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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 2007
Page
1
A horse drawn carriage is among many items offered at today's Floyd Collins Collection sale at Collins Brothers' Double C Ranch in Mount Vernon. The auction starts at 10 a.m. for preview and bidding, with full coverage in LOCAL 1B.
Former Gov. George Ryan must report to federal prison on November 7 to begin a six year sentence for federal corruption. He faces low wage prison work at about 12 cents per hour unless the Supreme Court grants a stay on his appeal.
The page lists times and locations for trick or treaters in the area. It notes a segment from Okawville about a paranormal group visiting the Original Springs Motel downstairs bar to document possible activity with EMF detectors infrared readings and cameras as part of a local paranormal interest feature.
Chris Hughes co founder of the Little Egypt Area Paranormal Society explains that science drives the hobby and skepticism shapes methods. He notes LEAPS grew from the Southern Illinois Ghost Hunting Team and urges first timers to start in their own homes to learn equipment and practice professionalism before entering others homes. Groups like LEAPS LIGHT Hunters and Southern Indiana Ghost Hunting Team operate locally with national bodies such as the American Ghost Society.
Murphysboro Police Chief Jeff Brock explains how the Illinois Central Management Service Law Enforcement Support Office offers state agencies free military surplus items. Since joining last year, the department has obtained a computer, a vehicle from an Air Force base, a crime scene vehicle, a mobile command unit and more, with an $800 annual user fee and items valued around $300,000.
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