Tragic drowning of two children in Ohio River at Joppa
Massac County deputies and emergency crews found two children, 2-year-old Chase Massey and 3-year-old Hailee Massey, in a vehicle submerged in the Ohio River at the Joppa boat landing. They were transported to Massac Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead. Authorities from the sheriff's office and state police are investigating the incident.
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Massac County Dispatch
Massac County
Chase Massey
Hailee Massey
Massac Memorial Hospital
St Bruno Picnic Draws Crowd to Pinckneyville Event
St. Bruno Church hosts its annual July picnic in Pinckneyville drawing crowds from near and far. The day features a 3:30 p.m. Mass, 4-7 p.m. dinners, karaoke, games and rides, a country store, live music by the Salty Dogs, and a 7:30 p.m. bingo with handmade quilts and cash prizes at the Knights of Columbus Hall.
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Willisville names new police chief and hires
Willisville Mayor Bill Eyer appointed Lewis V Bruns as police chief. Justin Roberts was terminated as a part time officer. Pam Holder was hired at seven dollars an hour with academy training and a 30 day probation at eight fifty and ten dollars thereafter. A bid process for a new police station is planned with a hoped thirty five thousand dollar state grant. The board also enacted alcohol venue licensing with a six month license fee of three hundred seventy five dollars, except one day events.
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Willisville
Bill Eyer
Lewis V. Burns
Eyer
Justin Roberts
Pam Holder
Tim Conners
Fire Department
Village Board
Doug Vickery II
Hill Street
David Goetting
Goetting
City Hall
Man charged with sexual abuse free on bond
Donavan V. Wright Watt, a 21-year-old Carbondale man, will stand trial on multiple counts of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy this year. At a preliminary hearing in Jackson County, Wright pleaded innocent. The victim and acts occurred during April May and June in Carbondale locations. He was released on a $500 bond after a motion to reduce it was denied.
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Vishant M. Desai
Jackson County Court
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Kimmel
Desai
Maurice McCann
Jackson County
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Dennis M. Allen
Allen
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Patricia Gross
Donavan
Ashley Noto
East Park Street
Wright
Noto
S. Lake Heights
East College Street
Gross
Michael Wepsiec
Watt
Pinckneyville hospital to add 80 beds this year
Pinckneyville Community Hospital plans 80 new beds by month end as part of ongoing improvements. Administrator Tom Hudgins noted a small May loss but a net May profit after considering all income, and praised ventilation upgrades that brought the facility into compliance. A new admissions system and printer will streamline paperwork and cut costs.
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Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Tom Hudgins
Hudgins
Illinois Department of Health
PCH
Illinois
Pinckneyville Healthcare
Scholarships awarded to area students across Illinois towns
Multiple scholarships totaling thousands of dollars were awarded to graduates and soon to be students in Pinckneyville Carbondale Elverado Benton Marion Carterville and nearby areas. Recipients include Fahran Robb Greg Padesky Heather Burnside Benji Emerick Hilary Melton Zachary Whitecotton and others pursuing studies at Southern Illinois University John A Logan College Rend Lake College and Carbondale area high schools with awards from Rotary Ford Best Buy and local legions.
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Fahran Robb
Future Farmers of America
Pinckneyville High School
Robb
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Carbondale
Rotary Club
Greg Padesky
Frank L. Klingberg
Southern Illinois University
Rotary
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Elkville
Heather Burnside
John A. Logan College
Elverado High School
Hilary Melton
Marion High School
Best Buy Children’s Foundation
Robert and
Rhonda Melton
Thce High
Campbell American Legion Post 1096
Trico High School
Kelly Rabe
Tina
al Rabe
Tyler
Thomas Beckman
Don
Debbie Beckman
Thomas
Rend Lake College
Carterville
Robert M. McCluskey
Zachary Whitecotton
McCluskey
Williamson County Fnternal Order of Police
Whitecotton
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