Edwardsville Illinois

Mobile home blaze kills 5 in western Illinois
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
A fire swept through a mobile home early Wednesday near a tiny western Illinois village, killing five people _ four of them children _ and thwarting rescue efforts of a man who escaped with two sons, an investigator said. The victims of the blaze ...

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Edwardsville community news for the week of March 27
STLtoday.com
The Hospice of Southern Illinois' "Who's on First?"-themed Trivia Night is set April 6 at the Edwardsville Moose Lodge, 7371 Marine Road. All funds raised benefit the hospice organization. 10 rounds. Doors open 6 p.m., play begins at 7 p.m. Cash prizes ...

Ill. woman accused in man's heroin overdose death
Belleville News Democrat
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — A 19-year-old southern Illinois woman is accused in a man's heroin death last week. Prosecutors in Madison County charged Elizabeth Brown of Pierron with one count of drug-induced homicide. Authorities allege that Brown provided ...

Rocks quartet spurs Illinois win
Quad City Times
The Rocks (25-5) won the Big Six and reached a Class 4A sectional final this season before bowing out to Edwardsville. Babers, Richardson, Brown and Johnson had 15 of Illinois' first 20 points to spur the charge. “It was great,” Richardson said. “It ...

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KMOX.com
19-year-old Charged in Overdose Death
KMOX.com
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (KMOX) – A 19-year-old Pierron, Illinois woman faces a drug induced homicide charge after her friend overdosed on heroin. 18-year-old Charles Gammon died Friday after taking heroin in his home in Troy, Illinois. Police were called to ...
Woman charged in teen's overdose deathAlton Telegraph
Teen faces drug-death charge after teen she gave heroin diesSTLtoday.com

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CBS2 Chicago
Final storm tally for Springfield, Ill.: 18 inches of snow
Evansville Courier & Press
Many universities called off classes, too, including Illinois State University in Normal, the University of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville's three campuses and the University of Illinois campuses in both Urbana-Champaign and Springfield. In Urbana ...
Tom Kacich: Pension reform OK'd, but not by downstate officialsChampaign/Urbana News-Gazette

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DA Wants Terror Threat Conviction Reinstated
Courthouse News Service
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (CN) - A prosecutor wants to appeal a state appellate court's release of a former Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville student who was accused of making a terrorist threat. Olutosin Oduwole, 27, was released from prison last ...
Gibbons wants Oduwole ruling overturnedThe Edwardsville Intelligencer
Olutosin Oduwole: Should Student Who Wrote of "Murderous Rampage" Remain ...Riverfront Times (blog)

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Belleville News Democrat
Panthers prove good enough at Southwestern Illinois Relays; West girls also win
Belleville News Democrat
Damon Boone of O'Fallon High School won his heat of the 300 meter hurdles at the Southwestern Illinois Relays, held at Edwardsville High School on Saturday. Here, he leaps over the last hurdle. Tim Vizer — tvizer@bnd.comBuy Photo. Story Photos: ...

SIUE Cougars Official Athletic Site
Track & Field Competes at Cougar Classic
SIUE Cougars Official Athletic Site
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The SIUE men's and women's track & field teams opened their outdoor season Saturday afternoon by hosting the Cougar Classic at Korte Stadium. Competing against Southeast Missouri and Illinois State, the Cougars had several ...

Clarksville Online
APSU Governors Tennis downs SIU Edwardsville for nineth win in a row
Clarksville Online
Austin Peay State University Governors Edwardsville, IL – Austin Peay State University men's tennis team made it nine straight wins with a 7-0 win at SIU Edwardsville, Friday. The Govs (9-2, 3-0 OVC) went unchallenged against the Cougars, with only one ...
Austin Peay tennis continues win streakClarksville Leaf Chronicle

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Clarksville Online
APSU Lady Govs Tennis on the road this weekend to take on SIU Edwardsville ...
Clarksville Online
Austin Peay State University Lady Govs Clarksville, TN – After defeating Morehead State and Northern Iowa last weekend, Austin Peay State University women's tennis team continues Ohio Valley Conference play in Illinois when it faces off against SIU ...
Tennis Announces Schedule ChangesSIUE Cougars Official Athletic Site
Weather cancels matchDaily Eastern News

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Alton Daily News
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Salon
During his trial, prosecutors argued that on the piece of paper found in his car at the Southern Illinois University campus in Edwardsville, just northeast of St. Louis, Oduwole had written he would go on a murderous rampage similar to one just months ...
Appeal filed over Olutosin Oduwole's releaseKSDK
Gibbons seeks appeal of ruling in threat caseAlton Telegraph
Gibbons Wants Appeal in Threat CaseAlton Daily News
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Belleville News Democrat
Prosecutors seek appeal in Oduwole case
Belleville News Democrat
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — A former Southern Illinois University student freed from prison after an appellate court threw out his conviction in an alleged campus threat case may not be out of legal trouble. Prosecutors in Madison County are asking Illinois ...
All Share ServicesSalon
Gibbons seeks appeal of ruling in threat caseAlton Telegraph
Madison County State's Attorney wants appeal of Oduwole conviction reversalSTLtoday.com

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Edwardsville Soldier recognized as national VFW Teacher of the Year
ReadMedia (press release)
After discussing various military options with close friends, Maddox joined the Illinois National Guard in July 2011 and is assigned to the 445th Chemical Company in Shiloh, not far from his hometown of Edwardsville. "I love serving and being in the ...

Chef's Choice: Eric Heath of Cleveland-Heath
Riverfront Times (blog)
No, in fact, he does not use an immersion circulator in the kitchen of Cleveland-Heath (106 North Main Street, Edwardsville, Illinois; 618-307-4830), the restaurant that he owns with his partner -- in both business and life -- Jenny Cleveland. He'd ...

News & Observer
Illinois man freed after note deemed not a threat
News & Observer
Oduwole, a former student at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, whom prosecutors accused of threatening a murderous rampage was released from prison Monday, March 18, 2013, after his 2011 conviction was overturned in early March 2013 by an ...
Ex-SIUE student accused of threat out of prison, hopes to return to schoolKMOV.com
Oduwole released from state prisonBelleville News Democrat

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Ex-SIUE student accused of threat out of prison
Belleville News Democrat
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — A former student at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville who prosecutors accused of threatening a murderous rampage has been released from prison after his conviction was overturned. The Illinois Department of Corrections ...

Edwardsville community news for the week of March 20
STLtoday.com
The Friends of Art and the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Art and Design will hold their 34th Annual Art Auction April 4 at the Lewis and Clark Community College, 600 Troy Road, Edwardsville. The auction, featuring original ...

Church resigns as Williamsville boys basketball coach
The State Journal-Register
A Charleston High School graduate, Church played at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville before serving as a graduate assistant at Southeast Missouri State in the 2010-11 season. He then coached the varsity boys for one season at Saxony Lutheran ...

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Tech Softball Drops A Pair Of One-Run Games At SIUE
Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - The Georgia Tech softball team (13-15) dropped a pair of one-run games Tuesday against Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville at Cougar Field. SIUE (16-7) managed to score three runs on the day, which proved to be enough as ...

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