Saline County Man Charged After Domestic Disturbance
Randy Glen Batson faces four charges including attempted murder after a domestic disturbance on North America Road. Deputies and Harrisburg police say a firearm was discharged, injuring a female victim who was taken to hospital. Batson is also charged with unlawful restraint unlawful use of weapons and domestic battery. Linda Rush reports.
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Saline County
North America
Harrisburg
Randy Glen Batson
Sheriff's Office
Fog blamed for weekend crash in Franklin County
Illinois State Police attributed a Friday morning crash to fog at the Illinois 149 and 184 intersection between Zeigler and Royalton. Tractor trailer driver Mitchell W. Cascio, 31, West Frankfort, failed to negotiate the curve and struck a box truck driven by Troy D. Billman, 44, Evansville, Indiana. Billman wore a seatbelt and was treated at Herrin Hospital for minor injuries. Cascio was cited for driving too fast for conditions and refused medical care.
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Illinois
Illinois 149
Illinois 184
Zeigler and
Royalton
Mitchell W. Cascio
West Frankfort
Cascio
Troy D. Billman
Evansville
Ind
Bates Foundation Gives $10,000 to Hope Light Foundation
The George A. Bates Memorial Foundation donated ten thousand dollars to The Hope Light Foundation to aid cancer awareness messaging in Illinois. The Bates Foundation funds nonprofit groups in family services hospitals medical and rehabilitation and mainly supports Illinois and Kentucky. It is a nonprofit public charity supported entirely by donations. For more information, visit www.hopelightproject.com. The Southern
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Bates Foundation
George A. Bates
Illinois
Kentucky
Hope Light Foundation
Hopelightproject.com
Holiday shopping rush at Marion Target shoppers dash for gifts
Marion shoppers converge Sunday evening at Target for last minute Christmas purchases. Lisa Caliper notes balancing gifts for her two children while visiting from Belleville and finds Southern Illinois shopping calmer than other places.
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Marion
Target
Lisa Caliper
Caliper
Belleville
Zeigler
Illinois
Teens spread holiday cheer at Daystar Care Center
Alexander and Pulaski teens in the Delta Center Teen REACH program blended science with service to craft holiday ornaments using water borax and pipe cleaners for Cairo’s Daystar Care Center residents. They delivered ornaments and gingerbread houses Friday, sharing smiles with elderly recipients as coordinator Jason Lindsey praised their community impact.
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Alexander
Pulaski
Delta Center
Cairo
Daystar Care
Jason Lindsey
AIDS Christmas Project Aids Southern Illinois Families
The Southern Illinois AIDS Christmas Project aids 140 HIV affected households across 17 counties with grocery cards, toys and clothes. Coordinator Wally Paynter notes first full regional reach, with 60 families to receive gifts or food baskets. Volunteers describe modest requests like jeans and sweatshirts, highlighting needs of low income families with an HIV positive member. The effort relies on community support, including St John the Baptist School Beta Club and local donors, aiming to raise funds via an AIDS walk next year.
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Southern Illinois
Illinois
Wally Paynter
Helen Pagano
Pagano
St John the Baptist School
West Frankfort
Franklin County
Paynter
Southern Illinois Aids Consortium
Santa’s workshop lights up rural Carbondale display
In north Carbondale, Mack and Shirley Lannom open their two acre property off Dillinger Road for a festive outdoor Santa’s workshop. The display features inflatables, a rotating carousel, vintage car collection including a 1959 Edsel, and a four foot roof star. neighbours and visitors view it at dusk, with power bills noted as a consideration.
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Mack Lannom
Lannom
Lannoms
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Billman
Herrin Hospital
Jara Fasol
Amandays
Macy’s Department Store
University Mall
Carbondale
Raymond Moore
Daystar Care Center
Michael Lester
Santa
Scott Fitzgerald
Thesouthern.com
Cen
Paul Newton
Dillinger Road
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