Budget Hit Over Grand Tower Valuation
Shawnee School District 84 Superintendent Bill McClain outlined a dispute with Ameren Illinois over the Grand Tower power station assessment. About 30 attendees heard that Ameren has appealed to the Jackson County Board of Review, with a further state appeal possible. The EAV stands at over 45 million dollars, while Ameren seeks a reduction to 5 million.
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Bill McClain
Shawnee
Ameren Illinois
Grand Tower
McClain
Wolf Lake
Ameren
Jackson County Board of Review
Murphysboro
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