Cell phone ring leads to arrest in Miss burglary case
In Saucier Mississippi Milton C Sims 24 fled after a county road crash but was tracked by deputies who heard his cell phone ring while searching the woods for about an hour. The ring helped locate Sims who surrendered without a struggle as authorities learned he was wanted for burglary.
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Saucier
Miss
Milton C. Sims
Randy Cook
Harrison County
Cook
Sims
Diver photographs nurse shark near Cay Cay Bahamas
A diver captured a nurse shark close to Cay Cay in the Bahamas, illustrating the thrill many scuba divers seek by swimming with sharks despite perceived danger.
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Cay Cay
Bahamas
Thief Steals 6-Foot Reaper From Niles Haunted Park
Police say a 6-foot statue of the black cloaked skeleton figure was stolen from the Niles Haunted House Scream Park during the holiday weekend. The statue sat 11 feet high behind a gate and obstacles, making the theft notable in a crime at a local attraction.
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Niles, Mich
Grim Reaper
Weather Today Outlook with Showers Possible
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Southernillinoisan.com
Illinois teachers fail state certification tests cited
Illinois schools chief Glenn McGee said the State Board of Education will review findings from a Sun-Times report showing 5,243 teachers failed at least one required certification test since 1988. The review follows data from July 1988 to April 2001, with over 180,000 students taught by such teachers this spring.
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Chicago
Illinois
Glenn “Max” McGee
State Board of Education
McGee
Ron Gidwitz
Chicago Sun-Times
Joint venture eyed to ease crowded Murphysboro offices
Murphysboro officials pursuing a possible joint facility with Jackson County to ease cramped spaces. The plan envisions a new annex near the courthouse to house non court offices such as treasurer and assessor, with vacated spaces inside used for more courtrooms. Estimated cost runs 7 to 8 million dollars, with site options east and south of the courthouse.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County
Mark Holt
County Board
Public Works Department
Probation
Public Defender
Board of Review
Gary Hartlieb
Scores disappoint McGee on statewide junior exams
Illinois State Board of Education superintendent Glenn Max McGee said he was disappointed but not surprised by statewide scores from a comprehensive achievement test given to high school juniors last spring. Only half of 113,000 testers met standards in all five subjects.
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Springfield
Illinois State Board of Education
Glenn “Max” McGee
Pipe Dreams at Vergennes Grain Silos
Jerry Rieckenberg of SIAG in Pinckneyville and fellow workers install new pipes on grain silos at a Vergennes farm to prepare for the upcoming harvest. dosed with timing as the season nears.
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Jerry Rieckenberg
SIAG
Pinckneyville
Vergennes
Rieckenberg
Fate of detention center moves to forefront
Franklin County leaders weigh final action on a 32 bed Juvenile Detention Center in Benton after four years of effort. Sheriff Bill Wilson notes grant funding nearly exhausted and urges a decision to proceed or drop the project. The center would serve a 47 county region and save on next year's juvenile transport costs.
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Franklin County
Franklin County Board
Bill Wilson
Benton
Wilson
Judicial System
Franklin
Jefferson
Jackson
Williamson
Saline
Ronald House
Fatal collision on U S 51 near Elkville claims Elkville man
Elkville man John E. Murray, 51, died in a head on crash with a tractor trailer on U S 51 near Elkville. Matthew L. Simms, 20, of West Frankfort, suffered minor injuries and was hospitalized. Murray crossed the centerline around 10 a m, the crash ruptured the truck fuel tank, and diesel spilled on the highway.
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U.S
Elkville
U.S. 51
John E. Murray
Jackson County
Thomas Kupferer
Matthew L. Simms
West Frankfort
Memorial Hospital of
Carbondale
Murray
Simms
Southern Illinoisan
Larry McKenzie
Illinois
Mike Jones
Brent Mosel
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