Three area residents die in head on crash
Three men including the Sloan Funeral Home owner of Galatia died in a head on collision on Illinois 34 near Church Street Galatia at 624 am. Roswell Sloan 57 Lawrence D Bell 70 of Galatia and Michael C Bryant 27 of Eldorado are named. Funeral services for Sloan set for 2 pm Tuesday at Galatia High School gym with burial in Durham Cemetery. Bell services at 1 pm Wednesday at First Baptist Church Galatia. Burial in Weber Campground Cemetery. Gordon-Weirauch of Harrisburg funeral home in charge.
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Sloan Funeral Home
Galatia
Illinois State Police
Roswell Sloan
Lawrence D. Bell
Michael C. Bryant
Eldorado
Illinois
Church Street
Bell
Sloan
Galatia High School
Durham Cemetery
Gibbons- Weirauch Funeral Home
Harrisburg
Mr. Sloan
Grover M
Nora Durham Sloan
Gupton- Jones College of
Galatia Community State Bank
American Legion Post
American Red Cross
American Cancer Society
Helen
Roswell Sloan Jr
Mobile
Ala
Kenneth Sloan
Linda Dianne Stricklin
Melinda Murray
Raleigh
Grover Sloan
Bluford Sloan
Carbondale
Charles Sloan
Beulah Bond
Harco
Margaret Jones
Sally Adams
Ruth Jirot
Lawrence Bell
First Baptist Church
Weber Campground
Sloan Funeral
Gibbons-Weirauch Funeral Home
Mr. Bell
Williamson County
Andrew
Myrtle Gaye Bell
Masonic Lodge No
Annadean
Sally
Larry Phillip Bell
Newberg
Ind
Edward Bell
Norfolk
Robert
Four men charged in Grand Central Stereo armed robbery case
Four Chicago area men Previn Sanford Albert Davis Ansia Willis Jr. and James Coleman Jr. face two counts of armed robbery and one count of theft over 150 in Jackson County Circuit Court for the Grand Central Stereo robbery at 921 E Main St Carbondale. They allegedly used sawed off shotguns to threaten 13 customers and steal items and cash. Bond set at 50000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Scottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Grand Central
Carbondale
Jackson County
Previn H. Sanford
Albert A. Davis
Ansia L. Willis Jr
James W. Coleman Jr
Chicago
E. Main St
Sanford
Gabe Strong
Franklin County
Strong
Kenneth Collins
Interstate 57 hit and run kills Oak Forest teen
A 16 year old Oak Forest boy, Joseph McGarel, was found dead in the southbound lane of Interstate 57 at the Johnston City interchange after a suspected hit and run. Investigators seek vehicle description, noting possible damage to the right front fender and grill and debris at the scene. An autopsy is pending and authorities urge tips to the Williamson County sheriff’s office or Illinois State Police.
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Oak Forest
Johnston City
Joseph McGarel
Williamson County
Jerald Kobler
McGarel
Owen McGarel
Joseph
Florida
James R. Wilson
Nashville
Tenn
Wilson
Murman-Wilson Funeral Home
Williamson County Sheriff’s Office
State Police
Department of Criminal Investigation
Kobler
Illinois State Police
du Quoin
Area recalls Blizzard of ’79 and packs for winter
Southern Illinois communities stockpile salt and cinders after the Blizzard of 1979. District 9 reports record salt use and prepares 600 tons dusted across Carbondale and surrounding towns. Officials warn another prolonged storm could strain resources but outline ready equipment, overtime budgets, and cross-county support from area facilities.
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Southern Illinois
Marion
Rend Lake
Cape Girardeau
Illinois
Illinois Department of Transportation
Richard Borgsmiller
District 9
Carbondale
Borgsmiller
Murphysboro
Pinckneyville
West City
Zeigler
Harrisburg
Equality
Vienna
Belgrade
Cairo
Dongola
Anna
Bergsmiller
Bmlinois University-Carbondale
Chester
Derailments Disrupt ICG Traffic In Southern Illinois
Rail traffic on the Illinois Central Gulf line near Radom and Carbondale was disrupted by two derailments Sunday. Amtrak bused 33 southbound passengers from Centralia to Carbondale and 65 northbound passengers from Carbondale to Centralia. By Sunday night trains resumed with back up locomotives replacing derailed engines.
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Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Illinois
Washington County
Radom
Amtrak
Centralia
Carbondale
Louise Pease
West
Jackson Street
ICG
Memphis
Williamson board studies revenue sources
Williamson County Board Chairman William Humphreys is studying two financing options. He received letters from Graham Bennett of the Urban Counties Council of Illinois about programs to defray costs. A federal rule offers Medicaid funds for eligible jail inmates during incarceration, and a state law reimburses counties for court-ordered minor placements at the foster care rate.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County Board
William Humphreys
Humphreys
Graham Bennett
Urban Counties Council of Illinois
Department of Children and Family Services
Mom label record by two Murphysboro mothers
Mary Boudet and Marilyn Sommerer with daughter Julie Sommerer Higginbotham produce the MOM record on their own label. They funded it through garage sales, arranged music at Carl Stein's studio in Makanda, and offer songs celebrating American history and faith. The album is sold at IGA stores in Murphysboro Du Quoin and Carbondale.
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Brad Betker
Southern
America
Mary Boudet
Marilyn Sommerer
Julie Sommerer Higginbotham
Julie
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Neil Armstrong
Mrs. Sommerer
Sommerer
Carl Stein
Smoke Signal
Makanda
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Joe Jines
State Garage
Illinois 127
Wayne Wheeles
Wheeles
Herrin
Paul Dunning
Dunning
Jim Shields
Shields
Stanley Maciejski
Menard Correctional Center
Ed Samples
Southern Illinois Power Co-op
Lake of Egypt
Union
Saline
Power Co-Op
Fred Thane
Thane
Randolph County
Lester Holcomb
Williamson Board
Mary E. Dailey
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