Fire Destroys Lincoln. Nearby Kia Damaged At Coach Light Apts
A 1989 Lincoln was completely destroyed by a Saturday afternoon car fire at Coach Light Apartments in Carbondale. A nearby 2000 green Kia sustained damage with its front passenger side and wheel hubcap melted. Fire officials said the blaze started in the Lincoln’s engine and was accidental. responders took about 40 minutes to extinguish the fire. Witnesses reported smoke and loud pops, with remnants visible on the lot that night. The Lincoln’s owner was not home.
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Paul Newton
Southern Carbondale
Coach Light Apartments
Woodriver Drive
Randy Murray
Carbondale
W. Woodriver Drive
Murray
Garrett Grimes
Coach Light
Larry Edgarton
Edgarton
The
Southern
Quiet zone proposal aims to silence Murphysboro train horns
Murphysboro residents near railroad tracks complain of frequent horn blasts as trains pass. Mike Ruiz of Southern Illinois University Carbondale notes the noise and supports possible noise reduction. City officials study the option, recalling 1994 federal law requiring whistle blows at crossings.
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Murphysboro
Mike Ruiz
Ruiz
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Congress
Carbondale braces for 19000 students arrival
City and university officials expect about 19 000 students to flood Carbondale for classes starting August 20. Signs direct visitors, free parking is offered in some lots, and officials say the city will let the flow of students and traffic unfold as a normal routine for a college town.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Kevin Baity
Baity
Ribs at 17th Street Bar & Grill Finalist for Best in Nation
Murphysboro restaurant 17th Street Bar & Grill is named a finalist by Bon Appetit in the rich category and will be featured in its September issue and on a Food Network special titled Top American Restaurants Bon Appetit Picks the Best. Mike Mills, owner, calls the eatery a hole in the wall.
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Murphysboro
17Th Street Bar & Grill
Bon Appetit
Mike
Mills
Food Network
Bon Appetit Magazine
Viewing party for Food network special tops local bars
Catch the show at 17th Street Bar and Grill locations in Murphysboro Sparta Marion and O Fallon with viewing parties starting 8 30 p m and show at 9 p m The program will be rebroadcast August 19 25 and 26 Mills calls it fantastic and says she never imagined being seen ribs page 6a
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Food Network
Bon Appetit
17Th Street Bar & Grill
Murphysboro
Sparta
Marion
O'Fallon
SIU Carbondale cadaver donations support medical learning
Rhonda Seeber leads anatomical donations at SIU School of Medicine ensuring cadavers reach 25 to 35 bodies yearly. Twelve go to medical school, six to physiology, five to mortuary sciences, and three to the physician assistant program, aiding first year students to study anatomy in person.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Rhonda Seeber
SIU School of Medicine
Seeber
Ron Clough
Chuck Novara
the Souther
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
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