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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 2006
Page
9
Mariola Walter, 42, of Alberta, Canada, pleaded guilty to speeding 123 mph on Interstate 24 in Johnson County. She received a 400 dollar fine after a plea bargain that dismissed a reckless driving charge. Walter was cited May 6 for exceeding the speed limit by 40 mph or more. Andrea Hahn
A 29 year old Chicago man, Ruben Arroyo, was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and distribution of cocaine, crack, and methamphetamine in Jefferson and Williamson counties. He was fined $1000 and will serve five years of supervised release after incarceration. Arroyo remains in Jackson County Jail.
Du Quoin police arrested Deltina West 22 for three counts of unlawful delivery of cannabis on a Pulaski County Missouri warrant at 1 58 p m. Later Perry Jason Childers 35 of Elkville was taken into custody on a Perry County warrant for violating his conditional discharge at 8 35 p m.
Bob Kelley, 56, discusses his looming retirement as Rend Lake College director of marketing. A Mount Vernon High School and SIUC journalism alum, he moved from the Owensboro Messenger-Enquirer to RLC after feeling burned out in newspapers and seeking closer to home.
96-year-old Richard Nitene of Carbondale recalls hollyhocks as his grandma’s favorite and fears their scarcity. He harvests seeds daily to share, hoping more households plant the flowers once common in the region. He recounts moving west of the tracks, a welcoming neighbor with hot meals, and memories tied to the hollyhocks.
Longtime Carbondale resident Helen Westberg, a 14 year city official including a 1983 to 1987 mayoral term, dies at 89 in Springfield. Friends plan a memorial at First Presbyterian Church as details of her public service span Carbondale Planning Commission Attacks Community Services Board and DAR among others.
SIU leaders returned from a 10 day trade mission to China saying the trip could yield long term benefits for both nations. The group discussed clean coal technology and new fuel sources with Chinese partners emphasizing coal's role in meeting energy needs.
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