Carbondale summer cleanup led by student team leaders
City program aims to clean Carbondale from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at $7.50 per hour for workers, $9.30 for team leaders, and $11.30 for assistant coordinators. Two‑week CPR and first aid training completed. Team leaders Martel Clayton and Jason Dickson praise progress and plan eight weeks of work to improve the city’s appearance. Jason Dickson also notes his SIUC connection and desire to be a role model.
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Martel Clayton
Carbondale
Clayton
Jason Dickson
SIUC
Chicago
Dickson
Two plead guilty to reduced robbery charge in Carbondale
Curtis White and Kenneth Triplett, both SIUC students, pleaded guilty to simple robbery after armed robbery charges were reduced. Judge Kimberly Dahlen sentenced them to five years with day for day credit and recommended participation in the Impact Incarceration Program. The incident at Quad Apartments involved $180 in cash and cannabis taken under threat.
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Murphysboro
Curtis White
Kenneth Triplett
Kimberly Dahlen
Department of Corrections
Jackson
White
Triplett
Dahlen
IDOC
Roger Walker
IIP
Jackson County
Mark Hamrock
Quad Apartments
Carbondale
Hamrock
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Dixon Springs
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Governor
No new talks as prison strike looms at Sheridan
AFSCME says Gateway Foundation would slash inmate counseling at Sheridan Correctional Center if 53 workers walk out Tuesday over first contract. Gateway denies, saying management will cover with in-house staff. Gov. Blagojevich urged to intervene as talks stall since May 17.
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Sheridan
Illinois
Gateway Foundation
Sheridan Correctional Center
Gateway
American Federation of State
Afscme
Anders Lindall
Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich
Rebecca Rausch
Michael Darcy
Derek Schnapp
State Department of Corrections
Heart hospital under construction in Carbondale
The Carbondale project adds a new hospital heart facility and a $1.5 million 64-slice CT scanner with high-definition imaging. The technology can freeze mid beat images to view heart chambers and blood vessel walls without invasive procedures, aiding earlier diagnosis for younger patients.
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Carbondale
Maroney
Carbondale Man Drowns at Kincaid Lake Sunday
A Carbondale man died in a drowning at Kincaid Lake on Sunday after a neighbor notified authorities. Deputies and IDNR officers recovered the body and the Jackson County coroner ordered further examinations. Investigators from the sheriff, coroner, and IDNR continued the probe as extended family prepared to arrive. funeral plans were pending.
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Carbondale
Kincaid Lake
Sheriff's Department
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Smith
Jackson County
Thomas Kupferer
Jackson County Sheriff's Department
Jackson County Coroner’s Office
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