Truck overturns at Murphysboro Jackson Square intersection
A semi-trailer driven by Steven Scanlin veered to avoid a stopped car on Illinois 13 127 near Jackson Square Shopping Center and overturned on Harrison Road in Murphysboro. The crash caused about $20,000 in damage. Scanlin, of Hazelwood Missouri, was uninjured. Police noted multiple recent accidents and a local mayor said state action on a stoplight cannot be forced.
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Jackson Square
Murphysboro
Steven Scanlin
Hazelwood
Aoe Eelice
Scan
Lin
Harrison Road
Scanlin
Don Fenton
Michael Bowers
Slayings case ends in acquittal not closure for Troutman death
The Kermit Troutman murder case remains unsettled despite Paul Zozak’s acquittal on murder and concealment charges. Union County prosecutors say no new charges are likely without new evidence. Witness immunity for Lee Holden Parker shaped the trial, leaving David Olmsted’s fate unresolved but unlikely to restart.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Kermit Troutman
Paul Zozak
Makanda
Troutman
Union County
Rodney Clutts
Carbondale
Cobden
Lee Holden Parker
Parker
Zozak
David Olmsted
Olmsted
Jonesboro
Menard Correctional Center
Ramona Stadelbacher
Jeffrey Weiss
William Ballard
Clutts
Illinois
Complaint on alleged Marion landfill violations hearing set
A hearing on a complaint alleging violations at Marion Illinois newest city landfill is set for 9 a m May 14 at the State Regional Office Building in Marion The attorney general s office filed the complaint in February charging operating violations and permits to develop or operate a landfill Marion Parks and King are named in the suit The AG seeks 10 000 for each of six violations plus 1 000 for each day of ongoing violation
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Marion
State Regional
Illinois
Pollution Control Board
Bernard Minton
McLeansboro
Illinois Attorney General's
Fice
Attorney General's Office
IPCB
Spillertown
Jack Parks
Earl King
Attorney General’s
Fruit trees escape damage but warm spell may bring risk
Extension agent Chris Doll reports area orchards around Murphysboro Cobden and Anna show apples beginning to push toward green tip and peaches holding steady while buds swell. If a warm spell drives growth before a future freeze, nights in the 30s could limit or worsen damage. growers note past freezes with 20 degrees and 12 cold days in March.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Chris Doll
Extension Service
Murphysboro
Cobden
Anna
Doll
Edwardsville
Joe Sawicki
Eckert’s Orchards
Marion housing board to consider new sites for 60 unit project
Marion Housing Authority schedules a 9 a.m. special meeting at 807 W DeYoung St to select new sites for a federally funded 60 unit low income housing project. Board Chairman George Corky Williams said several sites will be proposed by Bob Cooper Construction Co. of Harrisburg and HUD approval will be sought.
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Marion Housing Authority
W. DeYoung St
Housing Authority Board
George
Corky
Williams
Bob Cooper Construction Co
Harrisburg
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
North State Street
The
Housing Authority
N. Logan St
Holland and
Copeland Streets
East Reeves Street
North Pine Street
West Main
Dewey Streets
Goodall Street
Monroe
van Buren
East Carter Street
Boulevard Street
GERPDC Describes Role and Structure in Five-County Area
The Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission led by Executive Director A S Ike Kirkikis coordinates staff and a 31 member board across Jackson Perry Williamson Franklin and Jefferson Counties. It offers zoning studies downtown development planning and access to state and federal funds while serving as liaison and information source for local governments and citizens.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinois An
Greater Egypt
Commission
Kirkikis
Gerpdc
Jackson County
Conservancy
Assembly of
Benton
Carbondale
du Quoin
Herrin
Marion
Mount Vernon
Murphysboro
West Frankfort
Bend Lake
Jackson
Perry
Williamson
Franklin
Jefferson County
Assembly of Local Governments
Reagan
Management by objective or a ticket quota debate
Troopers discuss MBO goals as a promise to reach yearly ticket targets. Some riders face weekend shifts or 30 percent output increases while others near 92 miles travel for posts. Critics say focus on quantity erodes discretion, hurts rural patrols, and erodes public respect.
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District 13
Police Air Patrol
Air Patrol
Niepert
MBO
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Southern Illinoisan
Joe Jines
Sawicki
Robert Parrott
Grammer Orchards
Parrott
Marion Housing Board
Planning Agency
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