Two Hurt in Saline County two car crash
A Saturday morning crash on U S 45 at Blue Hole Road in Saline County injured two people and left a third with a citation. Jeffery K. Oestreich 17 Harrisburg drove a 1994 Geo Tracker and turned left. Clifford R. Martin 76 Harrisburg driving a 1991 Cadillac passed and collided with the turning car. Both Oestreich and Martin s passenger Audrey L. Martin 70 Harrisburg were taken to Harrisburg Medical Center. All wore seat belts. Oestreichs vehicle was heavily damaged and towed.
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Saline County
U.S. 45
Blue Hole Road
Jeffrey K. Oestreich
Harrisburg
Clifford R. Martin
Martin
Oestreich
Audrey L. Martin
Harrisburg Medical Center
Man Fleeing Police Apprehended After Ava Chase
Ava Police Chief Randall B. Steele chased and arrested Jackie L. Reed after a traffic stop in the Ava Apartments parking lot. Reed, 24, fled into 112 W. Public St. and assaulted Steele before surrendering. Reed faces new charges of resisting/obstructing a peace officer and aggravated battery to a peace officer, on top of a Jackson County warrant and burglary-related failure to appear. He remained jailed with bond pending.
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AVA
Randall B. Steele
Jackie L. Reed
S. Russell
Steele
Ava Apartments
Reed
Jackson County
Public St
Murphysboro
18-year-old Murfreesboro man gets 15 year sentence
An 18-year-old Tennessee man, Michael E. House of Murfreesboro, was sentenced Friday by Judge Paul Murphy to 15 years in prison for a July sex crime. The sentence breaks down into seven years for home invasion and eight years for criminal sexual assault, with the July 12 incident cited. John S. Sharp.
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Marion
Tennessee
Paul Murphy
Michael E. House of
Flu shot delay for Herrin resident due to vaccine shortage
Toni Sanders of Herrin, who had spleen removal and is high risk, planned a shot at Williamson County Programs on Aging but the Bi County Health Department canceled due to vaccine shortage. She will seek care in Carbondale as more doses are expected in November.
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Herrin
Toni Sanders
Sanders
Williamson County
Franklin-Williamson
St. Louis
Carbondale
Lisa Sorensen
Bi-County Health
Bi-County
Marion
Sorensen
Medieval Fair in Steeleville
Steeleville High School history club stages a Medieval Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. at the high school featuring a permanent castle, two battles, a catapult corps, demonstrations, a fashion show, and a skit. A larger USO show is planned for December 10 with tributes to wars from World War I to today.
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Steeleville
Steeleville High School
U.S
96-year-old veteran recalls Bataan Death March ordeal
Albert N. Brown, 96, recalls World War II service as a medical officer with the 27th Field Artillery at Bataan in the Philippines. He describes six days and nights marching without food and the brutal threat of death for those who could not keep up, along with details from his war journal and a diary-like account of the siege.
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Albert N. Brown
Bataan
Philippines
27Th Field Artillery
Brown
Manila
Roosevelt
Japan
Maj. Smith
Make a Mask Make a Statement Exhibit at SIU
A display at the University Museum on SIUC features nine masks created by sexual assault survivors from a September workshop organized by SIUC Women's Services and The Women's Center. The 13 year old survivor described in the piece wears a blindfold and shares a plea for awareness and prevention of violence.
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Carbondale
University Museum
Southern Illinois University
Siuc Women’s Services
Women’s Center
Dollean York-Anderson
Women’s Services
Faner Hall
SIUC
Ceasar Maragni
Writing Your Life Story Class Sparks Enjoyment
Jim writeon Pione notes a Rend Lake College retirement class titled Writing Your Life Story Can Be Fun. Instructor Dr Evelyn Claxton leads 14 seniors aged late 50s to early 80s in a stress free, grades free session focusing on memories over grammar.
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Jim Writeon Pione
INA
Memory Lane
Rend Lake College Institute For Learning In Retirement
Community College
Evelyn Claxton
RSC Arts and Communications Department
Claxton
Inland Press honors Southern Illinoisan editor quality work
Des Plaines The Inland Press Association names The Southern Illinoisan and Opinion Editor Mark Duran Samuels for national editorial excellence in Class C publications. Samuels earns third place nationally for a package of five editorials including The Voice of the Politician and Taxing Times Require Tackling Tough Questions.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern
Eagle-Tribune
Lawrence
Mass
Times-Tribune
Scranton
Samuels
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