Five Murphysboro residents charged in area drug sales
Five Murphysboro residents were arrested on warrants accusing them of selling marijuana, cocaine, LSD, and amphetamine substitutes to an undercover Southern Illinois enforcement group. Names include Robert Miller and Cathy Miller, Frankie Puckett, Douglas Johnson, and Harold Little, with bonds ranging from 2,500 to 5,000 dollars. Two more suspects are being sought. first court appearances were scheduled.
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Murphysboro
Southern Illinois
Enfrcement Group
Robert Miller
Edith Street
Miller
Cathy
Frankie Puckett
Bridgewood Lane
Douglas Johnson
S. 9Th St
Harold Little
Route 5
Jackson County
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Carbondale Man Shot. Suspect Held on Charges
Billy McDade, 22, of Carbondale, is in satisfactory condition at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale after a late Sunday shooting during a scuffle with Jerry Lee Cole, 26, of 920 N Bolden. Cole was arrested by Carbondale Police and charged with attempted murder and unlawful use of a weapon. McDade was shot in the leg and transported to the hospital by friends.
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Billy McDade
Carbondale
Memorial Hospital
Jerry Lee Cole
N. Bolden
McDade
N. Barnes
Cole
Benton man arrested in shooting incident
A 70 year old Benton man Willard M Karnes was arrested and charged with armed violence of aggravated battery after a neighbor shooting at about 12 06 a m The victim Jasper Rowland Head 50 was treated for arm and chest wounds and listed in satisfactory condition at Good Samaritan Hospital Mount Vernon Police said motive cited as neighborhood problems and Karnes held in Franklin County Jail Benton authorities noted this is the first shooting in about two years
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Benton
Willard M. Karnes
Mark Drake
Jasper Rowland Head
W. Charles Sr
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mount Vernon
Drake
Terrence Hopkins
Karnes
Franklin County
Scrubbers to clear U of coal emissions
Governor Thompson announced 11.5 million in dry scrubbers for the University of Illinois Abbott Power Plant to remove sulfur dioxide from coal smoke. The project, funded by a 65 million Coal and Energy Development Bond Fund, awaits approval by the Illinois Energy Resources Commission and reflects environmental responsibility while using Illinois coal resources.
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Department of Energy and Natural Resources
Illinois Energy Resources Commission
Thompson
Illinois
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