Franklin County accident leaves rider with major injuries
A Saturday crash at Illinois 34 and Logan Road left Alaina M. Turner 18 of Thompsonville with major injuries. Rider Michael Shockley 20 of rural Benton sustained minor injuries while Lora Crawford 19 of Benton was cited for failure to yield after entering the highway. In a separate case Kevin M. Griggs-Gray 25 of Potosi Mo was arrested for criminal sexual abuse at a rural campground.
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Don Jones
Alaina M. Turner
Thompsonville
Illinois 34
Logan Road
Jones
Turner
Michael Shockley
Benton
Illinois
Shockley
Lora Crawford
Crawford
Missouri
Kevin M. Griggs-Gray
Potosi
Griggs-Gray
Marion Centralia Man Sentenced to Four Years
A Centralia man, Ian Meredeth, 27, was sentenced by Williamson County Judge John Speroni to four years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for retail theft. The sentence runs in concurrence with a separate retail theft conviction from Effingham County.
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Centralia
Illinois Department of Corrections
Williamson
John Speroni
Ian Meredeth
Meredth
Effingham County
Burglary Probe in Carbondale Targets West Freeman Street
Carbondale police investigate a residential burglary occurring between 11 p.m. Thursday and 1 45 a.m. Friday in the 600 block of West Freeman Street. The suspect is unknown and authorities urge tips via the Carbondale Police, CrimeStoppers, or anonymous online submission.
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Carbondale
West Freeman Street
Simon Tours SIC in Harrisburg on Complete College Tour
Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon visited Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg as part of her Complete College Tour to visit Illinois’ 48 community colleges. SIC ranked in the Aspen Institute top 10 percent and was highlighted for its diesel technology program, the only one at an Illinois community college.
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Simon
Sic
Sheila Simon
Southeastern Illinois College
Harrisburg
Illinois
United States
Aspen Institute
Jonah Rice
Benton man dies in accidental drowning at lake
Leslie Harvey of Benton, 26, died in an accidental drowning at Old West Frankfort Lake Sunday. He was pulled from the water by the Franklin County Search and Rescue Dive Team and pronounced dead on arrival at Franklin Hospital. Harvey panicked while swimming toward an old pump house as a bystander and another brother tried to help. The coroner noted the water was much colder than the air. an autopsy was planned for Monday at White County Morgue in Carmi.
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Franklin County
Benton
Old West Frankfort
Leslie Harvey
Marty Leffler
Franklin Hospital
Harvey
Leffler
White County
Carmi
SIU Carbondale students stage campus die-in over coal use
SIUC Environmental Coalition led a die-in protest criticizing the university’s coal burning power plant which supplies about 14 percent of campus electricity and burns 50 000 tons of coal yearly. Organizers urge focus on wind solar and biofuel alternatives while noting scrubbers reduce emissions but carbon capture is not yet available.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Siuc Environmental Coalition
Jason Mischke
Mischke
SIUC
John Mead
Coal Research Center
Mead
Universi
Marion City Council annexes property to curb bar disturbances
Marion officials voted to annex Heartland Drive area near the old country club after residents complained about noise and disturbances from a nearby restaurant and bar. The council also approved purchasing a dash mounted GPS tracking system for police cars at about 22 950 for year one, with ongoing fees. Mayor Robert Butler and council members Jay Rix Anthony Rinella supported the move. Representative Terry DeWald noted the system reports vehicle locations every 10 seconds.
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John Goss
Doug Patton
Marion
Heartland Drive
Goss
Patton
Robert Butler
Jay Rix
Anthony Rinella
GPS
St. Louis
Terry DeWald
John Eibeck
Donald Holman
East Jefferson Street
Washington School
West Frankfort man arrested after police chase
West Frankfort, Illinois, 47 year old Jeff Jarvis is held on preliminary charges after ramming a patrol car during a morning pursuit in the city. Police say Jarvis, linked to prior theft in Christopher and aggravated battery in Orient, led officers on a short chase and was stopped a few blocks later. An officer was treated for minor injuries at Herrin Hospital. Jarvis faces DUI reckless driving fleeing uninsured vehicle stop sign violation tail lamp defect and aggravated assault and domestic battery charges.
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West Frankfort
Jeff Jarvis
Franklin County
Jeff Tharp
Jarvis
Christopher
Orient
West Main Street
Tharp
Herrin Hospital
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