Santorum rally doors open at Herrin High School
Republican candidate Rick Santorum visits Herrin for a rally at the high school gym, with doors opening at 6 p.m. and events slated to start at 7:15 p.m. The Williamson County Republican Party coordinates the event as Santorum pursues the Illinois primary against Romney Gingrich and Paul. Illinois polls open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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Barack Obama
Woman Accused of Stealing Charity Donations in Benton
A Benton woman Stefanie Bridwell, 28, is accused of pocketing donations raised for the Muscular Dystrophy Association last year. She solicited funds from Franklin County firms and cashed checks for personal use. Two companies donated 300 and 250 dollars respectively. Bridwell was arrested Friday on a preliminary felony theft charge and jailed. Additional charges and an ongoing probe into related burglaries are noted as investigators pursue leads in Massac and Pope counties. Report includes contact numbers for tips.
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Stefanie Bridwell
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Franklin County
Don Jones
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Jones
Metropolis
Rocky Barrett
Illinois
Pope County
Massac County
Fort Massac State Park
Brookport
Massac
Pope
Johnston City woman sentenced for gravesite vandalism
Betty Davis-Nelson, 53, received a three year term from Associate Circuit Judge John Speroni for criminal damage to property a Class 4 felony in a case involving damage to Joy Spiller’s grave at Lakeview Cemetery. She must pay 4361 restitution to Spiller as part of the sentence.
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Johnston City
John Speroni
Betty Davis-Nelson
Illinois Department of Corrections
David Lawler
Davis-Nelson
George Spiller
Joy Spiller
Lakeview Cemetery
Music fundraiser Weekend for tornado victims in Illinois towns
A Facebook idea by guitar player Carter spawned a regional benefit called Gone with the Wind to aid Harrisburg and nearby tornado victims. The event features multiple venues with bands such as the Whistle Pigs and Ole Frogskins across Carbondale Cobden and surrounding areas with open mic nights, auctions, and an all musician jam, spanning Friday to Sunday.
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Alan Rogers
Bill Harper
Longbranch Coffehouse
Carbondale
Cobden
Harrisburg
Ridgway
Carter
Tawl Paul
Longbranch
Whistle Pigs
Ole Frogskins
Varsity Center For the Arts
Illinois Ave
Yellow Moon Café
N. Front St
Big Mike
Gary Gordon
N. Appleknocker Drive
Varsity
Bankester
Ton] Paul
Bill Carter
MS Town Hall to discuss MS services in Marion
An MS Town Hall meeting Sunday at Mackies Pizza in Marion aims to acquaint Southern Illinoisans with services from the National MS Society and to hear what people want from the organization. Dan Friedman of the Gateway Area Chapter invites RSVP at 1 800 344 4867 or gatewayms society.org.
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Gatewaymssociety.org
Federal grant funds Franklin County water main project
A 750000 dollar federal grant will support Franklin County to replace a water main under the Big Muddy swamp east of Buckner and construct a bypass. Rend Lake Conservancy District official Keith Thomason notes the line runs through the swamp and rebuilding on dry ground is difficult, risking water outages.
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Benton
Franklin County
Big Muddy
Buckner
Rend Lake
Saline County primary ballot features county board races
In Harrisburg Saline County voters see 10 Democrats and seven Republicans listed for the county board primary. Each party may field up to 13 candidates for the 13 seats with caucusing planned in early April. Winners in the general election face four year and two and a half year terms after a December 3 swearing in.
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Harrisburg
Saline County
Kim Buchanan
Buchanan
Randolph County Republican Democrat primary races outlined
Randolph County holds primary runoffs Tuesday with two Republicans Kevin Wilson and James Odom from Sparta and two Democrats Vicki Weber Chester and Sherry Johnson Rockwood to replace Circuit Clerk Barb Brown who is not seeking re election. State's Attorney Randall Rodewald Chester faces Jeremy Walker Red Bud in a Democrat primary. David Friess runs unopposed in the Republican primary. County Commissioner races feature Democrats Michael Armstrong Steeleville and Benjamin Picou Chester facing off, while Republican Marc Kiehna Steeleville is unopposed. Board Chair Terry Luehr is not seeking another term.
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Randolph County
Kevin Wilson
James Odom
Sparta
Vicki Weber
Chester
Sherry Johnson
Rockwood
Barb Brown
Randall Rodewald
Jeremy Walker
Red Bud
David Friess
Michael Armstrong
Steeleville
Benjamin Picou
Marc Kiehna
Terry Luehr
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Gary F. Siebert
Jim Fowler
Bob Oglesby
Bruce A. Tolley
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Kerry M. Jones
Molly Wilson Dearing
Clint Walker
Danny Gibbs
Aaron Robert Smith
Karla Carrigan
Joseph M
Joe” Jackson
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