Tracks Cleared After Mo Pac Derailment West of De Soto
Repair crews finished most cleanup after a Missouri Pacific derailment near Illinois 149 west of De Soto. 12 cars derailed Friday. 186000 pounds of sodium hydroxide contaminated, hauled to Jackson County landfill. Butyl methacrylate and a low grade petroleum product leaked minimally. soil cleanup remains. Investigators seek cause. detour signs removed.
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Rick Rockwell
Southern Illinoisan
de Soto
Illinois 149
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Byron Marks
Environmental Protection Agency
Jackson County
Marks
Benton church revises promotional tour plans
The Bent on First Church of God delayed a $1 million drive promoting Add-A-Tune with a Elvis Presley plane after bad weather and a Texas restraining order hindered start up. Pastor Lloyd Tomer said ground work will continue and plans may restart by week’s end. A Tennessee tour sold plane tours for 20 dollars amid shifts to new distribution.
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DeMaris Berry
Southern Illinois
Benton First Church of God
Elvis Presley
Lloyd Tomer
Dallas
Memphis
Texas
Superior Lubricant Co
Tennessee
Las Vegas
Tomer
Presley
Williamson County merit board fills two appointments
Lowell Kerr of Marion and Gene Clark of Herrin were named to the Williamson County merit board by the Board of Commissioners on Sheriff Russell Oxford's recommendation. Kerr replaces Dean Melvin. Clark fills the term of Dale Lovelace. Johnston City Mayor Bill Stevens remains on the board with an expired term until a successor is chosen. The board also rescinded a 1974 precinct boundary change and set 1101 W. Main St. as the voting site for Precinct 9.
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Lowell Kerr
Marion
Gene Clark
Herrin
Williamson County
Merit Board
Board of Commissioners
Russell Oxford
Kerr
N. Hamlet St
Dean Melvin
Clark
Frederick St
Dale Lovelace
Johnston City
Bill Stevens
Oxford
Stevens
West Marion 3
West Marion
Longfellow School
W. Main St
Man Cleared in Slaying of Virginia Witte in Marion
Investigation into the May 12 murder of 51 year old Virginia Witte continues after a man questioned was cleared and released Friday night. Chief investigator William Henshaw said the release followed questioning. Detectives seek a 30 to 40 year old stocky man driving a late model silver car who was seen near the Western Air subdivision home.
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Virginia Witte
Marion
William Henshaw
Williamson County Sheriff's Office
Witte
SIU Cmedical school admits more Southern Illinois applicants
SIU Carbondale medical school accepts a higher share of applicants from central and Southern Illinois than from Chicago or statewide. Of about 1,300 yearly applicants, roughly 600 are interviewed, 72 are admitted, and 15 percent of a class may come from the 26 county Southern Illinois area.
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Illinois
Cook County
Richardson
Chicago
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Union
Saline Counties
Southern Illinois
Siuc Medical School
National Medical School
Central
Southern
Interviews distinguish SIU medicine admission process
SIU Carbondale campus requires interviews for admission, unlike University of Illinois College of Medicine which bases decisions on academics. Associate dean Charles Richardson says interviews test communication, background, and commitment to medicine beyond GPA, ensuring health service consumer choice.
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Henry de Fiebre
R. M. Rodriguez
Murphysboro
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Rodriguez
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale School of Medicine
U of I
SIU
Charles Richardson
Siu-C
Carbondale
Siuc Medical School
Central
SIAC
Richardson
Prison artist Fossey eyed for national prominence
Weldon Fossey, a former Marion penitentiary inmate who earned about $11,400 from paintings last year, projects a humble aim to live by art. His teacher Richard Hoffman predicts Fossey will gain national renown, likening him to a rural Norman Rockwell as Fossey works toward gallery exposure in Chicago and New York while awaiting a Michigan detainer ruling.
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Weldon Fossey
Marion Penitentiary
Richard Hoffman
Carterville
Fossey
Marion
Norman Rockwell
Rockwell
Arkansas
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Hoffman
Eldon
Paw Paw
Mich
Michigan
St. Joseph
Alabama
Illinois
Belleville
South
Goose and gosling vanish from Herrin City Park lake
The real life mother goose and her gosling are missing after a Sunday night theft at Herrin City Park. Park officials say only the male goose remains and 10 of 33 ducklings are unaccounted for, prompting concern from Superintendent John Berra.
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Herrin City Park
Gosling
John Berra
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SIUC
ED Greer
Mother Goose
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