Woman charged after pepper spray at Benton football game
Makanda resident Zoe P. Riddle, 18, faced battery charges after pepper sprayer incident at Benton Consolidated High School football game. She received a court notice and was released. In a separate case, Matthew A. Woods, 24, was arrested on aggravated battery to a peace officer, aggravated assault and resisting charges after bottles were broken on Lewis Drive. Woods jailed in Franklin County.
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Benton
Zoe P. Riddle
Benton Consolidated High School
West City
Lewis Drive
Matthew A. Woods
Woods
Franklin County
SIU to host driver services and Giant City school board filings
Secretary of State Jesse White's office provides driver license renewals replacements and related services today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in SIU Student Center lower level. Giant City invites candidates for the April 9 school board election with nominating forms available today through Dec 24, filings open 7:30 a.m. Dec 17 to 5 p.m. Dec 24, four of seven board seats to be filled for four year terms.
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Secretary of
Jesse White
SIU
Cyberdriveillinois.com
Giant City
Giant City School Board
Boskydell Road
Morthland Launches Weekend Business Degree Courses
Morthland College will start weekend online courses toward a four year business degree. Initial weekend modules cover Old Testament New Testament and Bible Doctrine as core curriculum elements. Courses run Oct 19 6 9 p m and Oct 20 9 12 p m 1 4 p m with monthly offerings. registration due Oct 5. Call Cathie Mieldezis at 618 937 2127 or emieldezis morthland.org.
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Morthland
Morthland College
Cathie Mieldezis
Emieldezis
Morthland.org
Union Puts Spotlight on Prison Safety at Illinois Hearing
AFSCME Council 31 sues the state to block Gov. Quinn’s plan to close Dwight and Tamms prisons and other facilities. Five local prison presidents testified in Alexander County court about overcrowding, understaffing, and rising inmate violence, noting Tamms positive system-wide impact. Randy Hellman of Pinckneyville cited 25 maximum-security inmates at his facility.
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Cairo
Illinois Department of Corrections
Alexander County Court
American Federation of State
Municipal Employees Council 31
Pat Quinn
Dwight
Tamms
Afscme
Charles Cavaness
Pinckneyville
East Moline
Stateville
Harrisburg
IDOC
Tamms Correctional Center
Randy Hellman
Pinckneyville Correctional Center
Heart concert aid boosts Anna man's Walker’s Bluff night
Bryan Ballard, 46, in a wheelchair for two years due to a leg condition, received extensive help from strangers at Sundays Heart concert in Walker's Bluff. Ballard, an Anna resident, bought tickets for himself and his mother Sally, while his father attorney Bill Ballard had an early Perry County court date and missed the show.
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Walker’s Bluff
Anna
Bryan Ballard
Ballard
Heart
Sally Ballard
Bill Ballard
Perry County
Joel Hawksley
Hershey
Walker's Bluff
Herrin Man Injured in Possible Hit and Run Incident
Kerry Tannehill, 26, of Herrin, suffered multiple fractures and a head laceration after a Sunday early morning crash near Blairsville and Cambria roads between Hurst and Cambria. His mother Pauline Tannehill identified him and said he was taken to Saint Louis University Hospital. Williamson County Sheriff's Office investigates.
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Herrin
Blairsville
Cambria
Hurst
Pauline Tannehill
Kerry Tannehill
Saint Louis University Hospital
Tannehill
Williamson County Sheriff's Office
Williamson to retain recycling agreement with Progress Port
Williamson County board, 3-0, voted in a special meeting to keep the recycling contract with Progress Port of Carterville to sort and process materials. The deal includes Republic Services of St Louis as backup and a requirement the board be notified before requests.
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MARION — _ Williamson County
Progress Port of
Carterville
Republic Services of
St. Louis
Brent Gentry
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