Local school bomb scare prompts evacuation in Johnston City
Washington local school students were evacuated after a student found a bomb threat note. Police and fire crews swept the building with no device found. The district moved students to Johnston City High School, served lunch, and notified parents via AlertNow.
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Gary Schurz
Johnston City High School
Toni Garrison
Garrison
Sarah Smith
Smith
Biodiesel venture eyed by SIU Carbondale team
Associate professor Yong Gao and researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale patent two processes to convert waste brown grease and soybean derivatives into biodiesel with potential university equity. Jackson County officials support Midwest Energy Group to build a regional plant, helping land new industry while aiding environmental goals and local jobs.
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Carbondale
Yong Gao
Southern Illinois University
Illinois
Jackson County
Gao
Midwest Energy Group Inc
Southern Illinois Research Park
Pleasant Hill Road
SIUC
Midwest Energy
Gerald Compton
Jackson Growth Alliance
Sparta doctor with criminal history faces new charges
Sparta police arrest 61 year old Dr Frantz Charles on December 29 amid claims of sexual assault, battery and unlawful restraint. A hospital employee alleges improper contact with women while he serves on the Sparta Community Hospital surgical staff. Charles denies the accusations through counsel.
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Sparta
Randolph County
Frantz Charles
Sparta Community Hospital
Sparta Police Department
Jackson County to Expand AIDS Services in Illinois
Jackson County Health Department will use a state grant to enlarge facilities and serve more AIDS HIV patients. Director Miriam Link Mullison says the expansion aims to reach more clients as demand grows with the new law and funding.
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Murphysboro
Illinois
Jackson County Health Department
Miriam Link-Mullison
Health Department
Sewage problems plague Crossings mobile home park in Carbondale
Former managers Doug Harris and his wife Chasetiie say the Crossings park on North Illinois Avenue suffers ongoing sewage failures. Residents accuse city and owners of slow action and note vacancies due to uninhabitable trailers. Harris says they were fired Tuesday over handling, with motive tied to sewage issues.
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Doug Harris
Chasetiie
North
Illinois Avenue
Doug
Jennifer Garrison
the Crossings Mobile Home Park
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