Nursing home to appeal $10000 fine on 1B
Sunday front page notes a nursing home appealing a $10000 fine in Du Quoin. Other briefs report council finances in Du Quoin, health care costs in Herrin, and Maytag temporary layoffs. Southern Illinois riders head to Sturgis, and a weather forecast calls for showers, thunderstorms, and mid 80s with 40 percent Sunday rain chance. Local student art credits appear on weather page.
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McLeansboro
Nursing Home
Southern Illinois
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Quadruplet Mom Earns SIUC Degree in Determined Rise
Susan Graham graduates with a Bachelor of Science in business management at SIU Carbondale amid a cheering crowd of family. Her nearly nine year old quadruplet sons Nolan, Jordan, Brandon and Denton urged her on as she balanced full time work, motherhood, and a cancer battle Brandon survived. Her husband Eric played Mr. Mom while a former boss helped convince her to finish.
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Nolan
Jordan
Brandon
Denton
Graham
Eric
Eric Graham
Susan
SIU
College of Agricultural Sciences
Grahams
Rick Roeder
Ott Oommalenberger
SIUC
Local angler's wife keeps vigil as Bassmasters Classic unfolds
Debbie Morgenthaler, wife of Chad Morgenthaler of Coulterville, stays calm at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans while Chad competes in his first Bassmasters Classic in the Louisiana Delta. She frets about his safety, the long run, and possible equipment issues.
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Debbie Morgenthaler
Morgenthaler
Hyatt Regency
Chad
Louisiana
Coulterville
Debbie
Testimony continues in Blair slaying case in Franklin County
In a Friday motion hearing, defense psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Cuneo testified that John Delbert Smith, accused of murdering 35 year old Cassie Blair of Benton, suffers post-traumatic stress disorder from past kidnapping and torture by Armando Quintanilla. The testimony appears on Page 2A.
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Benton
Franklin County
John Delbert Smith
Thompsonville
Daniel Cuneo
St. Louis
Smith
Cassie Blair
Cuneo
Armando Quintanilla
Quintanilla
Garnati to decide on Herrin Elks action next week
Williamson County State’s Attorney Charles Garnati said he has not yet received a police report on Monday’s seizure of 12 video poker machines from the Herrin Elks Club. He expects a report next week and may hold a press conference afterward to outline possible criminal action.
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Marion
Williamson County
Charles Garnati
Herrin Elks Club
Illinois Liquor Commission
Garnati
International lottery scam targets Marion residents
Marion Police warn of a possible scam mailed via the U S Postal Service claiming a lottery win from El Gordo Sweepstake Lottery Company S A. The letter requests banking details and personal data. Detective Mike Moss says two residents reported the letters and the investigation has just begun.
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Marion
United State Postal Service
Mike Moss
el Gordo
S.A
Moss
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