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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 2012
Page
9
Marion Police seek help identifying a suspect captured on surveillance who used a lost or stolen credit card. The card was used eight times at Wal-Mart Supercenter in Marion and in Herrin Johnston City Carrier Mills and Jonesboro. Tip line 618 993 2124.
Sheriff’s office alerts residents to two scams targeting Jackson County. One caller claims a multimillion dollar prize and demands a 2800 dollar deposit to cover taxes and fees, using 867 843 9397. A second caller asks for help to arrange an emergency delivery for a small fee, linked to 876 843 9397. Authorities urge contacting local officials if approached.
A public energy debate at SIU Carbondale Town Square Pavilion will run 6 to 8 p.m. with experts from the fossil fuel, solar, and academic sectors. Sponsors include SIU’s Coal Extraction and Utilization Research Center and local resident Dennis Pinigis. The event is free and questions can be submitted via advancedenergy at siu.edu or on an Energy Debate page.
Retired Air Force officer Lyndon Willms told the Carbondale Lions Club that Sept 11 2001 began as a beautiful fall morning on the east coast but the attack altered everything. He recalled watching the World Trade Center collapse and seeing the Pentagon event from his office and noted the contact with Flight 77.
Mount Vernon reports a rainless start to the Cedarhurst Craft Fair Friday Night Preview. The juried show features artists like Steve Martin of Carterville with hardwood sculptured boxes and SIUC graduate Kathleen Kelly of Chicago whose cat cartoons delight shoppers. The forecast promises good weather for today and Sunday.
The Cedarhurst Craft Fair runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts in Mount Vernon with admission 5 dollars, free for children 10 and under. Free parking at Times Square Mall, shuttle bus available for 3 dollars. Handicap-accessible bus provided. Kelly says the show feels like coming home while Dave Hammond of Goreville praises it as a well oiled machine. See fair on page 2B.
Felony charges against Jeffrey T. Cowsert a Harrisburg middle school custodian were dropped after he agreed to quit his job and not seek further action against the district. He must not apply for other district jobs. the deal allows the state up to three years to refile if terms are violated. The 45 year old was originally charged with making a terrorist threat and disorderly conduct after threatening coworkers and students.
Democratic candidate William Enyart, a retired Illinois National Guard major general, met veterans at Keyes Park in Du Quoin to pledge support for veterans and discuss policy. He criticized Republican plans on infrastructure and Medicare while stressing bipartisan work to aid veterans and Southern Illinois.
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