Six plead guilty in Benton federal drug case
Six Southern Illinois residents pleaded guilty in Benton federal court to conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine. Defendants Joshua Taylor Geoffrey Phelps Patrick McLane and others face penalties from five to life in prison with fines up to $20 million. Investigation by local sheriffs police and DEA assisted by state and federal agencies. Amanda Robertson to prosecute.
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Federal District Court
Benton
Joshua G. Taylor
Andrew J. McCann
Murphysboro
Charles A. “Spot” Williams
Holly Phelps
Grand Tower
Geoffrey A. Phelps
Marion
Patrick W. McLane
Wolf Lake
Stephen R. Wigginton
U.S
Southern District of Illinois
Jackson
Union
Randolph
Williamson
Taylor
Geoffrey Phelps
McLane
McCann and Williams
Union Counties
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
Jackson County
U.S. Marshals Service
Wigginton
Amanda A. Robertson
U.S. Attorney
SIU Carbondale police probe strong-arm battery attack on campus
SIU Carbondale campus police are investigating an attempted strong-arm robbery and aggravated battery near the Student Recreation Center on campus. Three black male suspects battered two victims around 11:45 p.m. on Saturday on the pedestrian bridge, searched pockets, but left with nothing. No injuries were reported and suspects fled toward Brush Towers. descriptions include a man in a black jacket with faded hair, a dreadlocked man in a gray hoodie, and a taller man in a black hoodie. Police urge tips to 618-453-3771 or Crime Stoppers 618-549-COPS.
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Mount Vernon Approves City Deer Hunting Ordinance
Mount Vernon City Council unanimously adopts ordinance 2001-9B authorizing bow hunting inside city limits to curb nuisance deer. City officials cite 41 deer related accidents in 12 months and an estimated growth from 500-600 to 700-800 deer. Permits require a valid license deer tags and owner permission.
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Mount Vernon
Ron Lash
Mary Jane Chesley
Chesley
Ron Neibert
David Wood
Wood
Todd Piper
Illinois FEMA Reimbursed 1.4 Million for Spring Flooding
U S Representative Jerry Costello announces a 1.4 million reimbursement from FEMA to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for costs during severe April and May floods in Southern Illinois. IEMA supplied personnel, equipment, sandbags, water and emergency services under mutual aid. President Obama declared 14 counties major disaster areas, with 21 Southern Illinois counties affected. EMA spokeswoman says reimbursement process proceeds without concern.
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Jerry Costello
Belleville
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Illinois
Federal Emergency Management Agency
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
IEMA
Barack Obama
Alexander
Franklin
Gallatin
Hardin
Jackson
Lawrence
Massac
Perry
Pope, Pulaski
Randolph
Saline, White and
Williamson
Southern Illinois Counties
Flood recovery efforts progress in local scene
Officials say flood recovery moves forward though pace remains slow. Thompson notes progress as crews address lasting impacts while residents await aid, with updates to follow as tasks unfold.
Heartland Bakery to close Du Quoin plant in December
Heartland Bakery will shut its Du Quoin Industrial Park facility effective December 16, eliminating 31 jobs. Executives said severance is arranged for workers through the closure date and cited difficult economics from private label cookies, fuel, and inflationary pressures. Director of Operations Mike Swanson noted the effort to cut costs but could not overcome financial dynamics.
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DU Quoin
Heartland Bakery
Heartland
Mike Swanson
Murphysboro Council Reviews FY 2012 Budget
Murphysboro City Council met at city hall Monday to review the tentative budget for the next fiscal year. Department heads presented budget portions while Police Chief Jeff Bock cited rising ammunition costs as outrageous and requested 3500 to replace officers body armor after five years of use.
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Murphysboro
Jeff Bock
Regional superintendent denies union county petition to consolidate
Janet Ulrich, regional superintendent of schools for Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski and Union counties, denied a petition to consolidate Lick Creek 16, Anna 37, Jonesboro 43, and Anna Jonesboro 81 into a new unit district. The order goes to Illinois State Superintendent Christopher Koch who could deny, affirm, or approve the petition for placement on the March ballot.
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Janet Ulrich
Alexander, Johnson
Massac
Pulaski
Union
Lick Creek
Anna
Illinois first in state consolidation seeks district merger
The story describes a groundbreaking consolidation in Illinois where an Optional Elementary or Hybrid District may form a unit district. Voters in each district decide by majority, and if a district lacks support it is not included. The decision rests on petition merits and proof of improvement, per Ulrich. See consolidation page 2C.
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Ulrich
Committee of Ten
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