Woman killed in Dongola motorcycle crash
Rebecca Snell Rutherford, 34, of Cypress, died Friday morning after a pick-up truck struck her motorcycle on Dongola Road near I 57. Police say the driver Mariette Lingle, 72, was turning north when the collision occurred. Visitation Sunday 4 p.m., funeral Monday 10 a.m. Burial at West Eden Cemetery.
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Rebecca Snell Rutherford
Cypress
Dongola Road
Illinois
Rutherford
Front Street
Mariette Lingle
Dongola
Bailey Funeral Home
Vienna
West Eden Cemetery
Carbondale Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charge
Charles Thomas Cox a 25 year old resident of Carbondale faces a one count federal indictment charging possession of child pornography returned Tuesday by a Benton grand jury. Cox was arrested Thursday and remains in custody awaiting a bond hearing in U S District Court Benton. If convicted he faces up to 10 years in prison and a 250000 dollar fine. The investigation involved Carbondale and Southern Illinois University police departments Illinois State Police and the FBI Southern Illinois Cyber Crimes Task Force Assistant U S Attorney George A Norwood is assigned to prosecute. Temporary Salvation Army Marion location Tower Square Plaza open hours Monday through Friday with food pantry and financial assistance during those times.
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Charles Thomas Cox
Carbondale
Benton
Cox
U.S. District Court
Carbondale and
Southern Illinois University Police Departments
Illinois State Police
FBI
Southern Illinois Cyber Crimes Task Force
Marion
Salvation Army
Tower Square Plaza
Tower Square
Civic Center
City Hall
Illinois
First State Bank
Front Street
Union County
David Livesay
Illnois 37
Illnois 146
Johnson County
Vienna
Trambley
Samuel Yates
Two charged in incident at First State Bank robbery
Samuel L. Yates and Laurie M. Yates face aggravated armed robbery and armed violence charges plus conspiracy counts after a Thursday bank robbery in Dongola. About $5,700 was recovered when Yates was arrested, with $1,900 potentially unaccounted for. bail set at $250,000 each.
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Jonesboro
Union County
First State Bank
Dongola
Samuel L. Yates
Laurie M. Yates
Brian Trambley
Yates
Trambley
Samuel Yates
Annual Mount Vernon Cruise Night kicks off downtown display
Mount Vernon hosts its sixth annual Cruise Night on Ninth Street as vintage and new vehicles line the downtown area. Organizers aim for 100 vehicles this year following last year’s 98 and feature live music from Bob's Your Uncle from 5 to 9 PM during the Mount Vernon Sweet Corn and Watermelon Festival running through August 19.
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Mount Vernon
Ninth Street
Mitchell
Bob’s
New bill creates forensic psychiatry program at SIU
Gov. Blagojevich signed legislation enabling a forensic psychiatry training track at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield. SIU officials say demand comes from law enforcement and courts for experts in mental competency hearings. The program targets psychiatrists with residencies seeking forensics training, with accreditation and startup detailed after forthcoming budget action.
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Carbondale
Rod Blagojevich
Southern Illinois University
SIU School of Medicine
Springfield
Medical School
Siuc Department of Psychology
Illinois
Phillip Davis
SIU
Davis
Siuc Psychology
Jane Swanson
SIU Psychology
Black leadership roundtable convened in Mount Vernon
The Illinois African-American Family Commission hosted a Friday leadership roundtable at the Southtown Youth Programs Family Center in Mount Vernon. Participants discussed creating an African-American family plan addressing child welfare criminal justice economic development education health and mental health with breakout sessions and input from local leaders.
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Illinois
Joyce Smith
Lessie Bates
East St. Louis
Becky Malkovich
the Southern
James L. Gordon
Jesse D. Madison
Illinois African-American Family Commission
Mount Vernon
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Hasouthern.com
Scott Fitzgerald
African-American Commission
Gordon
Southtown
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