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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 2003
Page
1
Murphysboro council faces five thousand dollar question as water rates come under review. Homecoming events kick off today in nearby towns. State and national briefs follow with business travel priorities and legal rulings. Weather outlook:, partly cloudy today with mid-80s, tonight showers possible, 30 percent rain, and Thursday showers then sun.
John Paul Hutson, 20, of Benton, spent seven days in Franklin County Jail after Chief Judge Loren P. Lewis sentenced him for direct criminal contempt of court for wearing an obscene T shirt to a misdemeanor case of unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor. He maintained the shirt was not obscene and said he faced possible longer punishment if he spoke again.
Gary Forby, newly sworn in by Judge Paul Murphy on Williamson County Courthouse steps, credits hard work and roots for rapid rise. Former Franklin County Board member and 117th District representative, he will represent 13 counties Franklin Williamson Saline Hamilton Gallatin Massac White Alexander Pulaski Hardin Johnson Pope Union and vows to visit all 13.
Last week's rain likely won't curb culex mosquitoes unless wet weather lasts through summer. Kelley says rain can wash eggs from stagnant water, but hot, dry summers previously boosted Illinois West Nile cases with nearly 900 infections and 64 deaths. So far this year no human cases, three birds infected, mostly crows and blue jays. surveillance and free bird testing exist in counties.
More than 300 people filled Shawnee Community College Atrium Room Tuesday night to weigh options for a new Interstate 66 corridor. Proposals include routing through Pulaski Massac Alexander and Union counties to connect Paducah with Cape Girardeau, with alternative paths through Kentucky and Missouri bypassing Illinois. Beth Ponce of the Illinois DOT said plans are still in preliminary stages.
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