Fire damages Carterville home on Twin Lakes Road near high school
A Thursday blaze at 313 Twin Lakes Road, near Carterville High School, largely destroyed a single family house with the kitchen likely the ignition source. No injuries or occupants were present. firefighters battled the flames for about four hours and the cause remains under investigation.
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Shawnee land swap decision unlikely before 2013
Shawnee National Forest official Ron Scott said no decision on a proposed land swap with Peabody Energy will be made soon. The 384 acre parcel near Harrisburg, intended for potential coal strip mining, lies in Gallatin County along the Ohio and Saline rivers, with 831 acres to be conveyed to Peabody from Pope and Jackson counties in Illinois.
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SIU senior to bungee jump world’s highest bridge in study’s Final Challenge
Taryn Miller, a rehabilitation services senior from Grayslake, won Shock Top’s The Final Challenge. She will travel with three friends to Bloukrans Bridge in South Africa to complete a 700 foot jump in late May. Miller fears heights but aims to conquer them and cross off her bucket list before December 21.
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Jessica Corrigan
Democrats squabble over votes in county race
Jackson County Clerk Larry Reinhardt and three other Democratic precinct committeeman candidates failed to meet petition standards for March ballot. Reinhardt submitted two signatures after learning no candidate ran in his precinct, a move he labeled political sour grapes. See Precinct page 2B.
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Larry Reinhardt
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Southern Illinoisan Earns 11 Awards in 2012 Contest
The Southern Illinoisan collected 11 journalism awards in the 2012 Better Newspaper Contest by the Southern Illinois Editorial Association. Five first places were won including Best Feature Story by Becky Malkovich for Tamed by the wild Artist Tim West finds peace in nature and Best Education Story for Single parents on campus. See Awards page 4B.
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11 Days for Compassion aims to brighten Carbondale town
A multi day event in Carbondale runs Tuesday through May 11 with 35 happenings. The effort, second in months, follows 11 Days for Peace in September and stems from a national grant to the Carbondale Public Library and local groups.
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