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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 2011
Page
1
One worker was injured in an explosion at a carbide plant in Benton on Thursday. The man in his 40s was airlifted to Evansville Indiana with second degree burns, a broken leg, and other injuries. His name was not released.
SIU Carbondale opened a busy move in day with staff volunteers and families aiding freshmen moving into Brush Towers. Chancellor Rita Cheng noted rising freshmen numbers and a renewed marketing campaign after eight years of enrollment decline.
Two state senators, Dave Luechtefeld and John O. Jones, will run in March for the 58th Senate District, setting a March primary showdown in southern Illinois. The race pits Luechtefeld of Rokanville against Jones of Mount Vernon, both seeking reelection.
A long line of tractors stretched from the Perry County Fairgrounds signaling the American Thresherman Association 52nd annual Steam Gas and Threshing Show. SEE SHOW PAGE 6A.
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