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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 2007
Page
9
Murphysboro Man Arrested After Alleged Shovel Attack
Harold R. Williams, 44, was arrested after an unidentified man reported being struck in the neck and forearm with a shovel in Murphysboro. The victim drove to a hospital before police arrival. Williams remained jailed pending a court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Harold R. Williams
North 11Th Street
Williams
St. Louis
Caleb Hale
Jackson County DUI Strike Force targets drunk drivers
Police launch statewide and local push from Aug 17 through Labor Day in the You Drink and Drive You Lose campaign. Murphysboro Police Chief Jeff Bock says saturation patrols and roadside safety checks will remove intoxicated drivers to save lives, as about 580 Illinois deaths in 2005 stemmed from alcohol related crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
DUI
Murphysboro
Jeff Bock
Illinois
Caleb Hale
Marion Carterville man sentenced on battery charges
Andrew Bigogno, 27, entered a negotiated plea in Williamson County Circuit Court for two aggravated battery cases. He received concurrent sentences of three and five years, to be served in prison, with domestic violence fines imposed. He previously violated probation in 2006.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Williamson County
Andrew Bigogno
Bigogno
Marion
Williamson County center seeks court-fee funding
Williamson County Child Advocacy Center seeks a county fee from defendants in circuit court cases. A proposed $5 to $30 fee would fund the center, collected by the circuit clerk and deposited for center operations. The commissioners will decide at next month’s meeting after reviewing House Bill 1391 signed by Gov. Blagojevich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Williamson County
Kathy Schimpf
Brent Gentry
Bob Barnett
Tracey Glenn
Rod Blagojevich
Circuit Court
Children’s Advocacy Center
Schimpf
Crab Orchard Lake residents clash with federal limits
Crab Orchard Lake spans about 7000 acres with 125 miles of shoreline. Some residents accuse the U S Fish and Wildlife Service of shrinking access for boaters beachgoers and fishermen while managing the lake as part of Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. Local critic Wain Taylor says the lake remains a rare refuge that still draws visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auck Novara
Ed Dennison
Carterville
Crab Orchard Lake
Dennison
Old Images Marina
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Wildlife Service
Wain Taylor
Dippin Dots founder Curt Jones speaks at SIU
SIU Carbondale alumnus Curt D Jones returns to talk about his Dippin Dots ice cream and what budding entrepreneurs need to succeed He will speak at 1 30 p m Friday at Touch of Nature Environmental Center seven miles south of town Jones helped launch the product while researching freezing techniques for bacteria and enzymes The visit is part of Innovate Illinois events hosted by The Illinois Entrepreneurship Network and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
SIU
Touch of Nature Environmental Center
Giant City Road
Illinois Entrepreneurship Network
Innovate Illinois
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Curt Jones
Emily Carter
Southern Illinois Entrepreneurship Center
Jackson County to discuss enterprise zone renewal
Jackson County Board will consider expanding the enterprise zone and extending its term after Carbondale Murphysboro approved the measure. The zone grants property tax breaks to firms operating within the area including Carbondale and Jackson County. Board Chairman John Evans said all entities must approve before state consent. Cole was absent delaying July discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Board
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Carbondale
John Evans
Jeff Doherty
Ron Williams
Evans
Brad Cole
Cole
Rides Mass Transit replacing Williamson County Transit
Williamson County selects Rides Mass Transit District to replace county transit. Bob Childers of Williamson County Programs on Aging cites rising costs and lack of state funding, urging seniors first. Rides CEO Bill Jung confirms 30 counties served, 70 buses, about 10,000 Saline County trips monthly, and plans to add 30 jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Saline County
Rides Mass Transit
Williamson County
Bob Childers
Childers
WCPA
Jung
Williamson County Board
Brent Gentry
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John D. Homan
Bill Jung
John. Homan
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