Union County General Store Grand Opening Cobden
The Union County Historical and Genealogy Society opens a general store beside the Cobden post office from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Proceeds aid the newly opened Union County Museum, with many donated antiques and crafts sold at discount and tax collected on all purchases.
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Union County General Store
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Union County Historical and Genealogy Society
Union County Museum
Historical Society
Du Quoin Weekend Arrests Highlight Multiple Charges
Du Quoin police reported three weekend arrests involving Whitney Arvas 19 of Zeigler for improper lane use driving under the influence of drugs and possession of a controlled substance. Ivan Foutch 57 of Du Quoin faced DUI improper lane use and unlawful use of a weapon after a traffic stop. Derek Nash 25 of unknown location was taken on outstanding warrants in Williamson and Green counties with bonds posted.
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Whitney Arvas
Zeigler
Perry County
Ivan Foutch
Derek Nash
Williamson County
Green County
Union County man found dead in Cobden home
Authorities say foul play is not suspected after Benny Shoemaker 57 was found dead Monday evening inside his Cobden residence on Toledo Cemetery Road. Deputies found him face down among several pill bottles. autopsy results awaited to determine cause of death. Sheriff Jim Nash noted a protective order had been issued against Shoemaker prior to the death.
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Union County Sheriff's Deputies
Benny Shoemaker
Toledo Cemetery Road
Jim Nash
Shoemaker
Nash
Firefighter's walk honors late Dana MacCrimmon
Nearly 75 firefighters and regional responders gathered in Carbondale to honor Dana MacCrimmon. They waited outside Meredith Funeral Home through a three hour visitation before filing inside for the Firefighter's walk.
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Pamela Kay Schmalenberger
Southern
Meredith Funeral Home
Dana MacCrimmon
MacCrimmon
Carbondale
Soil samples show no chemical contamination near Koppers site
Carbondale NE soil tests by Hurst Rosche Engineers found no detectable hydrocarbons or PCPs at the former Koppers Co. site. Beazer East oversees a $12 million cleanup begun after a 1939 spill and creek contamination, with fall water testing planned by assistant city manager Donald Monty.
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Carbondale
Elever
Koppers Co
David Kimmle
Hurst-Rosche Engineers Inc
Koppers
Beazer East Inc
Donald Monty
Beazer
Choate center workers protest overtime and care concerns
Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center staff picketed alleging mandatory overtime harms care. AFSCME rep Kevan Plumlee said chronic staffing shortages persist for four years and DHS plans to move 200 residents from centers, including 16 from Choate, while DHS works on an overtime reduction plan.
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Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center
Kevan Plumlee
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Choate
Plumlee
Illinois Department of Human Services
Tom Green
DHS
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