Anna man dies in three vehicle crash on Illinois 146
William Campbell, 51, of Anna was killed Friday morning in a three vehicle crash on Illinois 146 in front of Anna-Jonesboro Community High School. Megan Keller, 17, and Tonya Sands, 23, were injured and taken to Union County Hospital with non life threatening injuries. Funeral arrangements for Campbell are pending.
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William Campbell
Anna
Illinois 146
Anna-Jonesboro
Campbell
Megan Keller
Tonya Sands
Tamms
Keller
Sands
Union County Hospital
Lutz & Rendleman Funeral Home
Break-in investigated at Franklin County Highway Department
Franklin County deputies are probing a break-in at the Franklin County Highway Department office on Oddfellow Lane. Discovered by a 6:45 a.m. arrival, windows were shattered and power cut. Preliminary inventory shows no theft, but desks were disturbed. call 438-4841 with information. Sparta hosts its first fly-in at the Community Airport with Brain Kissinger assisting.
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Franklin County
Franklin County Highway Department
Oddfellow Lane
Sheriff's Department
Sparta
Marvin Campbell
Brian Kissinger
Caleb Hale
Benton BCHS expels student and places other in alternative setting
Benton Consolidated High School disciplinary action follows a gun incident at school on Sept. 18. The board expelled one student for two calendar years and placed the other in an alternative setting for the remainder of the school year. Names and details remain confidential under student privacy laws. The gun has been recovered and suspects were taken into custody.
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Benton
Benton Consolidated High School
Bchs Board of Education
Kelly D. Stewart
Habitat blitz builds house for Jefferson County family
About 45 Catholic Fraternal Life volunteers from Belleville will finish the exterior of a 1,465 square foot four bedroom Habitat for Humanity house in Mount Vernon over Columbus Day weekend. They donate $5,000 toward materials and expect family ownership after 300 hours of sweat equity, with completion hoped by Christmas.
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Mount Vernon
Jefferson County
Habitat For Humanity
CFL
Belleville
Mary Barbara Kurtz
Kurtz
Habitat
Bruce Miles
Mike Gasparich
Miles
Williamson quadrennial assessment prints defended by county attorney
Williamson County State's Attorney Charles Garnall says publishing the quadrennial assessment as a newspaper insert was legal and properly notified taxpayers after reviewing statutes and Black's Law Dictionary. He claims the move saved taxpayers $8,000, while Illinois Press Association counsel Don Craven disagrees on the legality.
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Marion
Williamson County
Charles Garnall
Southern Illinoisan
Jeff Robinson
Little Paper
Marion Daily Republican
Herrin Spokesman
Carterville
Garnall
Garnati
Robinson
Illinois Press Association
Don Craven
Southern Illinois Community Foundation opens Marion office
Maggie Flanagan welcomed about a dozen board members and Marion Chamber representatives at the grand opening of the Southern Illinois Community Foundation office in Marion. The foundation serves 17 southern counties, holds donor advised and family funds, has granted roughly 400000 to nonprofits, and is among the first fundraising groups to meet national standards.
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Marion
Maggie Flanagan
Friends
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Southern Illinois Community Foundation
SICF
Jefferson
Alexander
Southern Illinois Regional Social Services
The
Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale
Franklin Hospital Endowment Fund
Johnson County Community Fund
River To River Residential Corp
Science Center Fund
Southern Illinoisan
In Education Fund
Flanagan
Illinois
Ruby Pulcher
Ralph Graham
George Trammell
Trammell
Steve Jahnke
the Southern
Michael Tison
Taste of Southern Illinois Fund
Peg Falcone
Tison
Graham and Associates Financial Group, LLC
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Bethany Krajelis
Becky Malkovich
Hesouthen
Beckymark
Gmail
Amanda Whitlock
Southern Habitat For Humanity
Robert Jansen
Breeze
Jerry Fromme
New Minden
Marteeny St
Catholic Fraternal Life
Francis Rehkemper
Belleville Area
Dan Haselhorst
Trenton
John D. Homan
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