Carbondale council ballots set amid city updates
Column notes local elections in Carbondale with ballot positions decided. Includes Robe rt Stoelzle tribute and a court report listing misdemeanors and traffic charges across Franklin Perry Jackson Union and Williamson counties. Weather outlook calls for cloudiness and chilly temperatures through Friday.
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Carbondale
City Council
Franklin
Perry
Jackson
Union
Williamson
Boy Killed in Holiday Crash in Carbondale
In Carbondale a 9-year-old De Soto boy, Johnathan Drake Sanders, died when icy roads caused a two-vehicle collision near The Crossings on Christmas Eve. Steven Mitchell, 48, and Crystal Sanders, 9, were injured but stable. Gary Weis, 48, and passengers in his truck had minor injuries. Mitchell cited for driving too fast for conditions. funeral plans set at Riggin-Pillatsch Funeral Home. De Soto school district grief support planned as classes resume January 6.
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Carbondale
Illinois
DeSoto
North Illinois Avenue
U.S. 51
Mobile Home Park
Johnathan Drake Sanders
Steven Mitchell
de Soto
Mitchell
Gary Weis
du Quoin
Crystal Sanders
Memorial Hospital of
Weis
Kathy
Tyler Weis
Jackson County Sheriff's Department
Johnathan Sanders
Riggin-Pillatsch
Carterville
Johnathan
Robert Koehn
Koehn
White Christmas varied across Southern Illinois
The National Weather Service forecaster notes that many areas failed to meet the Asheville standard of 1 inch snow by 6 am Christmas Day. In Paducah 0.3 inch fell, while Carbondale saw 8 inches and Sparta 10 to 11 inches, with observers reporting 7 inches in Pinckneyville Murphysboro West Frankfort and Waltonville.
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Southern Illinois
Sparta
Blanchard
Pinckneyville
Murphysboro
West Frankfort
Waltonville
Plumfield
Dix
Grayville
Shawneetown
Anna
North Korea moves fuel rods into reactor
South Korean Yonhap agency cites a government official that North Korea began loading fresh fuel rods into the five megawatt Yongbyon reactor, part of reactivating facilities that may yield weapons grade plutonium. The report notes increased IAEA inspectors and North Korea’s push to restart nuclear work despite arms control violations.
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Seoul
South Korea
North Korea
Yonhap
Yongbyon
Pyongyang
North
U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency
United States
U.N
TARA
USS
Local surgeons adopt oxidized zirconium knee implants
Herrin based Southern Illinois Orthopedic Center doctors among first in the nation to use a new knee replacement implant made of oxidized zirconium. The metal ceramic alloy reportedly reduces wear by about 85 percent versus cobalt chrome, potentially extending implant life and benefiting younger or more active patients including those with nickel sensitivity.
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Herrin
Southern Illinois
Souther Illinois
Richard Morgan
Southern Illinois Orthopedic Center
Paget
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Goodwill
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Linda Rush
Rine
N. Korea
IAEA
Vienna
Austria
Washington
John D. Homan
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