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.
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2003
Page
1
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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