Paducah Police name Krajch linked to nine murders
Paducah officials say Timothy Krajch admitted to multiple rapes and murders in a cross state inquiry. DNA tied him to a 1982 SIU Carbondale student Deborah Sheppard killing, with the 1979 Joyce Tharp death alleged in Carbondale and awaiting charges in Jackson County. Police described a long interview at Tamms Super Max.
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Paducah
Timothy Krajch
Carbondale
Kentucky
Krajch
Pennsylvania
Southern Illinois University
Deborah Sheppard
Danny Carroll
Super Max
Tamms
Joyce Tharp
Tharp
Carroll
Jackson County
Michael Wepseic
Miners named Marion Chamber Business of the Year for 2007
The Southern Illinois Miners won the Marion Area Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award. In their first season they set Frontier League attendance records with 259,392 fans in 51 games at Rent One Ballpark, averaging 5,086 per game. The team employed 275 part timers and paid over $550,000 in salaries, supporting local schools and nonprofits through programs like Aisin Community Seat. The award will be presented January 18 at John A. Logan College.
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Marion
Southern Illinois Miners
Marion Area
Trammell
Aisin
Golden Corral
Old National Bank
Miners
Scott Gierman
Jayne and
John Simmons
Alton
Southern Illinois
Chamber of Commerce
John A. Logan College
Vandals Hit Benton Library and Park in String of Damages
The Benton Library showroom statue of Lady Liberty loses four crown spikes after vandalism as the building and nearby park suffer glass damage and a December arson destroys playground equipment worth about 70000 dollars. Local officials call the acts a troubling pattern against the city’s oldest institutions.
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Benton
Liberty
Benton Public Library
Steve Jahnke
the Souther
State moves to online hiring system in Illinois
Springfield reports the Blagojevich administration will launch an online job system in January allowing the public to search openings and apply for state positions. The change aims to reduce political influence in hiring amid federal probes into politically connected applicants and comes under a $1.1 million NEOGOV Inc. contract to improve accountability.
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Springfield
Blagojevich
Neogov Inc
Five days left in holiday shopping spree in Southern Illinois
National retail data shows mixed holiday sales with UBS reporting a 1.4 percent weekly rise and 2.1 percent year over year. In Marion and surrounding towns, Black Diamond Harley Davidson reports strong gift card and clothing sales as new ownership prompts curiosity, while Gold Gallery opens with cautious optimism and Crocs remain hot at The Great Outdoors. Local retailers like Glodich Honda, 710 Bookstore, and Seafood Specialties note varied results but generally solid demand driven by football playoffs and seasonal promotions.
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National Retail Federation
UBS
Union Bank of Switzerland) Securities, LLC
Illinois
Rodney Cabaness
Black Diamond
Harley-Davidson
Marion
Cabaness
Brandi Atkinson
Illinois Centre Mall
Atkinson
Bill Glodich
Glodich
Honda
West Frankfort
Carbondale
Columbia
Randy Johnson
Anna
Dan Lewis
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