Four injured in Buckner two car crash at intersection
Buckner report cites Franklin County Sheriff Bill Wilson as four people were hospitalized after a two car crash at Illinois 14 and Jenette Street at 10 20 a m. Vehicle driven by 82 year old Robert Mallory Buckner pulled into Illinois 14 in front of Robin Blair 39 Benton and his passenger Leo Dickman 63 of Benton. Blair and Dickman were taken to Franklin Hospital with injuries while Katrina Fisher 34 Benton was airlifted to Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau Missouri. Shawanda Gostowski 47 Benton refused treatment. Mallory was cited for failure to yield at an intersection stop.
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Illinois 14
Jenette Street
Robert Mallory
Robin Blair
Wilson
Mallory
Buckner
Blair
Logan
Franklin Hospital
Leo Dickman
Benton
Katrina Fisher
Saint Francis Medical Center
Cape Girardeau
Shawanda Gostowski
Becky Malkovich
Marion Man Guilty of Sex Offense
Kevin W. Evans, 42, of 1008 Halfway Road Apt. 108 in Marion, pleaded guilty to criminal sexual abuse in Williamson County Circuit Court this week. Evans has a prior conviction for criminal sexual assault by force in Greene County Arkansas. Prosecutor Lisa Irvin plans to seek a five year prison term plus fines.
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Kevin W. Evans
Halfway Road
Apt
Marion
Williamson County
Evans
Greene County
Ark
Lisa Irvin
John Homan
Forby donates per diem to charity in Illinois session fees
Illinois lawmaker Gary Forby a Democrat from Benton gave 375 dollars in per diem checks to charity for attending special legislative sessions called by Governor Rod Blagojevich since July. He let radio stations pick recipients and appeared on Souna Off where Jim Muir chose the Franklin County American Cancer Society chapter to receive the funds.
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Forby
Gary Forby
D-Benton
Rod Blagojevich
Jim Muir
Franklin County
American Cancer Society
Poverty forum in Murphysboro on pathways to opportunity
The Murphysboro Poverty action forum titled Moving from Poverty to Opportunity runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Murphysboro Youth and Recreation Center 1818 Walnut St. Lundh will be provided. Attendees can voice roadblock concerns and hear about efforts to improve access to jobs housing healthcare and education.
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Poverty Action Forum
Murphysboro
Walnut St
Lundh
Logan museum raises funds for expansion in Murphysboro
Gen John A Logan Museum launches Preserving the Legacy campaign aiming for 250000 over three years. On opening day First Bank and Trust of Murphysboro and Murphysboro Township each gave 5000, bringing totals to 100000 as state grants and other gifts fill the rest for a 16000 square foot addition.
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Murphysboro
John A. Logan
Logan
Mike Jones
Murphysboro Township
Jones
Logan District
Jackson County
Ron Williams
Paul Newton
the Southern
Barbara Dallas
Stuff the Bus drives school supplies for Jefferson County
A Friday back to school supply drive at Mount Vernon Wal-Mart, organized by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce and United Way of South Central Illinois, drew volunteers as a human chain to fill a school bus with notebooks, pencils and other essentials. Mayor Chesley hailed the effort, noting 77 percent of county primary students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and organizers plan multiple drop-off locations and distribution events.
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Mount Vernon
Wal-Mart Supercenter
Jefferson County
Mary Jane Chesley
Kevin Settle
Mount Vernon City
Wal-Mart
Mount Vernon Staples
Mount Vernon City Park
United Way of
South Central Illinois
Pamela Kay Schmalenberger
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Logan Museum
Patrick Vaughan
Dylan Mandrell
Mount Vernon Wal-Mart Supercenter
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Iern
SIUC
Carbondale
Carterville
Darrell
Portia McDaniel
Southern Illinois University
Portia
SIU
Wen
Si Arena
McDaniel
Jonah Fore
Scott Fitzgerald
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