Apple Festival expected to set attendance record in Murphysboro
Murphysboro hosts a three day Apple Festival with more than 40 000 expected attendees and plans for a record year Volunteers work nine months to run the event which features 16 bands in the Grand Appletime Parade and apple themed contests including pie eating and cider chugging. The festival also offers Old Country Opry shows and 72 arts and crafts vendors with broader programming at the Liberty Theater and bakery on 13th Street. Patty Thrakill receives the 2012 Founder Award for longtime queen pageant leadership.
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Old King Coal festival kicks off with parade and events
Representatives from over 25 colleges and employers attend the festival as Phil Genet of the Illinois Coal Association speaks at the Coal Miner's Memorial Service at 10 a.m. Saturday. Tim Grigsby to be inducted on the Walk of Honor. Parades start at 1 p.m. with parade marshal Harry Sileven. A Stand Up for American Coal Jobs Rally is set for 3 p.m. on the main stage behind city hall. Shuttle buses run noon to midnight from the VF Factory Outlet. In rain, rally moves to Paschedag Auditorium. Concerts and other events fill Friday through Sunday with regional acts and the Firefighter Games at 2 p.m. Sunday.
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Stephens murder case moves with bench trial in Perry County
Glazier armed with murder charges is among three accused in the Stephens case. Carl Dane pleaded guilty to Stephens murder and received a 60 year term, later found dead in his jail cell on August 5 2011 the day he was to be moved to another facility. The trial was scheduled before Judge Richard Aguirre in Perry County Court.
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Coston’s tale shifts as court hears murder confession details
Sheriff reports Coston changed stories during interviews while investigators present a sequence: he drank at the New Haven American Legion, rode with Wheeler and Evans to a fishing site, shot Wheeler, raped Evans, killed Evans, dumped bodies, and discarded guns. Judge sets arraignment for Sept 19 as families react with grief and calls for life in prison.
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