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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 2003

Page

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Man sentenced to 364 days in jail

Column One Inside Cobden reports a man received a 364 day jail sentence. The item appears on Page 1B alongside regional notes and local outcomes.

Cobden

Willisville mayor quits after police department flap

Willisville mayor Bill Eyer and clerk Janice Eyer resigned in protest as the Village Board moved to seize control of the fledgling police department. The board laid off police chief Lewis Burns and officers Jim Holder and Pam Holder, and reorganized the department granting it more authority while indicating Burns would not be rehired.

Willisville Bill Eyer Janice Eyer Lewis Burns Jim Holder Pam Holder Eyer Burns Village Hall

Mayors rally against Illinois state fees in Mount Vernon

More than 100 officials from over 40 communities gathered in Mount Vernon to oppose new state fees impacting cities operating wastewater facilities and trucks. SIMA leaders cited 300+ fees and raised concerns that taxes are driving jobs to St Louis as Henderson Trucking employs hundreds statewide, with local leaders urging action.

Mount Vernon Southern Illinois Mayors Association Forbes Iinois Herrin Vic Ritter SIMA Flora Salem Illinois Henderson Trucking Leonard Ferguson St. Louis Marion Bob Butler

Fenton man kills daughter then dies in crash

Williamson County coroner reports Kevin Fenton, 53, stabbed his wife Dana, 45, and their 10-year-old daughter Connor in a Carterville home after a domestic dispute. Dana survived, Connor died. Fenton fled, later died when his car struck a semi on I-64 near the Indiana border. Investigators say the couple planned a divorce, with no filed papers or prior abuse history.

Kevin Fenton Connor Carterville Dana Fenton Memorial Hospital Carbondale Burke Williamson County Sheriff's Deputies Laminack Road Williamson County Connor Fenton Illinois-Indiana Dana

State Fair funds Blagojevich bumper sticker

Illinois State Fair officials, trimming prizes and entertainment, approve 30 000 bumper stickers bearing Rod Blagojevich Governor with the theme United We Stand. The stickers, costing 1757 dollars, are a promotional expense handed to drivers parking at the fairgrounds, defended by deputy director Mark Kolaz.

Springfield Rod Blagojevich Mark Kolaz Kolaz Agriculture Department

Childs charged with two felony counts in purse-snatching

Brandon Childs a top Cairo high school basketball figure is formally charged in Alexander County Court with attempted robbery and aggravated battery in a July 28 purse-snatching case. His 19-year-old accomplice Leonard Duncan faces identical charges. Howell a 65 year old woman was knocked to the ground during the incident in Cairo.

Cairo Brandon Childs Alexander County Childs Leonard Duncan Anne Howell Cairo Pilots Peoria Jeff Farris Duncan Howell

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