Replica home hosts open house for John Marshall site
Ben Gelman notes the John Marshall replica home opens parts of the facility for a weekend open house with new windows and climate upgrades. The event runs 10 am to 4 pm Saturday and 1 to 4 pm Sunday with free admission and donations toward maintaining the building. The home will then be open Fridays to Sundays from Mother's Day through October each year.
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Youth camp open house set at Camp Cedar Point
Williamson County hosts an open house for Camp Cedar Point from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. The summer resident camp at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge welcomes girls ages 2 to 12 this fall with June Hugh July sessions offering two night stays at 75 dollars and five night stays from 165 dollars. Activities include hikes crafts games and water sports with specialty sessions in sports arts cheerleading dance horseback riding and water activities funded in part by Shagbark Council United Way and public support. Financial assistance may be available and brochure directions can be obtained by calling (618) 942-3164.
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Battered girl testifies in sexual assault trial in woods
A 12 year old girl testified that on November 8 she and a friend encountered a man in a nearby wooded area. She described being grabbed, threatened with a knife, and sexually assaulted before escaping and seeking help. The witness linked the attack to suspect Salyers, whose bloodstained clothing was later found. Police, nurses, and investigators provided corroborating details as the case proceeded.
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Larry Brooking
Stephanie Banks
Herrin Hospital
Brian Thomas
Thomas
Beaty
Benton man convicted of assaulting boy in Franklin County case
A Benton man faced a jury over repeated sexual assaults on a 10-year-old boy last fall. The defendant, Nelson, could receive 6 to 30 years for assault or 12 to 60 years or life due to prior child sex offender convictions. The boy testified over nearly an hour with a counselor present, detailing assaults in a converted apartment near the boy’s grandmother’s home. The case includes predatory criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal abuse charges, with sentencing set for June 21 after bond revocation.
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Franklin County
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Rob Hollinshead
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