River to River Relay: First-Year Team Finishes in 11 Hours 27 Minutes
Nearly 250 teams begin with six start times between 6:15 and 8:45 a.m. Our squad, led by Cowan the first runner, completes 24 sections totaling about 80 miles. Runners swap at zones from Cobden to Goreville and Union County with Utmost teamwork, finishing in 11 hours 27 minutes as captain Riffey leads the final leg.
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Cowan
Krystal Emrick
Carterville
Emrick
Brittney Franklin
Cobden
Luke Pritchard
Johnston City
Pritchard
Union County
Goreville
Prairie Chickens
Newton
Florida
New York City
Franklin
Skyler Taylor
Amanda Paull
Carbondale
Abigail Biffle
Riffey
Golconda
Taylor
Unlikely taxi driver becomes scandal centerpiece in Cartagena
In Cartagena a Secret Service sex scandal sparks jokes and a local celebrity out of Jose Pena, a 42 year old taxi stand president who drove a prostitute involved in the dispute. Reporters accuse each other of paid tips as Pena leads them to the accused woman's home. Twitter users mock and others condemn Latin America as a brothel amid police hotel tensions.
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Cartagena
Colombia
Secret Service
Jose Pena
Caribe
Pena
William Jimenez
Twitter
Facebook
Latin America
Semana
Parole agency reorganization sparks agent staffing concerns
Local parole agents warn a proposed reorganization could force lay offs and lessen supervision. District 5 Marion office has 15 positions but only seven filled, with 12 in the sex offender unit. Officials say the plan aims to boost public safety and efficiency, not reduce parole work. The union argues staffing shortages will worsen under cuts and more inmates may be released or monitored electronically.
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District 5
Marion
Solano
IDOC
Ciently
Eddie Caumiant
Southern Illinois
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Caumiant
Quinn
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