Returning Iraq veteran honored at local mall welcome home
Reservist Mark McManaway, home from Iraq, was publicly applauded by mall staff relatives and local leaders. Rep John Bradley and Marion Mayor Bob Butler praised his service as the center court wore red white and blue decorations. McManaway is engaged to Nancy Short with a planned October wedding.
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Mark
Hardy
John Bradley
Marion
Bob Butler
Butler
Mall
Citizens Police Academy shows its volunteers’ strong ties to Carbondale
The Carbondale Police Department highlights the 20th Citizens Police Academy class and its alumni who stay active as volunteers at city events such as Halloween Pumpkin Patrol and National Night Out. Graduates like Noel Malonga and Stanley praise the program for practical lessons, field trips, and a driver training bonus, with many alumni becoming officers or returning for practicum work.
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Carbondale Police Department
Reed
Noel Malonga
SIUC
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Whitlock
Citizens Police Academy
Academy
Carbondale
Stanley
Rebecca) Mooney
Mooney
Te Forensic Crime Lab
Odum
Dan Reed
Carbondale weighs eminent domain in TIF district plan
City manager says eminent domain could be authorized to acquire blighted properties near East Walnut and South Marion for a grocery project within the TIF district. A private developer seeks the parcels, but no agreement exists yet. Resident Larry Walton supports the plan, hoping for better housing and relocation options.
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Jeff Doherty
East Walnut
South Marion
TIF
Doherty
Larry Walton
Walton
South Marion Streets
City weighs eminent domain for property sale dispute
Doherty said the city will assist tenants with comparable housing moving costs and potential rental subsidies. Barrett Rochman praised the process as fair, while a neighbor owner criticized the approach as obstructionist. Council members Haynes, Flanagan urged balancing residential and business needs. council to meet at city hall at 7 p.m.
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Barrett Rochman
Steven Haynes
Maggie Flanagan
City Hall
S. Illinois Ave
Carterville man charged in murder and home invasion case
Hale faces murder and home invasion charges after Washburn was found dead. exhumation at Wolf Creek Cemetery followed autopsy findings and ongoing interviews. He allegedly entered Washburn’s residence without authority, caused injury, and planned a theft during a residential burglary. Hale held on 1 million dollar bond.
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Wolf Creek Cemetery
Hale
Garnati
Evansville
Ind
Garnall
Carterville High School
Don Smith
Dunn remembered on eve of 90th birthday former state senator
Former state senator Dunn dies at 90 after a long career starting in Pinckneyville He celebrated turning 90 on February 28 He credited running for elections twenty times and aiding SIUC with seven million dollars for a power plant generator The university later named the Dunn Richmond Economic Development Center in his honor He built businesses with his brothers and started a radio station He had four children twelve grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren Services are pending at Pyatt Harrarwood Epplin Funeral Home in Du Quoin
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Ellen
Dunn
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
SIUC
Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center
Pinckneyville
Arthur
Florence Dunn
the Southern
Pyatt-Harrawood & Epplin
du Quoin
Accuracy Hotline Errors in The Southern Illinoisan
Readers may report inaccuracies to The Southern Illinoisan via the dedicated accuracy hotline. Specific corrections cited include Garfield's Restaurant & Pub branding at University Mall and a page position eligibility rule for Washington DC based applicants. The note also references a wrong festival contact number and a hit-and-run incident involving Frederick John Roewer.
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University Mall
Carbondale
Washington, D.C
Gen. John A. Logan Elementary School
Murphysboro
Frederick John Roewer
South Wall Street
New trial begins in 1987 killing in Illinois
A Jefferson County man Cecil Sutherland faces a second trial for the abduction rape and murder of 10 year old Amy Schulz. The case began in St Clair County Court after transfer from Mount Vernon due to pretrial publicity. An Olney jury had previously convicted him in 1989 and sentenced him to death. The Illinois Supreme Court ordered a new trial in 2000 allowing defense evidence to challenge key prosecution theories.
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Jefferson County
Cecil Sutherland
Amy Schulz
St. Clair County Court
Mount Vernon
Sutherland
Kell
Olney
Illinois Supreme Court
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