Villa Ridge man convicted in racial incident
Albert Walters, 22, of Villa Ridge, was found guilty by a six hour jury for aggravated assault and disorderly conduct in a June 4, 2001, Pulaski County case. The victim Sequoia Waddy, 24, testified she was cut off on an isolated road and threatened with beating while racial epithets were shouted. Sentencing set after defense motions on March 12 and a hearing March 13. Walters faces up to a year jail.
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Pulaski County
Albert Walters
Villa Ridge
Walters
Sequoia Waddy
Waddy
Grayson Gile
Gile
Walter
Burglaries Reported in Herrin Area by Police
Herrin police investigate multiple Jan 29 burglaries in Bel Aire subdivision and at World Finance on 217 N Park Ave. Items stolen include cell phones music CDs cash and two guns valued over 300. Investigating leads with no arrests yet. tip line 049.9108.
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Herrin
Mark Brown
Bel Aire Subdivision
Brown
World Finance
N. Park Ave
S. 20Th St
Passionate fighter helps family cope with VHS disease
Kim Peach of Herrin endures six major surgeries and a blood transfusion while battling VHS. She travels annually to the National Cancer Institute for treatment funded by government research, remains optimistic for her sister Krystal, and credits her husband Darrin and daughters for support.
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Danielle
Rebecca
Peach
Darrin
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda
Kim
Krystal Dunn
Wendy Upchurch
Krystal
Wendy
Marsha
Pageant Sunday raises funds for Von Hippel-Lindau aid
Herrin residents host a Sunday pageant for children 6 and under at Illinois Centre Mall Marion with 20 entry and 50 dollar bonds for winners. Profits go to the Von Hippel-Lindau Family Alliance aiding families affected by the disease through research and education. Kim Peach leads the fundraiser dedicating it to her father Danny Dunn who died in 1984.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Illinois Centre Mall
Marion
von Hippel-Lindau Family Alliance
Kim Peach
Peach
Danny Dunn
Baby Miss
Mr. Sweetheart
Tiny Miss
Little Miss
Mr Valentine
Mr. Valentine
Miss
Pot plants seized in home raid. Cerutti in jail
Kilquist says 230 pot plants were confiscated from a home in Jackson County. Officers transported growing equipment and packaged material to a secure area. Cerutti remains in Jackson County Jail with more charges pending. no resistance or threats reported. The value of packaged pot is about 100 per ounce while higher quality southbound product averages 2500 to 3000 per ounce.
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Cerutti
Kilquist
Jackson County
Death notices from Southern Illinois region February 2002
A batch of death notices from multiple towns including Coulterville Shawneetown Carbondale Cairo Dongola Mounds Steeleville and Anna. It lists names ages death dates and service details with locations at churches cemeteries and funeral homes, plus burial or cremation arrangements and limited memorial gifts references. Names include Mary Catherine Greer Elsie Sutton Joseph Walker Ellsworth Stone Chris Wuyster Robert Perry Carolyn Martin Robert Boner Bertha Betts Gladys Choate and Carolyn White with respective towns and institutions.
Wyat's Comi ne Meeting and Community Notices in Murphysboro
Community calendar items list Habitat for Humanity meeting at United Methodist Church Murphysboro 7 p m with volunteer calls and home updates. Driving review session at Williamson County Programs on Aging senior center free 9 30 11 30 a m Monday. Annual Perry County Soil and Water dinner and guest speaker Ivan Dozier on American Indian history in Perry County 6 p m with $4 dinner. Government representative office hours 2 3 p m Monday Alexander County Courthouse Cairo. Teas and fundraisers details Carbondale venues with ticket prices 15 7 5 ages 3 5. Agri Tourism workshop Feb 22 Carbondale lunch included contact Rural Affairs and IDA.
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Williamson County
E. Walnut St
Herrin
Perry County
Soil and Water Conservation
St. Paul
Dunn-Richmond
Pleasant Hill Road
Carbondale
Institute For Rural Affairs
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Agr.state
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Waday
Law
John D. Homan
Michall Dawn Prt
Itn
Reece
America
Miller's World Genelers
Rv's
Camper's
Great Savings
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds
Belleville
Atta AN Aal Lalese
DAR Salaam
S. Mlinois Carbondale, IL
Sweet Heart
Mary Greer
Coulterville
Mary Catherine Greer
Sparta Community Hospital
Pinckneyville
Elsie Sutton
Shawneetown
Elsie M. Sutton
Baptist Hospital
Louisville
Vickery Funeral Chapel
Curtis Yarbrough
Elmwood Cemetery
Equality
Joseph Walker
Joseph Michael Walker
Conyers
Hospice Ministries
Richland
Meredith Funeral Home
Canon Stone
Cairo
Canon Ellsworth B. Stone
St. Francis Medical Center
Cape Girardeau
Barkett Funeral Home
Chris Wuyster
Dongola
Laurel
Crain Funeral Home
Robert Perry
Robert Walter Perry
Massie Funeral Home
Walter Matthews
Clarence Thies
Steeleville
Three Springs Lodge
Chester
Wilson
Carolyn Martin
West Frankfort
Carolyn M. Martin
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Parker-Reedy Funeral Home
Robert Boner
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Carolyn White
Carolyn Sue White
N. Central
Memorial Hospital of
Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home
Bertha Betts
Perks
Bertha Lentz Betts
Anna
Gladys Choate
Wyat
Habitat For Humanity
United Methodist Church
Pine St
Murphysboro
George Ryan
Alexander County
Carbondale Convention and Tourism Bureau
S. Illinois Ave
Carbondale Civic Center
Southern Illinois Garden and Hobby Marketplace
Voro
19Th St
Farm Fresh le
Heilig-Meyers
Scott’s
Gardeau
Town & Country
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