Brookport Freeway Gap as I-24 Bridge Closes
Brookport, population about 1000, sees a surge of traffic after the I-24 bridge between Illinois and Kentucky is closed due to cracks found by inspectors. Repairs could last six months plus, forcing drivers to detour via U.S. 45 and causing local disruption while officials scramble for safety and guidance.
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Little Brookport
Illinois
Interstate 24
Kentucky
Associated Press
Kenucky
U.S. 45
Brookport
Glenn Land
Land
Pople
Irving Cobb
Interstate 57
Cairo
Cornille
Arnold Burris
Frank Skaggs
Gallatin County
Ohio River
Metropolis
Paducah
Cornelle
Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Porter family reunites in Murphysboro for 75th year
In Riverside Park Porters from Illinois and across the country gathered for the 75th consecutive Porter family reunion. About 160 relatives attended. Lara Hart, aged 88, recalled attending as a 14-year-old in 1905. The group shared food, songs, and stories, reaffirming deep family ties and traditions across generations.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Illinois
Lara Porter Hart
Hart
Zona
Alabama
Missouri
Ohio
Colorado
Michigan
California
Florida
Porter
Park Pavilion
John Porter
Dorset
England
Johnny Ferguson
Harold Miller named warden at Marion prison
Harold Miller, former associate warden at Marion and current warden at Milan, will become warden at Marion in January replacing George C. Wilkinson Jr. Wilkinson moves to Leavenworth replacing Irl Day who will retire. Miller began at Alcatraz in 1957 and rose through multiple posts before joining Marion in 1975.
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Harold Miller
Marion Federal Penitentiary
Miller
Federal Penitentiary
Milan
Mich
George C. Wilkinson Jr
Marion
Wilkinson
Leavenworth
Kan
Irl Day
Sunbury
Bureau of Prisons
Alcatraz
Petersburg
Terre Haute
Ind
Oxford
Wis
Southeastern
Atlanta
James Johnson
Danbury
Conn
James D. Riggsby
Riggsby
Charles Fenton
Fenton
Ralph L. Aaron
Aaron
George W. Pickett
Carbondale City Attorney Womick to resign this year
City Attorney John Womick says he will resign effective August 31 to focus more on private practice and reduce bureaucratic duties. He notes seven years serving Carbondale under City Manager Carroll Fry and may continue to handle ongoing and specialized litigation under a proposed contract.
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Carbondale
Womick
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
John Womick
Anna
Carroll Fry
Fry
Randy Moore
Carterville
Moore
Elizabeth Byrnes
Jonesboro
Alto Pass
Illinois
Chimney Swifts Lighting Up Our Summer Evenings
A Sunday column on Chimney Swifts nesting in a house chimney and their insect control role. The piece describes swift appearance, flight, and behavior, compares them to swallows and martins, notes Audubon observations, wintering in Peru, and their weak feet preventing perching.
SIUC Fresh Enrollment Limited To Incoming Freshmen
SIUC at Carbondale will stop accepting new freshman applications on August 13 for the fall semester. Returning and transfer admissions remain open. Space and housing shortages drive the restriction, now the fourth year SIU-C has closed new freshman admissions before fall.
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Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Jerre Pfaff
Siu-C
Frank E. Horton
SIUC
Chimney Swifts and Nesting Habits Spotlighted
The piece explains swift behavior speed and daily travel, notes their nesting in chimneys, how their sticky gummy substance builds nests, and mentions eggs and feeding patterns. It contrasts swifts with barn swallows and purple martins, endorsing chimneys as a simple nesting site while advising to avoid summer fires.
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Asia
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Massac
Jim Cornille
Susan Walch
Kenneth C. Wilson
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Worthen
Joe Jines
Melissa Reiman
Jessica
George
Zylphia Porter
Ben Gelman
John James Audubon
Carbondale Community Central High School
North Springer Street
Amazon Rver Valley
Peru
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