Motorcycle crashes, injuries reported in Williamson County
Two separate motorcycle crashes in Williamson County kept deputies busy on Wednesday. A four vehicle crash at Illinois 13 and Pentecost Road in Marion sent several people to hospitals with serious injuries. Brijen Patel pulled from Pentecost Road into the path of a Rabideau motorcycle. A second crash involved a van rear ended by a vehicle driven by Brittany Horn. Horn Rabideau and others were hospitalized. a juvenile in the van was flown to a St Louis hospital. Patel cited for failure to yield and Horn for failure to reduce speed. A deer strike near Grassy Road injured Brad Winslow, treated at Heartland Regional Medical Center. A small business seminar at John A Logan College was postponed until August or September. Sharon Frattini named Distinctive Interiors interior design consultant.
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Williamson County
Illinois 13
Pentecost Road
Marion
Sheriff's Department
Brijen Patel
Shawn Rabideau
Pittsburg
Brittany Horn
Herrin
Horn
Rabideau
St. Louis
Patel
Brad Winslow
Vienna
Heartland Regional Medical Center
John A. Logan College
Chris Barr
U.S. Department of ‘Homeland Security
Bryant trial hearings near end as last witness testifies
Jackson County Sheriff Robert Burns testified as the state’s final witness in the John and Lisa Bryant murder case. He described Lisa Bryant asking about the death penalty and preferring rehab for such crimes during a post discovery interview about Christopher Gandy’s burned body. The interview was recorded on DVD but not played for the jury.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County
Robert Burns
John
Lisa Bryant
Burns
Christopher Gandy
Michael Wepsiec
Paul Christenson
Christenson
88 year old Chester man attends Agronomy Field Day
Chester native John Cicardo, aged 88, travels from Chester to Ewing for the University of Illinois Extension Agronomy Field Day at the Ewing Demonstration Center. He has farmed since 1934 and now focuses on crops to keep up with the latest farming ideas and land stewardship.
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Becky Malkovich
Dennis Epplin
Mike Plumer
University of Illinois Extension
Ewing
Chester
John Cicardo
Cicardo
Ewing Demonstration Center
Fire at Nashville truck warehouse injures no one
A Nashville warehouse fire at NOTS Truck Service damaged 18,000 square feet of a Norrenberns facility after an eight mile sightline explosion. About 200 firefighters from 20 departments fought the blaze for over 12 hours. damages near $1 million with no injuries. Company says business largely unaffected.
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Nashville
Norrenberns
Interstate 64
Alan Hohlt
Hohlt
Kevin J. Brink
Nots Warehouse and Distribution Service
Brink
Southern Illinois shines in national tourism push
Illinois tourism officials say Southern Illinois appears in top national ads with Blue Sky Vineyard Garden of the Gods and Cave-in-Rock featured in O The Oprah Magazine and Midwest Living. Posters and online gear promote Cave-in-Rock and local adventures from Garden of the Gods hikes to canoeing the Cache and wine touring.
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Southern Illinois
Illinois Board of Tourism
Stone Creek Golf Club
Blue Sky Vineyard & Winery
Garden of the Gods
Oprah Magazine
Midwest Living
Cave-in-Rock
Illinois
Maragni
Jan Kemmerling
Illinois Department of Tourism
Debbie Moore
Carbondale
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