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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2012
Page
3
A 21 year old man, Jonathan M. Kranawetter, died after his 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo left Neunert Road near Gorham, overturned in a farm field, and ejected him. He was taken to St Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro where he died. obituary on page 5A.
Jeremy Upton, 22, was arrested Saturday in Franklin County on theft charges linked to a string of boat trailer tire thefts. Sheriff Don Jones said 35 rims and tires were recovered at a West Frankfort business. The incidents centered around Lake Moses and Rend Lake and remain under investigation with more arrests possible.
In Franklin County a discovery recount shows no change in the outcome of the at large judge race for the Second Judicial Circuit. Kent Renshaw of Mount Vernon challenged Eric Dirnbeck of West Frankfort after losing by 42 votes. Eight precincts were recounted. Dirnbeck gained one vote and Renshaw lost one, but totals remain the same. Renshaw has filed a court case contesting the election results.
West Frankfort commissioners consider creating a public works department uniting water sewer and street teams under one manager. Mayor Tom Jordan says it could cut costs and boost flexibility but union contracts and impact on city services must be resolved before tonight’s 7 p.m. council meeting.
Jonathan Lenich, 16, a Frankfort Community High sophomore, saw his grandmother Barbara Gardner print his story Taft the Giraffe about Ole Jo the farmer who travels to Africa and keeps a giraffe on his ranch. The tale features family inspired characters and sign language, with Gardner dictating and Wayne Sneed illustrating. The book, printed in West Frankfort, is sold at Handfuls On Purpose in Marion and may lead to a book signing and a potential sequel with proceeds supporting a teen town renovation.
Carbondale volunteers are needed to back a campaign to have Carbondale named a Compassionate City. The effort, part of the 11 Days of Compassion, is led by the Carbondale Human Relations Commission with support from the Carbondale Public Library and Nonviolent Carbondale. Local organizers urge citizen involvement to persuade the city council to endorse the movement, with residents invited to contact Mayor Joel Fritzler or Nonviolent Carbondale for details. Seattle, Louisville, and Appleton are among already recognized cities.
Mount Vernon residents Travis A. Starr and Jeffrey S. Montgomery faced prison terms after pleading guilty. Starr, 19, received eight years for unlawful meth production and four years for meth precursor possession, with two years supervised release, to run concurrently. Montgomery, 46, drew three years for unlawful failure to register as a sex offender with one year supervised release.
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