Perry County Fair Crowned 2006 Queen at Pinckneyville Event
Stacey Trinkle of Du Quoin won the 2006 Perry County Fair Queen title at the 150th fair held at Pinckneyville Junior High due to weather. First runner-up Casey Kellerman and second runner-up Elizabeth Heape also received honors. Other pageant winners included Miss Congeniality Evin Opp and interview winner Nicole Hoffner, with Junior Miss Perry County Fair named as Chelsea Crough.
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Stacey Trinkle
du Quoin
Pinckneyville
Illinois
Trinkle
David
Maureen Trinkle
Casey Kellerman
Darryl
Kim Kellerman
Elizabeth Heape
Kenny
Cindy Heape
Kellerman
Evin Opp
Donnie Opp
Dawn Smith
Nicole Hoffner
Jack
Lori Miller
Kristen Slechticky
Tirzah Slechucky
Chelsea Crough
Jeff
Debbie Crough
Tamaroa
Perry County Fair
Gossett
Mark
Brandi Williams
Hayley Doerflein
Bill
Vivian Doerflein
Melia Bathon
Melvin
Lisa Bathon
Taylor Heck
Debbie
Greg Heck
Melissa Kania
Larry Kania
Natalie Jones
Gabrielle Weis
Tracy Hanney
Michael Weis
Samantha Schneider
Bob
Kim Schneider
Jodi Hoffmeister
Larry
Lori Williams
Paige Higgerson
Ronnie
Kim Higgerson
Cutler
Alexis Nowakowski
Kevin Nowakowski
Susan Olsen
Molly Dearmond
Willie
Amanda Dearmond
Bailey Helbig
Angie Helbig
Abigail Barnes
William and
Bernadette Barnes
Avery Shivley
Randy
Angie Shivley
Hallie Kellerman
Nathan
Shayla Kellerman
Cameron Little
John
Brandy Little
Julie Warner
Joy Lewis
Claire Stotlar
Amy
Bill Stotlar
Man waives jury in church arson and assault case
Vernon E. Huggins 23 of Pinckneyville waived a jury trial in Perry County Circuit Court and will face a bench trial on charges including attempted murder and arson. Co defendant Nicholas Quillman set for August jury trial. Both men are jailed on 25 000 bonds. The incident involved vandalism at a rural church, theft of church items, and a fatal area confrontation at Pyramid State Park where Andrew Kelly was injured.
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Pinckneyville
Vernon E. Huggins
Morning Glory Road
Perry County
James Campanella
Huggins
Campanella
Stegmeyer
Quillman
Mueller Hill Cemetery
Pinckneyville Galum Presbyterian Church
Andrew Kelly
Pyramid State Park
Marion town ends alleged gang concerns and cuts city insurance
Marion Mayor Robert Butler announced the gang problem in the Buchanan Street area near Washington School has been rectified after residents complained of late gatherings vandalism and underage drinking. Police met with residents to form a watch group while the council voted 5-0 to switch health insurers to Welsh Flatness and Lutz Unicare, budgeting nearly two million annually with an expected five hundred thousand dollar saving.
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Marion
Robert Butler
Buchanan Street
Washington School
Butler
Lannie Gribble
Welsh, Flatness and
Lutz
St. Louis
Unicare
Union County on track for first half of its year
Union County reports halfway through fiscal 2006 with $1.37 million in revenue and $1.29 million spent. General fund balance stands at $382,785 as trustees aim to repay nearly $1 million in debt. Board to pay remaining loan funds when 2006 property taxes arrive in August. Southern Illinois Counties Insurance Trust refinancing approved to cover lawsuits and keep operations steady.
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Union County
Jonesboro
Jim Tweedy
Tweedy
Board of Commissioners
Bill Jackson
Southern Illinois Counties Insurance Trust
Bobby Toler Jr
Blagojevich license reform speeds workforce entry process
Blagojevich officials push faster professional licensing with 29 new staff to cut turnaround times and move toward full electronic processing. Online status, confirmation emails, and testing closer to home for cosmetology students are planned, with Marion as a potential site and most changes due within a year.
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Bluthardt
Springfield
Chicago
Southern Illinois
Marion
Mary Ellen Abell
JALC
Abell
Trena Walton
West Frankfort
Du Quoin man charged with aiding underage drinking
Du Quoin man Jared A. Wininger is jailed in Perry County on charges that he supplied alcohol to two girls aged 13 to 17 and then sexually assaulted one of them. He faces a felony criminal sexual assault charge and two misdemeanor counts of unlawful delivery of liquor to a minor. If convicted, the sexual assault carries 4 to 15 years with no probation and 85 percent serving. The alcohol delivery counts carry up to one year and fines up to $2000. Wininger remains held on $10,000 bond. first court appearance set for Friday at 9 a.m.
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Quillman
Huggins
Kelly
Quillman and Huggins
Place of Worship
DU Quoin
Perry County
Jared A. Wininger
W. Park St
Wininger
David Stanton
Voyage to Imagination Island reading program launch
McBrien debuts the Voyage to Imagination Island theme for summer reading at Carbondale Public Library. Patricia Luebke notes the program mirrors state themes with pirate and ocean life activities over six weeks. Mason Moran, 5, reads for fun and aims to complete 20 or 50 books while encouraging others to read in bed.
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McBrien
Imagination Island
Harry Houdini
Pat Luebke
Carbondale Public Library
State Library
Luebke
Mason Moran
Sam
Berenstain Bears
Grace
Mason
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