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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2002
Page
1
The Southern Illinoisan will not publish on Christmas Day to let staff spend time with families. Holiday edition shifts to Thursday for comics and puzzles. Weather outlook includes snow and freezing drizzle. highs in 30s, lows near 20s with gusty north winds.
Southern Illinois witnesses a winter wonderland with up to eight inches of snow before Christmas. Meteorology professor Doc Horsley notes it could mark the region's 16th white Christmas in 100 years and the rare Christmas Day snowfall. IDOT readies 82 crews to clear 2,900 miles of roads in 18 counties with salt and cinders.
In Murphysboro memories of Christmas recount childhood shortages and family togetherness. Joseph Birchfield recalls a year when his Aunt Betty survived a car crash and the family finally filled a big house with relatives and gifts. Aunt Dori Faughn, from Fisk near Poplar Bluff, recalls scarcity and hard work, with sacks rather than presents symbolizing childhood.
Washington County judge has not ruled on two motions in the Nashville shooting that wounded three and put two officers under investigation. David Reidelberger faces a single felony aggravated battery charge with trial set for January 13 after a Dec hearing but pending orders may push filings.
Williamson County Circuit Court hears request to drop first degree murder charges against Jesse Richards 19 of Cambria for the June 2001 stabbing death of Ruth Ann Richards. A DHS report dated Dec 17 found Richards unfit to stand trial and unlikely to become fit within a year. A discharge hearing may be held, with a status hearing set for Jan 27 to decide next steps.
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