Man sentenced on conspiracy charges in Jonesboro case
Joshua Parker a 17 year old from Jonesboro pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit battery and was sentenced to seven years in prison under a plea deal. He admitted to luring a man to an abandoned home and beating him with a lumber piece to steal money in May 2007. He also pleaded guilty to aggravated battery from an April 2007 incident at Anna City Park and received four years to run concurrently with the seven year term, plus two years supervised release and one year supervised release. He must pay costs and testify against co defendants awaiting trial.
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Joshua Parker
Jonesboro
Union County
Parker
Anna City Park
Bethany Krajel
Murphysboro Korea War vets plan reunion event
Korean War veterans from Company A 135th Engineer Battalion of the 44th Infantry Division Illinois National Guard schedule a reunion at 1 p.m. Saturday at the 17th St Bar and Grill Warehouse Banquet Room in Murphysboro. A meal is set for 6 p.m. Call Pat Loy at 687-3027 for details.
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135Th Engineer Battalion
44Th Infantry Division
Illinois National Guard
17Th St. Bar and Grill
Murphysboro
Pat Loy
Johnston City appoints acting fire chief after reassignment
Johnston City voters learn that Fire Chief Tom Burton was reassigned after a council executive session by a 7-1 vote. Mayor Carter says management issues prompted the move while Girolamo Intravaia becomes acting chief. Burton plans to remain a firefighter and keep a Sears job for family health coverage.
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Johnston City
Tom Burton
Burton
Richard Carter
Ryan Horn
Sears
Carter
Girolamo
Haunting of Chittyville School returns to Herrin for new frights
In Herrin preparations for the annual Haunting of Chittyville School run ten nights from Oct 12 to Oct 31 with shows from 7 to 11 PM and a matinee Oct 20 for kids under 10. New tricks include a kitchen slaughterhouse and Psycho style bathroom. Auditions run 6:30 to 8:30 PM Tuesday at the school. The Haunted Barn on Ward's Mill Road opens Oct 5 with a 40 minute walkthrough Fridays and Saturdays each week. under-12s must be accompanied by an adult.
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Paul Newton
the Southern
Chittyville School
Herrin
Williamson County
Chittyville
Tara Hamlin
Hamlin
Alfred Hitchcock
Ward’s Mill Road
Marion
Jason Winkleman
Grant aids Williamson County fight against meth
A $98,000 grant funds a pilot program by the Williamson County Sheriff's Department to track purchases of cold medicine with pseudoephedrine. Sheriff Tom Cundiff and Tom McNamara of the Southern Illinois Enforcement Group described a cooperative effort with local police and pharmacies to curb Smurfing, where buyers hop between stores to bypass purchase limits.
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Marion
Williamson County Sheriff's Department
Williamson County
Tom Cundiff
Tom McNamara
Southern Illinois Enforcement Group
McNamara
Burrell Mining Products to establish in West Frankfort
Burrell Mining Products plans a West Frankfort launch relocating from Pennsylvania to Illinois. Mayor Marion Presley says the company, new to the local area and to U S mining, will use space in the West Frankfort Business Incubator to introduce a relatively new mining product. They make mining props. See Burrell page 2B.
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West Frankfort
Burrell
Illinois
United States
Marion Presley
Presley
Pennsylvania
U.S
Southern Illinois Volunteerism Conference Opens at Logan Center
The Southern Illinois Volunteerism Conference begins at 8:30 a.m. at the John A. Logan College Conference Center in Carterville with registration at 8 a.m. The theme Lighting the Way for Success features morning keynote Dana Eikenberg SIUC women’s basketball coach and breast cancer awareness advocate. Afternoon speaker Capt. William R Norwood retired United Airlines pilot and former SIAC Trustee. Co Chair Paul McKnight notes growing long term volunteer commitment and youth involvement while Event Co Chair Scott Niermann cites expanded sessions networking and more exhibits. pre registration exceeds 100.
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Carterville
John A. Logan College
Eikenberg
William R
Bill” Norwood
United Airlines
Siac Board of Trustees
Norwood
Southern Illinois Volunteer Conference
Paul McKnight
SIU
McKnight
Scott Niermann
Niermann
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Leona Wilson
Logan
Wilson
Tharp
Tara Fasol
Johnston City Fine Chief
John D. Homan
Debbie Faler
Elkville
Grant
Burrell Mining Products
Mark
Southern Illinois Volunteerism
SIUC
Dana Eikenberg
John. Homan
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