Woman sentenced in meth case from Eldorado area
Brandie Wenzel, 39, of Eldorado, was sentenced Friday to 121 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of pseudoephedrine knowing it would be used to make meth. From 2008 to 2010 she bought pills for meth production in Saline County and was paid in cash or meth. The resulting drugs were sold across Southern Illinois.
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Brandie Wenzel
Eldorado
U.S
Stephen R. Wigginton
Wenzel
Saline County
Illinois
Newspaper Carrier Foils Break-in on Marion Route
A Southern Illinoisan carrier, Billy Williams, interrupted two men attempting to break into vehicles on his Marion route at 2:30 am. Williams alerted police, who arrested the suspects. Vehicle owner Paul Jacob praised the alert action, noting it prevented a theft on his route.
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Southern Illinoisan
Billy Williams
Marion
Williams
Paul Jacob
Jacob
Judge Denies Bryant Bid To Withdraw Guilty Plea
A Jackson County judge refused John L. Bryant’s request to withdraw his guilty plea in the 2006 murder of Christopher Gandy. Bryant has 30 days to appeal, with his attorney planning to take the case to the Fifth District Appellate Court in Mount Vernon. Bryant testified he was distraught and under a psychotropic drug influence when he pled guilty on March 30, while his wife Lisa Bryant testified for the retrial and received a reduced sentence for her role.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County
John L. Bryant
Christopher Gandy
Bryant
E. Dan Kimmel
John McDermott
Fifth District
Mount Vernon
Lisa Bryant
John Bryant
Gandy
SIUC extends commencement week with diverse ceremonies
Seniors bid farewell as SIUC holds multiple commencements today and tomorrow in SIU Arena and Shryock Auditorium. Friday featured Jerome Mileur delivering the Liberal Arts address. Saturday’s events include Mass Communications with Amy Goodman receiving an honorary degree, Education and Human Services in SIU Arena, Science in Shryock Auditorium, Applied Sciences and Arts at 11 a.m. in the arena, and Agricultural activities noted for graduation coverage.
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SIUC
SIU
Shryock
College of Liberal Arts
Jerome Mileur
University of Massachusetts
College of Mass Communications
Amy Goodman
College of Education and Human Services
Cobden
Debra Brauling-McMorrow
College of Science
Thomas Holloway
Bank of Edwardsville
College of Applied Sciences and Arts
Michael Peters
College of Agricultural
Herrin Considers Monthly Service Charge Increases
Herrin alders and Mayor Vic Ritter seek public input on proposed operation and maintenance increases of up to 8 to 10 dollars, part of a five year capital plan from Public Works Director Tom Somers. The change would raise minimum monthly bills from 29.70 to 39.95 to fund about 3,000 water meter upgrades and aging systems. The council may act at the May 23 meeting after limited prior discussion and no public input.
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Herrin
Vic Ritter
Public Works Department
Tom Somers
Council
Public Works
Somers
Ritter
Walk Away the Blues event draws 100+ in Carbondale
More than 100 people joined the Walk Away the Blues in Carbondale part of Mental Health Month. The event promoted physical activity as beneficial to mental health and highlighted a new partnership between Southern Illinois Regional Social Services The H Group and Shawnee Health Service to integrate behavioral health with primary care.
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Carbondale
SIRSS
Karen Freitag
Southern Illinois Regional Social Services
H Group
Shawnee Health Service
John Markley
Markley
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