Free Check Your Speed event tests speedometer accuracy
More than 50 vehicles tested at Williamson County Airport in a free Check Your Speed event. McDonald and Jackson explained oversize tires distort speedometer readings and that radar readings rely on proper operator training. The sheriff noted no quota and that tickets depend on prior violations and context.
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Williamson County
Sheriff’s Office
Randy Jackson
Ron McDonald
McDonald
Williamson County Sheriff's Department
Accessible Kitchen Designs Aid Wheelchair Users
Kitchens for the handicapped face challenges in standard layouts, yet affordable adaptations let people in wheelchairs and others seated comfortably perform kitchen tasks. Simple redesigns offer practical layouts, lowered counters, and reachable storage benefiting all ages and abilities.
Time bomb herpes infects millions in the United States
Doctors warn that recurring genital herpes affects up to twenty million Americans. The virus hides in the body and can erupt with devastating force, with no current cure.
Thanksgiving Day, a Nation’s Gift and a Kitchen Burden
A feminist columnist notes Sarah Josepha Hale campaigned for Thanksgiving to become a national holiday and suggests it inadvertently pressed women into domestic roles. The piece reflects on Hale’s intent and the lasting gender implications of the holiday.
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Sarah Josepha Hale
Abraham Lincoln
Rusty Brown
Walking Tour of Chester in Historic Mississippi River Town
The second illustrated part of a four part Historic Walking Tour visits Chester to explore its past and present. It explains how to enjoy a visit to the Mississippi River town with a Friday S Magazine flavor.
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Chester
Southern Illinoisan publication details and rates
Listings show office locations in Carbondale Herrin and Marion with contact numbers plus subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery. Includes post office box address for mailing and notes on distribution areas and holidays.
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Ilinois
Carbondale
Herrin
Marion
Southern Illinoisan
Ill
Murphysboro Man Fatally Stabbed at BBQ Gathering
Calvin Robinson, 30, was stabbed once in the upper left chest while tending a barbecue at a Murphysboro home on 1838 Alexander St. He died at St Joseph Memorial Hospital. Valerie Massey, in her late 20s, is held in Jackson County jail as the investigation continues and the state’s attorney will review the case.
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Murphysboro
Alexander St
Calvin Robinson
Gartside St
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Lane
Jackson County
Ms. Massey
Robinson
Trico lunchroom hours cut as prices deter sales
Trico Unit School District 176 reduces cafeteria staff hours by one to trim costs after rising prices lowered lunch participation. Board adopts a $779 750 tax levy up 17.5 percent and approves a part time special education aide to meet teacher pupil ratios. Plymouth Mass AP Pixley Richards allows any qualified employee to apply for higher level jobs when posted.
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Trico Unit
District 176
Jim Davis
Davis
Plymouth
Mass
Pixley Richards
Mine ordered closed until judge decides case
A coal mine near the Olin Test Range between Marion and Energy in Williamson County was enjoined by Circuit Judge Robert Howerton from removing coal or stockpiled coal until a judgment in a suit seeking daily fines of 1000 dollars for operating without a permit. The Illinois Attorney General alleges surface mining without a required permit and violation of federal rules for disturbing more than two acres. Riggs Mining Corp and Jim Riggs deny mining and say permits are unnecessary, with a continuation set for Monday for trial on the state's claims.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County
Robert Howerton
Riggs Mining Corporation
Olin Test Range
Crenshaw Road
Marion
Energy
Jim Riggs
Riggs
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
Howerton
Illinois Attorney General’s Office
Keith W. Kibler
Senator Johns Hospitalized Forces Rend Lake Talk Off
State Sen. Gene Johns of Marion was listed in fair condition at Marion Memorial Hospital after canceling a Rend Lake College appearance for an emergency trip. Hospital officials declined to confirm an appendectomy, saying only he is in fair condition and a news release is planned for Monday.
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Gene Johns
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Rend Lake College
Sen. Johns
Tal
Johns
Ina
SIU-C staffer named Amvets national executive director
Morgan Ruph a 36 year old Carbondale resident and SIU Carbondale staffer was named executive director of Amvets the fourth largest veterans group in the nation. The appointment by National Commander Donald Russell requires approval by the national executive committee meeting in Lanham Maryland in early December. Ruph an Air Force Vietnam era veteran will oversee Amvet services programs and national membership. He has led the SIVC veterans program since 1979 and is a former president of the Illinois Veterans Congress. He plans to move to Maryland December 2 after leaving for Lanham November 30.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Amvets
Morgan Ruph
Carbondale
Donald Russell
Lanham
Ruph
Amvet
Air Force
SIVC
National Association of Veterans Program Administrators
Illinois Veterans Congress
Amvets Post 6
Maryland
Louisville
Mary Ann Rhodes
Derek
Christopher
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