RLCD subpoenas widen probe at conservancy district
A federal grand jury is seeking records from RLCD amid ongoing investigations into financial dealings. Board members including Warren and Ward face potential testimony. subpoenaed items span budgets, payroll, contracts, real estate, and computer data. Former manager Kevin Davis and secretary Nancee Paul were fired amid a prior audit and settlement. A state audit and residents drive to retain interim leadership add to a tense, expansive probe.
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Griffey 500th ball fuels SIUC student’s memory
An incoming SIUC student received Ken Griffey Jr s 500th baseball at a ballpark. The student, a future Physician Assistant program hopeful at SIU, said he is a Cardinals fan and vowed to share the keepsake with patients. His father called it a special Father s Day, noting Griffey Sr. also had a big day.
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Senators push NATO aid for Iraq after Saddam ousted
Senators Biden Graham and Frist pressed France and Germany to step up in Iraq, urging NATO involvement while Paris and Berlin resisted. German officials said no German troops would be sent and France maintained cautious stance on direct NATO action, though discussions of training Iraqi security forces continued.
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Lipe To Receive Purple Heart After Fallujah Injury
Lipe, a Marine squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, suffered severe wounds outside a vehicle during Fallujah combat in Iraq. He lost his right eye and has shrapnel in his face, now on 30 day leave and awaiting prosthetic eye and official Purple Heart at California base. He described the front line as training finally paying off and asks prayers for his fellow Marines.
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Accuracy Note on Southern Illinoisan Names
A correction request cites a misidentified person in a photo caption. It states Donald Cockrum of Mulkeytown should replace Donald Backrun of Lesser, describing him watching tractors repair the straightaway during an antique tractor pull in Lesser.
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