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Kelly: Recent Trade Policies Just One Consequence of Poor Congressional Oversight

MT. VERNON – In the latest tariffs announced by the Trump administration, the U.S. will be putting a 10 percent tarriff on $200 billion in Chinese imported goods. That new tariff will grow to 25 percent in 2019. China has since announced tariffs on $60 billion of American made goods, including meat, alcoholic drinks, chemicals,

Railroad Work to Close Eastbound Route 13/Walnut Street in Carbondale Friday

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CARBONDALE – IDOT says eastbound Illinois 13/Walnut Street in Carbondale will close this Friday morning at 7, weather permitting, so crews from the Canadian National Railroad can perform repairs to the railroad crossing. Work is expected to be finished by 7 Friday night. You should follow the marked detour.

Four Injured in Single-vehicle Crash in Jackson County

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GRAND TOWER – The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash on Power Plant Road near Route 3 in Grand Tower early Tuesday morning. An investigation revealed that a pickup truck was traveling east on Power Plant Road near Route 3 when it lost control and left the roadway. The truck

Mt. Vernon City Council Approves Terms of Contracts With Police Officers, Dispatchers

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MT. VERNON – The Mt. Vernon City Council approved new four-year contracts with the city’s police officers and dispatchers at Monday night’s meeting. The two contracts will both run until 2022 and give each employee a 1.75 percent raise per year. The council also approved the lowest bids to replace the water line on North

Illinois Judge Throws Out Conviction in SIU Student’s Death

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MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois judge has thrown out an Eldorado man’s murder conviction in the 2014 death of a Southern Illinois University student. A Jackson County judge vacated Gaege Bethune’s first-degree murder conviction Monday in the death of 19-year-old Pravin Varughese. A jury had convicted Bethune in June in the suburban Chicago

Seventh Annual Criminal Justice Roundup for Scholarships Set for Oct. 22

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INA – The seventh annual Criminal Justice Roundup for Scholarships fundraiser is returning next month to raise money for Rend Lake College students. The event will be held on Monday, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. in the RLC Student Center, Private Dining Area, on the Ina campus. During the fundraiser, RLC faculty and student scholarship

Carbondale Police Seeking Volunteers for ‘Pumpkin Patrol’

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CARBONDALE – Carbondale Police are looking for volunteers who would be interested in working the police department’s sponsored Halloween safety patrol called “Pumpkin Patrol.” It will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 4 to 8 p.m. The police department has sponsored the Pumpkin Patrol since 1992. Volunteers wearing orange safety vests and driving vehicles

WPS to Celebrate Opening on New West Frankfort Office

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WEST FRANKFORT – A Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting for Wisconsin Physician Services new location in the West Frankfort Mall is set for 2 this afternoon. State Representative Dave Severin and State Senator Dale Fowler will both be in attendance, along with Mayor Tom Jordan and City Council members. You’re invited to attend.

Law Enforcement Investigating Suspicious Death in Union County

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JONESBORO – An autopsy is scheduled for today on the body of a man found dead in the 7600 block of Illinois Route 3 in Union County Sunday. Officials consider the death suspicious. The man’s name has not been released at this time. According to WSIL-TV, The Union County Sheriff’s Office, the Jackson County Sheriff’s

Jackson County Medical Reserve Corps to Hold Orientation Meeting Tonight

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MURPHYSBORO – An orientation meeting for those interested in joining the Jackson County Medical Reserve Corps will be held tonight from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the rear building of the Jackson County Health Department on Health Department Road in Murphysboro. MRC volunteers supplement existing emergency and public health resources. MRC volunteers include medical and public