Fire destroys house west of Pittsburg
Fire destroyed a one story house one mile west of Pittsburg Sunday night with no injuries. Fire Chief Ron Murphy said the residence was fully involved on arrival at 10 p.m. Occupants Sherri McIntosh and Peggy Mitchell were not home. Johnston City Fire Department assisted as firefighters spent four hours bringing the blaze under control. The furnace room likely origin, cause under investigation.
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Pittsburg
Ron Murphy
Sherri McIntosh
Peggy Mitchell
Johnston City
Murphy
Youth given probation for theft over $150 in Williamson County
James E. Hooper, 17, of rural Marion, received 30 months probation and a $400 fine in circuit court after pleading guilty to theft over $150. He must repay Ken Fisher for a Honda all terrain cycle allegedly taken on November 30, 1980.
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Marion
Williamson County
James E. Hooper
Hooper
Ken Fisher
Vandalism Reports Hit Pinckneyville Area
Pinckneyville police logged two vandalism reports over today and Monday totaling about 120 dollars in damage. Elsie Blair reported a concrete block shattered her car rear window while parked in the garage, about 100 dollars in damage. The Pinckneyville Grain Co on Douglas Street reported a window broken by a rock, about 20 dollars in damage.
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Pinckneyville
Elsie Blair
Wilson St
Pinckneyville Grain Co
Douglas Street
Area man under arrest for failed court appearance
Ricky L. Porter, 25, of Prairie du Rocher, held on $2,000 bond in Randolph County jail in Chester for failing to appear at a scheduled circuit court hearing. Porter was arrested Monday by Prairie du Rocher police on a county warrant related to nonpayment of fine and costs from a prior offense.
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Ricky L. Porter
Prairie du Rocher
Randolph County
Chester
Porter
Food stolen in Du Quoin burglary report
Police said a theft occurred at Dorothy Cavins residence at 406 N Hickory in Du Quoin. About 20 cans and a dozen box containers of food were reported stolen sometime Sunday afternoon.
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Dorothy Cavins
Hickory
du Quoin
Weather outlook covers central Plains and south states
Rain predicted through Wednesday for the central Plains with showers in Arkansas Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana and northern Maine. Cooler weather in the southwestern states. In Southern Illinois Monday high reached 56 degrees with a 0.13 inch precipitation since 7 a.m. today. The 9 a.m. temperature was 55 degrees. Sunset tonight 7 6 p.m. sunrise Wednesday 5 38 a.m. sunset Wednesday 7 57 p.m.
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Central Plains
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Maine
Illinois
Women sentenced in attack on Herrin officers
A rural Herrin mother and daughter were convicted Feb 10 of attacking and threatening two Herrin police officers. Debbie Harris 18 and Loudean Switzer 40 received probation and jail terms in Williamson County circuit court. Switzer got 30 months probation and 14 days in jail plus restitution. Harris one year probation and a $50 fine.
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Herrin
Williamson County
Debbie Harris
Loudean Switzer
Clarence Johnson
Tom Cundiff
Switzer
Johnson
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