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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 2003
Page
1
Ashley Hill is crowned Perry fair queen amid coverage of a 100000 dollar prize and fair events in Perry County. The edition notes multiple county reports and local happenings, with weather for Mount Vernon showing mostly cloudy skies and a 30 percent chance of showers.
Legislators shouted questions at Barry Kohl, Regional Superintendent, accusing him of using the Franklin-Williamson Regional Office of Education to pay relatives and friends. The Legislative Audit Commission pressed him for nearly an hour as they scrutinized alleged mismanagement of the office for a two year period ending June 30, 2002, noting Illinois law bars office holders from financial involvement in contracts they approve.
The Legislative Audit Commission questioned Regional Superintendent Barry Kohl for nearly an hour about alleged mismanagement of the regional office of education for the two years ending June 30, 2002. The commission includes House and Senate members and bases questions on auditor general findings.
In Murphysboro, Shirley Stearns 60 faces felony charges after a dispute at 136 McCormick Road where she allegedly fired a .38 caliber handgun at tenant Joel Russell 36 missing him. Her son Frank Smokey Jones 33 was also arrested for harassment and intimidation as deputies say he threatened to burn the trailer down with Russell inside.
Russell testified that he agreed to discard wood but Stearns objected and stood outside her house with a cocked gun. A bullet narrowly missed him when she fired. Later, Jones pried open the trailer with a crowbar, threatened arson, and ordered Russell to leave. more details on Stearns and the case were continued on page 2A.
Sam Lence of Carbondale recalls WWII service and hearing loss while urging opposition to proposed reductions in Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs staff. He gathered signatures at a Carbondale farmers market and plans to attend a Marion City Hall meeting organized by AFSCME to voice concerns and invite legislators.
Marion attorney John Bradley was sworn in as the 117th District state representative at Herrin City Hall after being appointed to replace Gary Forby. The sequence began when former state Senator Larry Woolard resigned on June 5 to take a job with the Illinois SFE, triggering the vacancy and appointments.
Illinois health officials confirm one of three probable monkeypox cases in Clay County. The cases stem from one family, with a 14 year old son receiving treatment as laboratory tests verified the virus. Authority seeks to trace contacts and provide guidance to residents.
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