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CARBONDALE — With 25 contact days allowed football teams by the Illinois High School Association prior to Monday, the first official day of practice isn’t quite as big a deal to some as it used to be.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
MURPHYSBORO — The man convicted in June of murdering a 19-year-old Southern Illinois University student in February 2014 attempted to fire his lawyer Tuesday, but was denied by the presiding judge
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. — Three people are in custody at the Franklin County Jail, and could face animal cruelty charges, after animal control officers found 91 dogs in a Macedonia home this week.
Here’s a link to the story at WSIL-TV.
INA, Ill. – Jeff Jones, owner and operator of Burton’s Café in Whittington, was temporarily appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Rend Lake College Board of Trustees tonight.
Jones, a native of Eldorado, is a product of the Illinois community college system as a graduate of Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg. He also completed a bachelor’s degree in economics at Southern Illinois University before relocating to Whittington to take over the family business in 1995. Jones’ son is an RLC alum.
Jeff Jones
When asked about why he chose to fill the vacant seat, Jones expressed his excitement to do his part in his community.
“Rend Lake College is a very important asset for our community and I wanted to be a part of that,” he said. “I want to make sure it’s going to be around for a long time, and I want to be a part of that. I’m excited and I feel very honored.”
Jones fills the seat left empty by the resignation of Eric Black of Mt. Vernon who cited his desire to concentrate on his family and business to step down from the board. Black was elected to a six-year term in 2015.
RLC President Terry Wilkerson said he looks forward to working with Jones in the coming months.
“Jeff has always played an active role in the community, and we are looking forward to his insight and leadership for the college. He understands the important role the college plays in the district and across the region,” said Wilkerson.
At least Rick Renteria didn’t get ahead of himself.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
After the Cardinals reeled off seven wins in 10 games, winning all three series against contending clubs Chicago, Colorado and Pittsburgh, the most optimistic followers of their wild-card crusade looked ahead, thirstily, to a week’s worth of games against bottom dwellers Miami and Kansas City.
Here’s a link to the story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Joe Maddon lost his former MVP. In fact, he has lost Kris Bryant twice, and the Cubs manager will be without the most potent bat on the roster for a while.
Here’s a link to the column at the Chicago Tribune.
Pedro Strop earned two saves Monday night. Strop pitched a perfect ninth inning to preserve the Cubs’ 3-1 win over the Royals, and he also gave Javier Baez a pep talk during a 22-minute rain delay after the slugger was upset about his two early strikeouts.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
In the crazy, topsy-turvy year of 2018, socialism is somehow on the rise in America. To those of us unfortunate enough to have been born in the Soviet Union, this is troubling.
Here’s a link to the editorial at FOX News.
