Surprise retirement party for Herrin fireman Stampini
Surprise assembly honors Tony Stampini after 25 years with Herrin Fire Department. Chief La Verne Kerley notes 28 regular and volunteer personnel plus friends attended. Stampini received a radio monitor and help in its assembly from Dave Bandera Joey Helleny and Junior Collard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Tony Stampini
Laverne Kerley
Stampini
Dave Bandera
Joey Helleny
Junior Collard
Fugitive to be returned to Macon County over charges
Melvin Johnson a 20 year old Decatur man sought in Macon County on deviant sexual assault attempted deviant sexual assault and taking indecent liberties with a child was found Monday in a Dowell coal bin. He will be returned to Macon authorities today after a large search by state and local agencies. No Jackson County charges filed yet Hood may pursue traffic violations if needed.
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Melvin Johnson
Dowell
Macon
Jackson County
Johnson
Decatur
Macon County
Howard Hood
Elirville
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Elkville
Marcia Taylor
Tom
Hood
Health official urges precautions against ticks and mosquitoes
Public health educator Michele Jacknik warns Southern Illinoisans to curb bug borne risks from ticks and mosquitoes that spread Rocky Mountain spotted fever and St Louis encephalitis. She cites prevention steps, such as removing standing water, yard cleanups, proper attire, and careful tick removal to reduce infection risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherrie Good
Rocky Mountain
St. Louis
Jackson County
Ms. Jacknik
Illinois
Mary Huck
Illinois Department of Public Health
Williamson
Franklin
Union
Perry
Randolph
Public Health Department
Jacknik
Misread sign causes three car crash on Illinois 13
A morning pileup east of Murphysboro involved three cars after a driver misread a construction sign held by a worker. Traffic froze near Mud Creek Bridge for about 40 minutes with delays of 20 to 25 minutes while dump trucks moved concrete for a two lane expansion. No injuries reported and no tickets issued as state police continue investigation.
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Illinois 13
Murphysboro
Mud Creek
Carbondale
William Wallace
Hurst
Illinois
New attorney finds spark in Sunoco office near Murphysboro
Gerald Reed, a 1977 SIU Carbondale Law School grad, starts practice in a Sunoco station building on Illinois 127 south of Old Illinois 13 West. He chose the location to design his office and stay near the courthouse, trading downtown space for visibility, accessibility, and client referrals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brad Berker
Southern Illinoisan
Gerald Reed
Reed
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Law School
Sunoco
Illinois 127
Illinois 13 West
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Lori
Carbondale design awards honor residential and commercial projects
Carbondale Planning Commission announced the fifth annual design awards with residential winners Mr and Mrs Roye Bryant and Mr and Mrs Matthew Daub for homes at 200 Wedgewood Lane and 701 W Elm St. Algee's Funeral Home won the non residential prize and Charles Goss earned two awards for a new four unit condo on Beadle Drive and a well designed commercial sign for Goss Havens Realty at Westtown Shopping Center.
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Roye Bryant
Matthew Daub
Carbondale Planning Commission
Algee’s
N. Wall St
Charles Goss
Beadle Drive
Goss-Havens Realty
Westtown
Bryant
Wedgewood Lane
Daub
W. Elm St
Carbondale
Planning Commission
City Council
Chamber of Commerce
Garden Club
Carbondale Foundation
Hans Fishcer
James Rayfield
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Ernie Branson
Rocky Mountains
Huck
Nova Mocaby
Thompsonville
Franklin County
Joe Jines
Benton Fairgrounds
Nova
Don
Linda Mocaby
Carbondale Planners
Teresa Brown
Travelstead Lane
Lakeland Baptist Church
S. Grant City Road
Brown
Roye Bryants
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