Copper thieves hit railroads and signals for scrap profits
Will County sheriff spokesman Pat Barry notes thieves target copper from rail lines, road lights, and industrial sites as prices soar. Reports from Iowa, Florida, England, and Australia show brazen thefts disrupting traffic, damaging infrastructure, and prompting calls for tighter dealer records to curb the trend.
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Barry
Ilinois
Will County
Chicago
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Dena Gray- Fisher
Iowa Department of Transportation
Hillsborough County
Fla
CSX
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England
Australia
New South Wales
China
India
Malaysia
Gray Fisher
U.S
Residents urged to display street numbers for quick aid
Marion Ky city council asks residents to keep house numbers clearly visible from the street to aid emergency crews. Police commissioner Jay Rix notes numbers should contrast with the house color. an amended ordinance may impose fines for noncompliance. John Homan reports from Golden Pond. Land Between the Lakes to hold annual bison auction at 9 a.m. Saturday in the South Bison Range Corral with on-site payment and same-day transport in a closed-top trailer. Contact Curtis Fowler at 270 924 2061 or lbl.org for details.
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Marion
Jay Rix
Golden Pond
Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
South Bison Range Corral
Curtis Fowler
Lbl.org
The Total Transformation program promises calm limits without shouting
A straight talk approach teaches parents what to say and do to set effective limits with children, aiming to reduce screaming, arguing, and frustration while outlining practical steps and outcomes.
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Total Transformation
Franklin County Drug Task Force uses four towns to fund officer
Zeigler along with Christopher Lesser and Royalton jointly fund one officer assigned to the Southern Illinois Drug Task Force. The arrangement covers Franklin County with West Frankfort also served. Benton sits out. Mayor Dennis Mitchell says payroll is split evenly and county funding is uncertain.
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Zeigler
Southern Illinois
Franklin County
Christopher
Lesser
Royalton
Myron Pansing
Pansing
West Frankfort
Benton
Dennis Mitchell
Mitchell
Illinois
Fossett widow to testify on death petition in Nevada case
Peggy Fossett must testify before a judge rules on declaring Steve Fossett legally dead and transferring his estate to a trust. The judge explained the move requires a seven year missing person exception, a rare measure he has invoked in two prior cases.
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Steve Fossett
Chicago
Fossett
Yerington
Nev
Jeffrey A. Malak
Peggy Fossett
Nevada
Malak
National Transportation Safety Board
Michael LaVallo
Europe
Ireland
Peggy
Salina
Kan
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