Four dogs fatally mauled 14 year old in Franklin County
A 14 year old Franklin County youth, Kevin B. Zook, died after four large dogs attacked him near his home. He ran toward a brush pile in a cornfield while his clothes tore away, leaving only socks and one tennis shoe. Autopsy cited shock, blood loss, and exposure. Dogs impounded. to be destroyed. No charges filed as investigation continues.
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O.R. Walley
Seagle
Wallers
Zook
Charles Mandrell
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Frank Cooper
Illinois Crime
New methods negotiated to free hostages
Washington officials report talks with Iran via Algerian intermediaries on new methods to free the 52 hostages. Proposals include placing Iranian assets in an escrow under a neutral country’s control and releasing funds only as hostages are freed. Iran demands guaranteed payments and arbitration on remaining issues, with Nabavi warning of possible hostage trials if no solution is reached.
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Washington
Carter
Iran
U.S
Tehran
State Department
Behzad Nabavi
Nabavi
Mohammad Ali Rajai
United States
Reagan
Hashemi Rafsanjani
Los Angeles
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Nbc-Tv
New York
Marion clinic rezoning vote delayed by zoning board
Marion residents forced a two week pause on a doctors clinic application on West Cherry Street after questions about posting notices and compliance with the city zoning ordinance. The board will reconvene January 19 to again consider the rezoning from R-2 to R-3 and the clinic plan with 52 parking spots, traffic routing, and public safety concerns.
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Marion Zoning Appeals Board
Cathy A. Monroe
Marion
West Cherry Street
Zoning Board of Appeals
Bob Owens
W. Cherry St
Owens
James Garrison
Zoning Board
John Goss
Goss
la Nitta Gregory
David Atwood
West Cherry
West Main Street
West Main
Public Health and Safety
George A. Williams
City Planning Commission
Williams
Henry Burress
Kroger
Marion Memorial Hospital
Gene Anderson
Charles Prater
Gene Lang
Planing Commission
Dale
Jeannie Malone
N. Washington
George Dodds
Malones
Clyde Maynard
Maynards
Maynard
Weather outlook from National Weather Service
The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy tonight with a low in the mid 30s. Wednesday brings a chance of showers and highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Thursday could see rain or snow. Illinois extended outlook calls for partly cloudy skies Friday and Saturday with highs in the 40s and lows in the 30s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
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