Video camera aids Williamson County DUI prosecutions
Williamson County law enforcement has added a video camera to bolster cases. The RCA model, cost about 1000 dollars, will record drunk drivers, confessions, witness statements, and crime scenes. Deputies will train in its use and defendants must be informed before filming.
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Williamson
Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County
State’s Attorney’s Office
Coleman
Jerald Kobler
RCA
Goss Appliances
Marion
Kobler
Guard open house demos TOW anti tank rocket launcher
Norman Hickam of Elkville demonstrated a TOW rocket launcher to visitors at Carbondale National Guard Armory during the Guard's annual open house. Paul Coffee and Missy Coffee, with Hickam's wife Janie, were among about 500 attendees.
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Norman Hickam
Elkville
Carbondale
National Guard Armory
Paul Coffee
Missy Coffee
Hickam
Janie
Guard
Job Service moves to Du Quoin Boys Club building
Job Service in Du Quoin has moved into the Boys Club building at 2 E North St providing rent-free space for a new youth counseling program. Office hours shift to 8 am to 3 30 pm to align with the club and plans for a grand reopening after the holidays.
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Brad Betker
Southern Illinoisan du Quoin
du Quoin
Bill Dugan
Duggan
E. North St
Job Service
N. Division
Boys Club
Robert Shook
Perry County
du Quoin Business Association
Proposed merger folds Mount Vernon S and L into American S and L
Mount Vernon Savings and Loan Association which runs an office in Du Quoin is set to merge with American Savings and Loan of Springfield. The tie would create about 1 billion dollars in assets and 30 central and southern Illinois offices if approved by Illinois and federal regulators. Du Quoin staff say the merger will keep the firm solvent and enable faster service improvements.
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Brad Betker
Southern
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
American Savings and Loan
Illinois
Kerhli‘kar
du Quoin
Mount Vernon
Robert Shook
Shook
Kinkaid line breaks triggers boil water order
The Kinkaid district issued a two day boil water order for customers in De Soto Elkville and Kinkaid Mardale north of New Era Road Illinois 13 after a six inch main line under New Era Road broke. Repairs completed by mid morning but boiling advised. unaffected areas include Murphysboro Willisville Campbell Hill Ava and Murdale south of New Era Road.
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Kinkaid
Kinkaid Water
Murphysboro
Willisville
Campbell Hill
Ava
Murdale
Toy drive at University Mall hits halfway mark
Carbon dale's University Mall Merchant's Association hosts a toy drive across from Walgreen's, aiming for 1000 items. Open Nov 21 to Dec 19, it accepts new and used toys and is supported by Army National Guard Marine Reserves ROTC Air Force and Angel Flight volunteers.
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Carbondale’s University Mall
Air Force
Angel Flight Group
Wintering waterfowl at Rend Lake soar in high numbers
Illinois Survey aerial counts show Rend Lake hosting 18,000 Canada geese and 11,000 mallard ducks among 15 waterfowl species. Other totals include 3,500 coots, 2,300 wigeons, 1,300 snow geese, 480 pintails, 300 goldeneyes, 275 canvasbacks, 250 black ducks, 200 scaup, 175 green winged teals, 150 gadwalls, 150 ring necks, 100 hooded mergansers and 75 common mergansers.
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Rend Lake
Lowell Summers
Illinois Natural History Survey
Southern Illinois corn yields above average but soybeans lower
Farmers across Williamson Franklin Perry Randolph and Randolph counties report corn yields mostly above average while soybean yields were average to below. Williamson County sees 80 to 160 bushels per acre with county average around 90. Franklin's corn up 5 to 10 bushels. soybeans 22 to 25 on average. Perry notes 20 to 140 corn and 10 to 50 soybeans per acre. Randolph reports excellent corn in the 116 to 147 bushels range and soybeans up to 40 to 50 in some cases. Jackson area corn around 90 with soybeans 2 to 25.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern
Illinois
Williamson County
Michael Plumer
Franklin County
Plumer
Perry County Extension
Richard Howell
Howell
Willman
Randolph County
Gary Jones
R.A. Williams Farm Service
Vergennes
Jackson County
Area's earthquake vulnerability studied by FEMA panel
A four year study led by FEMA assesses regional quake risks for Illinois Missouri Indiana Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas and Mississippi. Carbondale hosts key facility surveys while USGS data guide damage predictions focusing on critical buildings and utilities. The effort, begun from a 1977 act, aims to craft a regional response plan and possible code changes.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
New Madrid
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
FEMA
Steven Piltz
Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
Jeanne Millin
United States Geological Survey
California
St. Louis University
USGS
Nutth
Louisville
Trixie's owner fights pet ban ruling in Chester housing complex
Wayne Bower of Keeneman Acres alleges Randolph County Housing Authority targets him over his 7 year old Pekingese Trixie. The authority says no pets in units and will pursue lease termination or detainer for any future pet evidence, while allowing brief visits to avoid discrimination claims. Residents with larger dogs may also face similar action, says executive director Marie Meisenheimer.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Randolph County Housing Authority
Wayne Bower
Bower
Trixie
Keeneman Acres
Randolph County
Red Bud
Richard C. Cooper
County Authority
Chester
Sandy Frazier
Marie Meisenheimer
The
Housing Authority
Williamson sheriff seeks another term for 1982 bid
Williamson County Sheriff Jerald Kobler announced he will seek the Republican nomination for a new term. The Marion resident, 36, points to establishing a 20 member sheriff's auxiliary unit and an anonymous tip hotline that drew about 2 000 tips on drugs burglaries and welfare fraud. He notes a speaker's bureau drug arrests to 300 with enforcement group cooperation and jail population up 20 percent while highlighting community programs.
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Williamson County
Jerald Kobler
Kobler
Marion
Williamson County Sheriff’s Auxiliary
Illinois
Southern Illinois Enforcement Group
Southern Illinois Sheriff’s Association
Marion Police Department
University of Illinois
Police Marksman Association
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
Marion Ellis Lodge
National Sheriffs Association
The
Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission
Southern Slnois Enforcement Group
Marion Lions Club
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Mrs. Vernon Savings-Loan
Mount Vernon Savings and Loan
Albion
Sumner
Charles Willman
Geophysics
Otto Nuttli
Nuttli
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