Train fire causes little damage in Franklin County
A Union Pacific locomotive stopped after conductors reported smoke from an engine compartment Sunday. West Frankfort and Christopher firefighters searched about a mile along the track near Mitchell Lake Road and found smoke damage with light charring but no active fire. Fire officials conducted a full precautionary investigation and did not extinguish a blaze.
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Union Pacific Railroad
West Frankfort
Christopher
Mitchell Lake Road
Franklin County
Dave Chambers
Chambers
Mostaccioli dinner to aid family for young Seagraves
A benefit dinner set for August 26 at Ace's Catering in Herrin aims to cover Kedan Seagraves funeral costs. Julie Helton organized the event with tickets at six dollars and a post dinner raffle. Funds go to a six thousand dollar funeral bill and headstone for the four year old who drowned near his Chittyville home on June 4. Greg and Sandra Seagraves are Kedan's parents.
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Mostaccioli
Ace’s
Herrin
Kedan Seagraves
Chittyville
Helton
Greg and
Sandra Seagraves
New state highway maps released for fairs by IDOT
Illinois Department of Transportation announces free new state highway maps at the 2007 Illinois State Fair and Du Quoin State Fair. Maps were developed with Best Western Hotels of Illinois and will be distributed via the Illinois Office of Tourism as part of the Illinois Travel kit.
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IDOT
du Quoin
Illinois Department of Transportation
Best Western Hotels of
Illinois
Illinois Office of Tourism
Carbondale faces planned upgrade for aging police station
Carbondale officials push a half percent sales tax rise to fund a new public safety center and other projects after converting a former dormitory on East College Street into the police station. City leaders say the 7.25 to 7.75 percent tax would generate about 2.3 million annually, with 6.2 million over 25 years for the Lincoln Middle School site project, and a $1 million annual Saluki Way donation to SIU Carbondale for 20 years.
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Carbondale
East College Street
Bob Ledbetter
West Side
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Saluki Way
Doherty
Lincoln Middle School
Police Department
Ledbetter
Tracing J. S. Case Legacy At Threshing Show
Bella Vista resident Helen Case Brigham recounts her great grandfather J. S. Case founder of the Case tractor firm. The 48th annual Horse Power show gains the 21st annual J. I. Case Heritage Foundation Expo for the first time. See show on page 2B.
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Pinckneyville
Helen Case Brigham
Bella Vista
Ark
J.S. Case
Racine
Wis
Brigham
American Thresherman Association
J.I. Case Heritage Foundation
Claudette Rould
Bella Vista, Ark
J.J. Case
Case Corp
Dippin Dots founder shares secrets to success
Curt D Jones founder and chair of Dippin Dots spoke at the Illinois Entrepreneurship Network event during the 2007 Innovate Illinois awards at Touch of Nature Environmental Center Carbondale. He described early tinkering on a farm near Grand Chain and his education at Shawnee Community College and SIU Carbondale details. SEE JONES / PAGE 2B
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Carbondale
Grand Chain
Dippin’ Dots
Curt D. Jones
Jones
Illinois Entrepreneurship Network
Southern Illinois University
Innovate Illinois
Touch of Nature Environmental Center
Shawnee Community College
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Miss Illinois Ashley Hatfield eyes Union County Fair pageant
Ashley Hatfield of Anna, Miss Illinois, had not competed in Union County Fair beauty events before but says pageants build character and prep for life tasks like interviews. The upcoming 127th Union County Fair hosts 13 contestants in a Sunday pageant, with Cobden’s Kate Winzenburger winning this year after a competitive field.
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Anna
Illinois
Ashley Hatfield
Union County
Hatfield
St. Charles
Beauty winners crowned at Union County Fair pageant
Kate Winzenburger won the 127th Union County Fair Beauty Pageant with Alexandra Shadowens as first runner up and Kaci Clary as second. A children's carnival hosted by 15 year old Abby Horan supported a pediatric cancer foundation. Hatfield promotes Six Pillars of Character in schools statewide while aiding early breast cancer detection with the American Cancer Society.
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Union County Fair
Kate Winzenburger
Alexandra Shadowens
Kaci Clary
Abby Horan
Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Hatfield
Los Angeles
Calif
American Cancer Society
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Tara Fasol
Julie Helton
John Homan
Thesouth Agy
Ledbetter’s
Oakland Avenue
West Walnut Street
Illinois 13
Newton
Thes
Quihern
Case Foundation
Thresherman
Scott Fitzgerald
Claudette Roulo
Chuck Hoene
Toledo
Ill
Juliet Brand
Macystown
Heebner & Sons
Brand
Martin and
Daniella Doyle
Debbie Stroehlein
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