Four arrested for vandalism at QQ Bubble Tea in Carbondale
Carbondale police arrested Joshua Barth Krystal Schwartz Andrew Kipp and Courtney Cox on criminal defacement charges after a witness saw them spray paint the QQ Bubble Tea building at 701 S Illinois Ave The suspects were identified directed by a witness and released later. damage estimate is unknown.
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Carbondale
Joshua R. Barth
Krystal G. Schwartz
Andrew L. Kipp
Courtney R. Cox
S. Illinois Ave
Bethany Krajelis
Four injured in Williamson County three vehicle crash
Illinois State Police cited Gregory L. Slater with failure to yield and failure to wear a seatbelt after a 10:40 a.m. crash at Illinois 13 and Norman Road. Slater, his passenger Rebecca Slater and Carl and Martha Douglas were taken to Heartland Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. Eric Burtos escaped injury.
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Heartland Regional Medical Center
Williamson County
Illinois
Gregory L. Slater
Pittsburg
Illinois 13
Norman Road
Slater
Carl Douglas
Eldorado
Eric Burtos
Carmi
Rebecca Slater
Douglas
Martha J. Douglas
Marion
Burtos
Marion Colpman Sentenced for Burglary Tools
A 35 year old Colpman already on probation for burglary received a two year prison term in Williamson County Circuit Court after being found in possession of burglary tools during a second incident. Earl L. Morgan Jr. faced the same case with a screwdriver found on him as he tried to break into a Monroe Street Marion remodeling house on June 12. John Homan hesouthops.
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Colpman
Williamson County
Earl L. Morgan, Jr
Morgan
Monroe Street
Marion
SIU forms seven member panel to review Poshard works
Chancellor Trevino announced a seven member committee of senior SIU Carbondale faculty to review plagiarisms allegations against SIU President Glenn Poshard. The panel will assess his 1984 dissertation and 1975 master's thesis under the original period standards.
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Carbondale
Fernando Trevino
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
SIU
Glenn Poshard
Chronicle of Higher Education
Trevino
Poshard
SIUC Faculty Senate appoints committee members
Ramanarayanan Viswanathan will chair the committee and is joined by Peggy Stockdale David S. Worrells Spyros Tragoudas Brad Colwell Lenore Langsdorf and Philip C. Howze in leadership and faculty roles across SIUC departments.
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Ramanarayanan Viswanathan
SIUC
Viswanathan
Peggy Stockdale
David S. Worrells
Spyros Tragoudas
Siuc Graduate Council
Brad Colwell
Department of ‘Educational Administration and
Lenore Langsdorf
Philip C. Howze
A Royal Visit by Miss Illinois Ashley Hatfield
Ashley Hatfield, fresh from winning Miss Illinois on June 30, toured Marion Junior High School after her speech. She signed autographs, sang Somewhere Over the Rainbow, and urged students to pursue dreams with or without support. She announced further stops in Southern Illinois, including Metropolis and Anna, before heading to Las Vegas for Miss America in January.
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Illinois
Ashley Hatfield
Marion Junior High School
Hatfield
Marion
Metropolis
Anna
Ryan Parker
Grants boost meth crackdown by Jackson and Williamson sheriffs
Nearly 1 million dollars in federal COPS grants will fund a Jackson County and Union County Methamphetamine Task Force and expanded meth patrols in Williamson County. Jackson County plans a full-time analyst and a prosecutor to handle meth cases, with project coordination and evaluation staff supported by the funds. Local agencies will use the money for overtime, new equipment, and targeted enforcement against methamphetamine activity.
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Murphysboro
Jackson
Williamson County
Jackson County Sheriff's Department
Union County
Williamson County Sheriff's Department
United States Department of Justice
COPS
Illinois
Jackson County
Bob Burns
Burns
Mike Wepsiec
Investigation continues over student's arrest aftermath
Carbondale police and Illinois State Police pursue an ongoing inquiry into the August 25 arrest of SIU Carbondale student Daryl McNeil outside Southern Illinois Nightclub on Grand Avenue. The memo cites intoxication and altercations, noting McNeil pushed an officer before fleeing and was pepper sprayed during the arrest, with charges of criminal trespass and resisting an officer filed.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Illinois
Daryl McNeil
Southern Illinois
Grand Avenue
Bob Ledbetter
Jeff Doherty
Brad Cole
McNeil
Ledbetter
SIU
Cole
Kevin Winstead
Black Affairs Council
Winstead
Doherty
Southern Iino
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