Motorcyclist Hospitalized After West Frankfort Collision
A Saturday crash on Seventh Street West Frankfort left Franklin County rider Bobby L. Carpenter and passenger Shirley Meadows hospitalized. Mitchell driving southbound struck the northbound motorcycle, sending Carpenter to Saint Louis University Hospital and Meadows to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. ISP details pending.
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Franklin County
Seventh Street
West Frankfort
Bobby L. Carpenter
Mulkeytown
Shirley Meadows
Kentucky
Illinois
Denver W. Mitchell
Mitchell
Ina
Carpenter
Saint Louis University Hospital
Meadows
St. Francis Medical Center
Cape Girardeau
SIU summer class reveals lost Southern Illinois history
SIU Preservation Summer researchers in Thebes Courthouse beams uncover 1845 carving and link regional past to Ulysses S. Grant Lewis and Clark and Cantonment Wilkinson. The project traces Cantonment Wilkinson to the Aaron Burr conspiracy while cataloging findings for Morris Library and public libraries.
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Thebes
Alan Halstedt
Hulstedt
Illinois
SIUC
Ulysses S. Grant
Lewis and Clark
Mound City
Wilkinson
Grand Chain
United States
Aaron Burr
Burr
Western States
Louisiana Territory
Union
Robert Swenson
Southern
Swenson
Metropolis
Morris Library
Swanson
Quigley Hall
Thebes Courthouse Tours and Blues Legends in Cairo
Thebes hosts Friday tours from 10 am to 2 pm through Labor Day with free admission and donations welcome. Call 618 764 2658 for details. Researchers Joel Rafferty and Randi Barnard trace early 20th century blues venues in Cairo, listing famed players amid club-name upheavals and changing owners.
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Thebes
Village of
Cairo
Muddy Waters
Sonny Boy Williamson
Pinetop Perkins
Ike Turner
Henry Townsend
Little Sammy Davis
Robert Johnson
Robert Nighthawk
Jimmy Yancey
Mama Yancey
Roosevelt Sykes
George “Harmonica” Smith
Peetie Wheatstraw
Earl Hooker
Bobby “Blue” Bland
Ernest Lane
Walter Davis
Johnny O’neal
Joel Rafferty
Randi Barnard
Rafferty
Wheaton
Herrin Council to decide on trash pickup option
Herrin officials report the trash program loses money as the city weighs staying in the business or contracting out. Current $5 monthly fee fails to cover truck costs. two days a week with one garbage truck costs $316000 yearly, while annual income is $285000, a $31000 deficit. Mayor Ritter notes changing needs. longer term may require full multiple-truck service.
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Herrin
Vic Ritter
Joe Lapinski
Ritter
Japanese student drowns at Kinkaid Lake Splash
Hidenori Yamagishi, a 24 year old Japanese graduate from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, drowned Saturday afternoon at Kinkaid Lake Spillway while with friends. Deputies ruled out alcohol or drugs and found no foul play. He had limited swimming ability.
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Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Hidenori Yamagishi
Carbondale
Kinkaid Lake
Jackson County Sheriff's Department
Yamagishi
Dave Nichols
Sheriff's Department
Carnival workers dismantle Williamson County Fair rides
Greg Gibbs of Trinity Amusements explains that Saturn 6, a rare purple and cerulean ride, is packed in three hours for the next stop in Christopher. The crew will perform maintenance then load remaining equipment for the summer circuit, with the 13 year veteran noting Saturn 6 is among fewer than 50 in the United States.
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Marion
Williamson County Fair
Williamson County Fairground
Greg Gibbs
Trinity
Gibbs
Christopher
Illinois
United States
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Ashley Wiehle
Judy M. Johnson
Johnson
Grace Street
Jerry E. Bankhead
American Red Cross
Herrin First Methodist Church
S. 17 ° Street
Chuck Novara
Mary McGwire
SIU
Joseph Wolz
City of
Jason P. Graff
New Waterford
Ohio
Graff
Jackson County
Herrin Council
Herrin City
Herrin City Hall
Williamson County
Ashley Wie
Williamson County Fairgrounds
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