Eight men charged in Benton with child adult material offenses
A federal grand jury in Benton indicted eight men on charges involving child adult material. Indictments returned Aug 7 and unsealed after arrests, naming defendants Beckham Clayton Johns Lance Wells Edwards Foster Haslett with counts of distribution possession or receiving and penalties include 5 to 20 years, fines up to 250000, and supervised release. The FBI task forces and Illinois agencies led the probe with multiple local police departments assisting. Prosecutor George A. Norwood was assigned the cases.
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Benton
Jason Wade Beckham
Chad Aaron Haslett
St. Elmo
Randy G. Massey
United States
Southern District of Illinois
FBI
Southern Illinois
Illinois Attorney General
Illinois State Police
Secretary of State Police
Carbondale
Mount Vernon
Harrisburg
Marion
du Quoin
Vienna
Casey
Robinson
Carterville
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois University
Saline
Perry
Effingham
George A. Norwood
U.S
Williamson County Child Advocacy Center marks 15th anniversary
Herrin hosts a celebration at 2 p.m. August 17 for the Williamson County Child Advocacy Center at 501 S 14th St. Since opening in 1992, the center has served about 3,000 abused children in Williamson and Franklin counties. RSVP by August 12. call 942 3800. About 600 volunteers support the center.
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Williamson County Child Advocacy Center
Kathy Schimpf
Williamson
Ranklin
Herrin Middle School
Williamson County
Charles Garnall
United States
Garnall
Mount Vernon Mile Signups Open for August Race
Entry forms and fees are being collected for the Mount Vernon Mile to be held Saturday August 18 in downtown Mount Vernon. The event features 11 age groups from 7 and under to 70 and over with trophies and medals for winners.
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Shawnee Community College to offer free GED classes
Shawnee Community College will host eight weeks of free GED classes starting Monday Aug 20 at multiple Southern Illinois locations with open entry and exit. Schedules vary by site including Ullin Anna Brookport Metropolis Vienna Mounds Olive Branch and Cobden among others. ESL and civics classes are also available at Cobden with times in the evenings.
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Southern Illinois
Ullin
SCC
Anna Extension Center
Choate Mental Health
Anna
Spence Community Center
Shawnee College
Metropolis
Johnson County
Vienna
Ministerial Alliance
Goreville
Meridian High School
Mounds
Dodge Library
Olive Branch
Technology Learning Center
S. Appleknocker Drive
Cobden
James Darden
Cadell Rodriguez
Ameren Grants Aid Cooling Centers in Illinois
Ameren Illinois issued about 40 one-time $500 grants to not for profit cooling centers in downstate Illinois to cover fans water and other summer cooling costs. Centers must be public and not government entities with grants directed to Carbondale Good Samaritan House Mount Vernon Crossroads Community Hospital St Marys Good Samaritan West Frankfort Wit and Wisdom Center.
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Ameren Illinois Utilities
Downstate
Illinois
Illinois General Assembly
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Good Samaritan House
S. Marion
N. Springer
Mount Vernon
Crossroads Community Hospital
Doctors Park
St. Mary’s
Good Samaritan Hospital
N. 12Th St
West
Frankfort
Wit & Wisdom Center
E. Poplar
Citywide yard sale set for Aug 17 in Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville hosts a citywide yard sale starting at 7 a.m. Friday August 17 with both businesses and residents participating. Free vendor spots in the city parking lot by Place Insurance and the Flower Patch. The Pinckneyville Chamber will publish maps available at the chamber office The Flower Patch and participating homes. Map inclusions cost a $5 donation and calls to 357 3243 or 357 8931 provide sale listings.
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Place Insurance
Crab Orchard sets registration and volleyball tryouts
Crab Orchard students report to school at 8 05 a m Friday Aug 17 for about two hours with bus service. The first full day is Monday Aug 20 with 2 20 p m dismissal. Book rental fees range from 21 in kindergarten to 30 in high school. Required are physicals for kindergarten fifth and ninth grades and proof of immunizations. Dental exams are required for kindergarten second and sixth grades. High school students must provide...
Invasive Plants of Southern Illinois Program Thursday
Cypress coordinator Chris Evans will host Invasive Plants of Southern Illinois: Identification, Management and Control from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at Cache River Wetlands Center off Illinois 37, south of Cypress. Evans will outline preventative steps and sources of technical assistance. call 657-2064 for more information.
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Cypress
Chris Evans
Illinois
Cache River Wetlands Center
Illinois 37
Evans
AT&T calls censorship of Pearl Jam lyrics a mistake
AT&T acknowledged that cutting two lines from Pearl Jam during a Lollapalooza webcast was a mistake. The company, via Blue Room, streamed the show with a brief delay to bleep out profanity, but monitors cut lines about George Bush. AT&T seeks rights to post the full sing along, while Pearl Jam and critics call for freer broadcasts and net neutrality safeguards.
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Chicago
Pearl Jam
Bush
At&t Inc
At&t
Blue Room Entertainment
George Bush
Michael Coe
Blue Room
San Antonio
Pete Yorn
G. Love
Special Sauce
Coe
Jenny Toomey
Future of Music Coalition
Toomey
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