Mulkeytown man injured in farm accident flown to St Louis
Donald DeSomer was flown by AirEvac to Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis after his arm was caught in farm machinery Sunday afternoon in Mulkeytown. He underwent surgery and was in satisfactory condition late Monday, with officials not disclosing injury details.
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ST. Louis
Donald DeSomer
Mulkeytown
Barnes-Jewish
DeSomer
Creek Nation Road
Williamson County Ambulance Service
AirEvac
Carbondale Man Arrested After Open Alcohol Stop
Claude J. Williams, 52, of Brentwood Commons, was stopped by police for open alcohol on North Washington Street early Sunday. Officers arrested him after discovering crack cocaine, charging him with possession of drugs alongside the alcohol offense.
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Carbondale
Claude J. Williams
Brentwood Commons
North Washington Street
Williams
Woman Hurt In Washington County Car Crash
Nashville woman Mary Ellen Kemper, 73, was injured in a one vehicle crash on Illinois 15. The car veered off the roadway, crossed a field, and hit a tree at 3:54 p.m. She was airlifted to St Louis University Hospital. Driver Edward C. Kemper, 73, received minor injuries and was cited for improper lane usage.
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Washington County
Nashville
Mary Ellen Kemper
St. Louis University Hospital
Illinois 15
Edward C. Kemper
Man charged with aggravated sexual abuse in Benton
Benton authorities arrest David B. Hungate 39 on aggravated criminal sexual abuse charges after a DCFS supported investigation alleging June 2000 abuse of a girl. He remains jailed on 20000 bond. Separate case, Richard G Kopera 58 faces DUI and no signal charges after a West Main Street stop.
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Benton
Thompsonville
David B. Hungate
Department of Children and Family Services
Hungate
Franklin County
Richard G. Kopera
Walter
Kopera
West Main Street
Stolen car found in a Carbondale ditch
Police recovered a stolen white Chevrolet in a ditch on North Oakland Avenue at 3:55 a.m. The vehicle, with Missouri plates 173 PST, had been reported stolen by Wade Griffin of Sikeston, Missouri. A window was broken and the car was impounded for processing.
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Carbondale
Oakland Avenue
Williamson County
Field fires under control near Royalton and Galatia
Franklin County firefighters from Zeigler Royalton and Hurst battled a field fire south of Royalton along Illinois 149 around 2 45 p m and had it out by 5 30 p m with no injuries. Williamson County crews fought a field fire off Galatia Post Road Monday night burning about 1 acre with no injuries.
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Franklin County
Zeigler
Royalton
Hurst
Illinois 149
Williamson County
Galatia Post Road
Civic center work begins in Marion on Tower Square
Marion officials move forward with a multimillion-dollar cultural and civic center after years of debate. Mayor Butler urged donors to raise 0.5 to 1 million to finish the 7.4 million project, while supporters celebrate the council vote and expect winter action.
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Marion
Marion Main Street
Roberta Blankenship
Tower Square
Blankenship
Civic Center
Robert Butler
Butler
Marion appoints Main Street program manager
Bob Stein, a longtime IBM veteran with 31 years at the company, was named program manager of Marion Main Street. He will lead five committees to draft a work plan for downtown revitalization, with office hours starting November 15 above the Marion Carnegie Library. Stein envisions a family friendly downtown and cites the new Marion Cultural and Civic Center as a boost. Earl Sigley noted Stein was one of five finalists.
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Marion
Bob Stein
IBM
Washington, D.C
Pentagon
Stein
TCT Network
Pittsburg
Marion Main Street
Carnegie Library
Tower Square
Earl Sigley
Bomb squad wins IA Bti competition traveling trophy
SIUC Carbondale Bomb Squad competed in a training session in St Louis with 12 other units from five states. They won top honors in an all day Olympic style contest and will keep the traveling trophy on display at the Carbondale Police Department.
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SIUC/Carbondale
International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators
St. Louis
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Wisconsin
Carbondale Police
Carbondale and SIUC form region bomb squad in 1996
The Carbondale and SIUC police departments run a joint bomb squad with Sgt Keith Stiff and Det Mark Goddard from Carbondale and Cpl Bennie Vick and Officer Ron Kennedy from SIUC. Members trained at the FBI Hazardous Devices School in Huntsville and continually update skills.
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Southern Illinoisan
Larry McKennit
Carbondale
Keith Stiff
SIUC
Ron Kennedy
Bennie Vick
Mark Goddard
Springfield
Stiff
FBI
Huntsville
Ala
Delta funding eyed as $30 million flows to Mississippi Delta
Delta Regional Authority outlines 30 million dollars reaching 16 Illinois counties including Franklin Williamson and Jackson. Eight states meet with new director Pete Johnson November 15 to review 209 grant requests totaling 95.2 million across projects from sewer upgrades in Anna to highway additions in Sparta and tourism cabins. Cole says Illinois aims to present serious grant proposals and expects 2 to 3 million dollars for state use in construction repairs and program development.
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Carbondale
Mississippi Delta
Illinois
Mississippi
Delta Regional Authority
Pete Johnson
Brad Cole
Marion
Delta Council
Johnson
Cole
George Ryan
Anna
Sparta
DRA
Southern Illinois
Dunn-Richmond
City revises MUMS TIF payback plan and contracts in Pinckneyville
Matsushita Universal Media Services has exceeded job projections with 293 hires versus 150 planned, using most of a 500000 state grant and 25 million in Illinois First funds. The council approved a revised TIF payback of 564452 through 2015 and tentatively filed a police dispatchers contract with raises and new holidays. Negotiations continue with Laborers Union over water and street department contracts.
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Pinckneyville
Matsushita Universal Medial Services
Don Johnson
MUMS
Johnson
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