Du Quoin council debates term limits after votes
Du Quoin voters approved a two year term for the council in 2001 but council members took four year terms. The mayor and attorney say Illinois law requires four year terms. a legal opinion from the Attorney General may be sought. The matter remains contentious as terms near renewal.
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DU Quoin
John Rednour
Aaron Atkins
Atkins
Roger Huebner
Illinois Municipal League
Thomas Kelly
IML
Illinois
Kelly
Huebner
Rednour
Perry County
David Stanton
Attorney General
Jeff Robinson
Kelty
Robinson
Attorney seeks change of venue in Perry County assault case
Tamaroa man James E. Joseph Jr. faces multiple sex assault charges in Perry County. A change of venue motion is planned amid heavy media coverage. Trial delays extend into summer with motions for experts, suppression of evidence, and constitutional challenges to sentencing.
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Perry County
James E. Joseph Jr
Belleville
James Stern
Stern
Joseph
James Campanella
Tamaroa
Franklin County
Perry
Campanella
Jackson County deputies probe multi locality disturbances
Jackson County deputies investigate a fight in Elkville where a 17 year old Gorham man was hospitalized after being punched and kicked. A suspect vehicle reported stolen near the scene and later found at a strip mine prompts questions about related incidents. A separate Dowell disturbance involved six men with a shotgun, no injuries, and one truck impounded. De Soto woman escapes injury after deer collision with a 1996 Toyota 4 Runner, no citations issued.
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Dowell
Perry County
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Murphysboro Man Arrested After Resisting Officer
Paige Davis, 24, was arrested in Murphysboro after allegedly resisting police who attempted to arrest him on an outstanding Randolph County warrant. Officers were dispatched to 712 North Street around 10 p.m. Saturday responding to reports of someone trying to take a car without permission. Davis refused to cooperate and was charged with resisting a peace officer before being taken to Jackson County Jail in Murphysboro.
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Randolph County
North St
Paige Davis
Davis
Jackson County
Herrin nears completion of West Oak sewage lift station
Herrin public works director Joe Lapinski says construction on a new sewage lift station on West Oak Street is nearly finished to serve ORPACK Stone container plant. Mayor Vic Ritter notes the old station’s age and cost borne by city funds. A&L Construction of Benton leads the project. Aldermen also tweak parking rules and traffic light timing for Herrin Festa Italiana week.
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West Oak Street
Orpack Stone
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Bill Sizemore
Alzheimer’s group adds daytime meeting in Pinckneyville
The Pinckneyville Alzheimer's Association Support Group expands with a daytime session on the third Tuesday of each month starting March 16 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Murphy-Wall Pinckneyville Bend Lake College Campus. Evening group meets today 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Pinckneyville Community Hospital.
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Finois Evening Alzheimer’s Association
New Alzheimer’s Association
Murphy-Wall
Pinckneyville Bend Lake College
Illinois 154
Pinckneyville Alzheimer’s
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Pinckneyville Music Makers stage Once Upon a Mattress show
Pinckneyville High School Music Makers present Once Upon a Mattress at 7 p.m. March 18 19 and 20 in the school theater. Tickets at 5 dollars on the third floor main office limited to 230 seats per night. doors open 6:30 p.m. No reserved seating. Cast includes Neil Luke King Darin Hicks Prince Dauntless Alycia Dobrinick Winnefred Amy Tegethoff Queen and more. Major donation by Dennis Woodside and Country Companies covers royalties for the third year. Directors are Christie Barnfield Stephen Cannedy Cathy Cunningham and Cathy Skinion. Extra activities include art display medieval snacks Castle Café and Madrigal Society entertainment.
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Princess and the Pea
Neil Luke
King
Darin Hicks
Prince Dauntless
Alycia Dobrinick
Winnefred
Amy Tegethoff
Queen
Dustin McCombs
Sir Harry
Joy Plunkett
Lady Larkin
Jeremiah Davison
Minstrel
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