Memorial Day service marks 58th year in Lesser
78-year-old Spotanski honors the fallen at the Maple Hill Cemetery ceremony, a 58th annual event rooted in postwar duties. Veterans Cox Post 4753 and Bates Post 560 lead the observance, with local residents recalling traditions of escorting bodies home and paying tribute to all who sacrificed for freedom.
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Centralia
Maple Hill
Delmar Jones
Jones
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Cox
American Legion
Bates
William Ralph
Leon Cox
Dempsey Bates
Clara Brown
Brown
Arkansas
David
Rockford
Ned Mitchell
Mitchell
Dame
Storm damages in Perry County area from late Sunday storm
Perry County and surrounding regions suffered extensive damage as power outages, downed lines, and numerous fallen trees disrupted communities near Du Quoin and Trico. Officials reported multiple funnel reports and two confirmed tornado touchdowns in nearby Jackson and Williamson counties, with widespread spoilage and no deaths or major injuries.
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National Weather Service
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Illinois
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Crossing work on railroad line prompts speeding fines
Illinois State Police patrol work zones as crews advance on railroad crossing repairs. Motorists risk up to $200 for speeding in zones. A fatal hit could bring up to a $10,000 fine and license suspension up to two years. Crews aim to finish major work by Wednesday.
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Power Outages Plague Southern Illinois Amid Storm Damage
Power failures hit Illinois’s southern region with two separate issues. An Ameren line feeding the St Johns substation flickered out along with a near Du Quoin IP line, causing outages that lingered into Monday. Hospitals faced fires in boiler rooms and gym ventilators as low voltage damaged motors, with about 15 000 customers affected at peak and 1 500 still dark by Monday night. Local crews scrambled to diagnose and repair the multi factor faults.
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Illinois
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du Quoin
Sparta
Perry County
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Southern Illinois
Metro East
Cobden Memorial Day Honors Veterans with Park Monument
Cobden celebrated Memorial Day with a veterans memorial dedication funded entirely by private donations. The Cobden Veterans Memorial Association organized four stone pillars bearing local veterans' names, as mayor Elvis Pearson praised the rapid completion and Cheri Sanders Beegle called the monument a symbol beyond names. The town also honored its two oldest living veterans, Ernest Gibbons and Lawrence Cerny, both WWII veterans, during the ceremony.
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Cobden
Association
Cheri Sanders Beegle
Ernest Gibbons
Lawrence Cerny
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