Car Hits Pole Injures Four In Jackson County Crash
A single vehicle crash on East Park Street near Giant City Road left four people injured. A 1999 Pontiac Grand Am driven by Tatsyana Gamble struck a ditch and hit a utility pole, rolling over. One rear seat passenger not wearing a seat belt was thrown from the car. Responders from Carbondale Township Fire Department and Jackson County Ambulance Service aided deputies. Identities of the other passengers were not released.
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World Book Night comes to Carbondale area
Bookworm in Carbondale joins World Book Night U S with volunteers distributing 20 free copies from a 30 title list across Southern Illinois sites including hospitals and schools. Nationwide effort involves 6 000 towns, 500 000 free books as nonprofit World Book Night U S promotes reading.
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Northwest Carbondale residents to organize at Elks Lodge
Northwest residents and business owners are invited to gather 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at the Elks Lodge 220 W. Jackson St to formally organize a group representing their interests. Officers and board members will be elected, bylaws approved, committees formed, and future meetings planned.
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Carbondale police urge burglary prevention tips
Carbondale Police Chief Jody O Guidn says the public clings to a false sense of security. The department posted a checklist on its website urging residents to lock doors and windows, use exterior lighting, and avoid leaving valuables in plain sight to deter quick thefts. Burglars are often opportunistic and strike when a door is open or a car is unlocked, even for short absences.
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Egypt in Civil War Exhibit at Gen. Logan Museum opens
The Scott Fitzgerald report notes the Gen John A Logan Museum in Murphysboro hosts Caught in the Sweep of History Egypt in the Civil War April 1861 April 1862 open 1 to 4 pm Tue Sun at 1613 Edith St. The exhibit highlights individual stories with letters muster rolls and casualty lists based on 3 500 Civil War deaths in Southern Illinois. Tours can be booked by Michael Jones 618 303 0569 or johnaloganmuseum globaleyes.net.
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Exhibit Profiles: Individuals Told Through Personal Narratives
A curator highlights intimate stories of people over grand military clashes. The exhibit focuses on personal journeys, choices, and consequences shaping history rather than large scale warfare. It emphasizes memory, identity, and the human dimension behind events.
Former Illinois politicians to visit SIU this fall
Former Gov. Jim Thompson and former U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon will speak at SIU this fall. Thompson appears Oct. 25 and Dixon on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Student Center ballrooms. The events mark WSIU-TV’s 50th anniversary and the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute’s 15th anniversary.
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Brown Bag Concerts Begin Season in Carbondale
Carbondale Main Street launches its Brown Bag Concerts season on May 2 with noon to 1 pm shows on Wednesdays in May June August and September at the Town Square Pavilion corner of Main Street and Illinois Avenue. Local musicians from Southern Illinois headline each week drawing families and downtown shoppers. Sponsors are sought to support the 20 year old city tradition.
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Ullin village nominates marshal killed in 1911 shooting
Paul Echols former CPD officer and Shawnee College forensic science head nominates village marshal Robert Chastain for state and national police memorials. The Ullin story traces a depot disturbance ending in Chastain’s death on August 19, 1911, with the nomination directed by Mayor Mike DeWitt.
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