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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 2003
Page
1
Column notes U S 51 construction continues as students return to classes in Carbondale. Marion plans to enforce a trash ordinance. Gelman recalls Shadrach Bond aiding Illinois founding. Anna area reports marching band preparations for season opener.
Today mostly cloudy with upper 80s and light variable winds. Tonight partly cloudy with lows near 70. Friday partly cloudy with a slight risk of showers and thunderstorms late morning onward, highs around 90 and a 20 percent chance of rain.
Nine days of water pressure loss and no notice frustrate Valier area residents including farmer Mike Bauman who must water livestock. Village President Martin Buchanan defends the repair as necessary preventive maintenance after draining and refurbishing the water tower interior.
Valier officials report ongoing water line work by village and Rend Lake Conservancy District engineers. They face maintaining pressure for northern customers as gravity flow remains with the tower down, and consider bypassing the metering station to draw water directly from Rend Lake to boost pressure, risking leaks if pressure rises too much.
An 18 year old Harrisburg woman Chelsea Keener died from internal injuries after a hit and run in Herrin early Saturday. Police allegedly arrested her hours before the accident, a claim not confirmed by Herrin police who cited ongoing investigation. Colby Keener of St. Louis said Chelsea was arrested before the fatal incident.
Colby Keener, 26, believes Chelsea was arrested for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor before the incident. Herrin police on Tuesday said they are treating the crash as a hit-and-run.
FBI says Hemant Lakhani, a British arms trader held without bond in Newark, arranged to smuggle 50 shoulder fired missiles after seizing one weapon he believed aimed to shoot down a jetliner. An undercover agent recorded him praising Osama bin Laden as part of the case.
A 25 year old Chicago man, Paul L. Robinson, is jailed in Jackson County on charges of criminal sexual assault, aggravated abuse, and unlawful restraint for allegedly attacking a 21 year old Carbondale woman near East College Street on Aug 7. He faced a preliminary hearing and had a $2,500 bond on sex charges. a separate arrest warrant hold complicated his status.
Cellular customers may incur new toll charges as telephone companies implement Local Number Portability regulations going into effect Nov. 24. The FCC rule changes how calls to some cellular numbers are billed, converting former local rates into charges. Kenneth Seeber reports from Southern Illinois.
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