Motorcycle rider injured in Saline County crash
Nolen Cowsert, 60, of Harrisburg, on a 2002 Honda motorcycle, collided with a 1985 Ford Mustang driven by Harold Bell Jr., 51, of Eldorado, on Raleigh Road. Cowsert was seriously injured after being thrown onto the car and is airlifted to St. Mary's Hospital after Ferrell Hospital treatment. Bell cited for failure to yield.
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Saline County
Nolen Cowsett
Harrisburg
Raleigh Road
Harold Bell Jr
Eldorado
Wood Lake Road
Cowsert
Ferrell
Carbondale hosts youth entrepreneur camp in June
The 12th Entrepreneurship Skills for Youth Workshop and Camp runs Monday through Friday June 5 to 9 at Touch of Nature Environmental Center. Coordinator Cavanaugh Gray says 16 young people will learn basic business development and turn ideas into viable plans, sparking early career paths.
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Southern Illinois
Entrepreneurship
Touch of Nature Environmental Center
Cavanaugh Gray
Carbondale
Kristen Cates
Babysitting Training Offered in Murphysboro July 11 12
Beginning babysitters are invited to attend a two day program July 11 and 12 at the University of Illinois Extension Building Murphysboro. Jeff Franklin will teach safe practices infants toddlers first aid and CPR. Cost 20 for ages 10 and up, bring lunch drinks and snacks provided. Pre register call (618) 687 1727. Brett Templeton www.thesouthern.com
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University of Illinois Extension
Ava Road
Murphysboro
Jeff Franklin
Brett Templeton
Marion housing starts stir hopes for census windfall
Marion leaders target 500 residents in a special census to recoup a $287000 cost and boost funding. Officials say surpassing 500 could bring up to $400000 over five years as builders report 692 new homes and 463 commercial projects from 2001 to 2005 and 45 new residences already this year.
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Marion
Marion City Hall
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Phemister
Bob Butler
Marion Rotary Club
Union County Museum to Host Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening
The Union County Historical and Genealogy Society opens the Union County Museum in Cobden at 117 Appleknocker St next to the post office with a 1 p.m. ribbon cutting and open house featuring artifacts from Kirkpatrick tile to World War I era guns and Paleolithic arrowheads. The museum in the H A DuBois building holds thousands of items dating to 1892 and earlier and aims to showcase nationally acclaimed pieces from Southern Illinois.
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Union County Historical and Genealogy Society
Cobden
Smithsonian
Illinois
Judy Travelstead
Kirkpatrick
Union County
Union County Museum
Appleknocker St
H.A. DuBois
Travelstead
Bryant murder trial paused for DVD transcript prep
In Murphysboro the Bryant murder trial recessed to allow prosecutors to create transcripts from several hours of DVD recordings made under a new Illinois law requiring electronic recording of interrogations. Lisa Bryant’s police talks following Christopher Gandy's murder are central. Defense objects cite hearsay and potential prejudice. transcripts aim to map DVD contents for the jury.
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Murphysboro
John
Lisa Bryant
Christopher Gandy
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Jackson County
Paul Christenson
Illinois school consolidation debated amid lottery funding plan
The piece argues Illinois overfunds numerous districts while Blagojevichs lottery lease dominates talk. It highlights Senate Bill 2795 to streamline consolidation and increase local voter choice, noting Union County with seven districts may justify fewer units.
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Illinois
Blagojevich
Senate
George Shadid
Michael Smith
Union County
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