A 33-year-old rural Texico man reportedly went underwater several times after his horse slipped into a pond on the East Canton Road in northern Jefferson County early Wednesday night. Kell firemen say two others who were riding horses with the man swam into the pond and were able to rescue him.The names of the three men were not immediately being released. Kell Firemen report the man who initially fell off his horse when it slipped into the pond refused to go to the hospital via ambulance, although his wife was still trying to convince him to go to the emergency room to be checked. Firemen estimatethe manwas in the water about four minutes. He appeared tobesuffering from mild hypothermia. The two men who went in to save him were not injured and apparently were not in the cold water long enough to experience any effects from hypothermia. The property is located about a mile northwest of Divide. The fire department was called to the scene just after six Wednesday night to assist the men until Litton's Ambulance could arrive from Mt. Vernon. - http://goo.gl/e2KSJ
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Marion County Police Beat for Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
A 63-year-old Alma man has been arrested for failure to register as a sex offender and resisting a peace officer. Larry Logue of Hills Street was taken to the Marion County Jail after allegedly being found living at a home in Kinmundy. Logue allegedly tried to pull away from the arresting officer until threatened with a taser. Four others are being held on outstanding warrants. 34-year-old Rebecca Lee Barker of State Route 161 in Centralia was arrested on a felony failure to appear in court on an outstanding felony warrant. 22-year-old Dorothy Mason of West Broadway in Sandoval was arrested by Sandoval Police on an outstanding felony warrant. 31-year-old Jason Phillips of Dawley Street in Salem was arrested by Salem Police on an outstanding Department of Corrections warrant. 23-year-old Zachary Maltman of North Hickory in Centralia is being held on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. 35-year-old MichelleYarber of Bridgeport remains in jail after being arrested on a petition to revoke her probation. 20-year-old Andrea Sprinkle of West Lincoln in Dix posted $500 bond on a failure to appear misdemeanor warrant for criminal damage to property. Two others posted bond after being arrested for driving on a suspended or revoked license. They are 27-year-old Blake Alan Hills of Green Road in Iuka and 21-year-old Ricky Brito-Teran of Aurora. - http://goo.gl/ILcmj
Road Improvements Coming to Walnut Hill and Green Street Roads
Improvements are coming to the Walnut Hill and Green Street Roads. The Marion County Board approved a one-million 130-thousand dollar resurfacing and shoulder improvement project for the Walnut Hill Road from the Walnut Hill Village Limits to Route 37. Federal funds will pay for 80-percent of the projects with the local road and bridge matching funds paying for the other 20-percent. Board Chair Terry Johnston reported bids will be sought in March to re-stripe the Green Street Road from Scout Road to Central City. He hopes the work will improve safety along the dangerous stretch of road. Road Committee Chair Greg Smith reminded the public the ten ton road limit on county roads goes into effect January 15th and continues through April 15th. Free permits are available through the highway department on days soil conditions are right so the heavy loads will not damage the roads. Those without permits will face tickets. The board also approved to sell nine no longer used cars at the sheriff's department through an internet site. A no longer used van at the sheriff's department will be given to the Regional Office of Education. The R-O-E will be responsible for needed transmission repair work. - http://goo.gl/u4cMQ
CEO Of Archer Daniels Midland Says Company Will Cut 1,000 Jobs
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Agribusiness conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland Co. says it will cut 1,000 jobs company wide. CEO Patricia Woertz said in a Wednesday statement that the majority of the positions will be salaried staff. The move will cut about 15 percent of the company's corporate staff. The Decatur, Ill.-based company employs 30,000 people worldwide. Woertz says the company is cutting jobs to boost productivity and profits. The company does everything from processing crops to make food ingredients, to shipping grain overseas. The last year has been a volatile one for agribusiness companies, with crop prices swinging wildly on global markets. - http://goo.gl/2ID1K
Man accused in East St. Louis shooting death
BELLEVILLE (AP) - Authorities say they believe they've cracked the case of a nearly four-month-old southwestern Illinois shooting death.
Prosecutors in St. Clair County on Tuesday charged 23-year-old Marlon Jackson of Washington Park with one count of first-degree murder.
Investigators allege that Jackson shot Darrell Wilbourn last Sept. 24
near a public housing complex in East St. Louis.
Jackson remains jailed in Belleville on $1 million bond.
Online court records do not show whether he has an attorney. Jackson does not have a listed home telephone number. - http://goo.gl/KRgej
Pheasant hunting extended in Franklin, Jefferson counties
SPRINGFIELD (AP) - Better than expected pheasant production last year means the state hunting season has been extended in three Illinois counties.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday announced
extensions for Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area in Clinton County and Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area in Franklin and Jefferson counties. The season will be extended four days, from Jan. 18 to 21, in Clinton County and five days, Jan. 18 to 22, in Franklin and Jefferson counties.
State officials encourage hunters to use the online Controlled Pheasant Hunting Reservation System for permits. - http://goo.gl/3auZ6
Kevin Baity Named Permanent Carbondale City Manager
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Carbondale has promoted its interim city manager to the permanent position. WSIU Radio reports that the Carbondale City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday to hire Kevin Baity at a salary of $105,000 a year. Baity had served in a fill-in role since the retirement of Allen Gill. Baity formerlyheld positions as Centralia Community Development Director and Flora City Administrator. Jane Adams cast the only dissenting vote Tuesday, voicing concerns about how Baity handled a couple of city ordinance decisions. Yet she says she looks forward to working with him. Baity says his top priorities will be preparing the city's budget and completing the re-write of the city's zoning code, eventually wanting a master re-development plan drawn up for downtown. The southern Illinois city will pay for him to earn his master's degree in public administration from Southern Illinois University. - http://goo.gl/e2F7w
Amy Center Hosting Celebrity Waiter Dinner Fund Raiser in February
The Amy Center in Mt. Vernon will be hosting the 2012 Annual Celebrity Waiter Dinner Fund raiser on February 11th at 5:15pm at the Mt. Vernon Holiday Inn. Tickets are $35. Cocktails will be served at 5:15pm, with a chicken cordon bleu dinner following at 6:00pm. Entertainment will be provided by South of 70. There will be a cash bar, silent auction, and awards. All proceeds benefit the Amy Center. Organizer LaDonna Richards says the event is the most successful fund raiser to date, and agrees it is the most enjoyable. "We're going to be out soliciting for prizes next week one day. We're coming to Marion County. Past events can be seen at amycenter.mvn.net, and it shows the themes and everything. They come up with their own theme for their table, and our goal is a minimum of twenty-tables, and up to 25 or 30, and there's ten-people at each table", said Richards. For more information about the fund raiser, contact the Amy Center at 618-244-2100. - http://bit.ly/tenSb0