Cannabis raid nets 150 plants, two charged in Cobden
Police raid on a rural Cobden home found more than 150 cannabis plants. Kenneth Pearson, 32, and Courtney Ross, 28, were charged with unlawful production of cannabis unlawful possession of cannabis and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Authorities anticipate further drug related charges as the investigation continues with the Drug Task Force and multiple agencies.
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Cobden
Union County
David Livesay
Kenneth Pearson
Courtney Ross
Livesay
Sheriff's Department Drug Task Force
Jackson County Sheriff's Department
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Anna
Murphysboro
Bethany Krajelis
Harrisburg man guilty of drug delivery in Saline County
Jared R. Crawford, 20, Carrier Mills, was found guilty by a Saline County jury of delivering cocaine arising from an April Harrisburg police and sheriff's deputy investigation. Associate Judge Walden Morris scheduled a pre sentence report and Oct 18 sentencing, with a Class X felony penalty of six to 30 years. Crawford previously faced a 2005 handgun possession conviction. two cocaine delivery charges remain pending.
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Carrier Mills
Saline County
Jared R. Crawford
Harrisburg
Walden Morris
Crawford
John Homan
Carbondale Man Charged After Drug and Gun Stop
Maurice Cooper, 18, of Carbondale was arrested after police stopped a vehicle in the 500 block of South Lake Heights at about 12 30 a m. He faced counts of possession of a controlled substance, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a firearm with defaced ID and armed violence. A loaded .380 handgun and about 69 grams of crack cocaine were found. he was jailed. Bethany Krajel is the southernie
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Maurice Cooper
Carbondale
South Lake Heights
Cooper
Former Saluki's exhibit honors African-Americans
Former SIU Carbondale star Mike Glenn brings an exhibit to University Mall's African American Museum titled From Molineaux to Michael highlighting African Americans in athletics. The show features 80 artifacts and runs today through Sept 22, with a sold out Eve of Elegance event and remarks from Glenn and local fans including Walt Frazier and SIU coach Chris Lowery.
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Carbondale
Saluki
Mike Glenn
Homestead Grays
Glenn
Josh Gibson
Gibson
University Mall
Michael
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Georgia
Tom Molineaux
Michael Jordan
Molineaux
Milton McDaniel
NBA
Walt Frazier
McDaniel
Attuck’s Park
SIUC
Chris Lowery
Lowery
Du Quoin Fair rides pass state safety checks
Du Quoin State Fair midway rides were inspected by the Illinois Department of Labor before opening on Friday. Inspectors checked equipment and operation to ensure safety, with director Catherine Shannon urging parental caution and adherence to height and weight requirements. If a child resists, don’t force them to ride. See fair coverage on page 2B.
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Steve Jahnke
the Southef
Matt Rohmann
Illinois Department of Labor
Miller Spectacular Shows
du Quoin
State Department of Labor
du Quoin State Fairground
Catherine Shannon
Department of Labor
Shannon
Du Quoin State Fair opens with Veterans Day events
The Du Quoin State Fair kicks off Friday and runs through Sept. 3. Friday highlights include Veterans Day observances, Exhibition Hall, livestock judging, Ag Expo, field demos, Blue Star Memorial dedication, Senior Citizens Tent, Western acts, the Monster at Half-Mile Track, Bull riding, and Alice Cooper headlining at 7:30 PM in the main grandstand.
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du Quoin
Blue Star Veteran Memorial
Siu Dome
Alice Cooper
Carrier Mills teen Jade Winston shot dead in Carrier Mills
A week after the Aug 17 shooting of 18 year old Jade Winston in Carrier Mills no homicide ruling or arrests have been made. Saline County State's Attorney David Nelson said he will disclose new information when available. Investigators have conducted interviews as the public is urged to share tips at 252-8661. Winston, a Carrier Mills High senior, died of a single gunshot wound to the head in an apartment near West Russell and Mill streets. Her brother Jerome Mitchell, 22, died in a related crash less than a day later. Winston was a student athlete and Arby’s worker and hundreds gathered at Carrier Mills Grade School for her family.
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Harrisburg
Jade Winston
Saline County
David Nelson
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Office
Winston
Carrier Mills
West Russell
Mill Streets
Evansville
Ind
Jerome Mitchell
Mitchell
Arby’s
Southern Illinois
Comptroller questions Blagojevich veto plan and health care aims
Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes questioned Gov Blagojevichs 463 million veto package, noting about 130 million of the cuts relate to health care. He suggested motives may reflect pork politics and targeted offices, while saying his agency would cope with reduced staff and that the budget battle has fed a tense legislative session.
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Carbondale
Dan Hynes
Rod Blagojevich
Southern Illinoisan
Hynes
Blagojevich
House
Lisa Madigan
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Caudette Rould
Southern Saluki
Justin Bocot
Bocot
du Quoin’s Fair
Carnival
Carrier Millsteen
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