Carterville Savings Bank Robbed by Motorcyclist
A white male robber, about 5 7" tall, entered First Federal Savings and Loan in Carterville at 9 a.m. and stole about $1,800 from employee Pam Jeralds. He fled on a blue motorcycle wearing a blue helmet, jeans, black jacket, and white gloves. the incident marks the first robbery of the Carterville main office in over 30 years. Police and FBI agents questioned Jeralds as investigations continued.
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Carterville
Herrin
Pam Jeralds
Bill Davis
Savings and Loan
Southern
Southern Illinois primaries spark sheriff race focus
In Southern Illinois many counties host sheriff contests as voters set key primaries. The area also sees races for lieutenant governor and U S House in the newly drawn 22nd District, with reapportionment shaping four new House districts and two Senate districts. Polls open 6 am to 7 pm Tuesday with page 22 listing polling places.
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Ron Poppenhagen
Southern Illinoisan
Southern
Illinois
Southern Illinois
U.S
Ronald Ledford
Peter Princas
Paul Simon
Makanda
Gene Johns
Glenn Poshard
Southern Illinois Educational Service Center
Ned Mitchell
Lesser
C.L. McCormick
Ralph Colbert
James Merchant
Vernon Moss
James Winchester
Ken Buzbee
Wayne Alstat
Senate
House
Ralph Dunn
James Mathis
Sparta
Bruce Richmond
Larry Young
James Rea
Robert Connell
Marion
Perry
Monroe
Washington
St. Clair
Randolph
Randolph County
Jackson
Union
Franklin County
Indiana and Ohio face severe floods with evacuations
Thousands fled as swollen rivers pushed water to seven feet in downtown Fort Wayne and other cities. National Guardsmen guarded against looting while 150000 sandbags joined 55000 existing to hold back the flood. Gov. Orr declared emergencies for Allen and LaPorte counties amid millions in damage and at least three deaths.
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Associated Press
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Ohio
National Guardsmen
Evansville
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Louisville
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Tenn
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Florida Panhandle
Rockies
Arizona
Flagstaff
Pinetop
Ariz
Colorado
Wyoming
Michigan
Fort Wayne
Maumee River
St. Mary’s
St. Joseph
Robert D. Orr
Allen County
LaPorte County
Winfield Moses
Army Corps of Engineers
Carl O’neal
Gladys Hall
Red Cross
Weather outlook: windy warmer with showers tonight
The National Weather Service forecasts windy and warmer conditions with showers and thunderstorms likely tonight, low temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s. Tuesday brings variable clouds, windy and warmer with storms possible, high in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Wednesday could bring showers, then fair Thursday and Friday with highs in the 50s and nightly lows in the 30s and 40s.
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National Weather Service
Memorial Hospital to lay off staff and raise room rates
Carbondale Memorial Hospital will cut 10 to 12 jobs in coming weeks and raise patient costs as Medicaid and Medicare subsidies shrink. Room rates jump 14 percent to 169 a day. ancillary services rise 15 percent. No changes planned for phase two expansion. feasibility study and possible delay due to bond market are planned.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinois
Carbondale’s Memorial Hospital
George Maroney
Maroney
James Thompson
Memorial
Thompson
Ronald Reagan
State Health Facilities Planning Board
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Jimmy Knighten
Muncie
Ann Landers
Wit’s End
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