January 2010

A Southern Illinois man will serve time in prison for his part in a home invasion and beating of a Union County resident.

Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds announced Tuesday that Tommy E. Reams, 27, of Dowell, will serve 14 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for his part in the home invasion and beating of Gerald Dziczkowski of 250 Kimber Rd. in rural Dongola.

Dziczkowski was found dead in his home on the evening of Oct. 22, 2009.

The Illinois Future Business Leaders of America, FBLA, Southern Area Conference was held Thursday, Jan. 14, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Four-hundred-sixty-four advisers, members and guests registered from 18 area schools: Anna-Jonesboro, Carbondale, Carterville, Christ Our Savior Lutheran in Evansville, Du Quoin, Hamilton County, Harrisburg, Herrin, Marion, Mt. Vernon, Murphysboro, Pinckneyville, Shawnee, Sparta, Steeleville, Trico, Waltonville and Waterloo.

The theme of the conference was "FBLA: Simply the Best."

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Union County students have been named to the fall semester president’s list at Mid-Continent University in Mayfield, Ky.

The students are in the university’s Advantage accelerated degree completion program.

To achieve the president’s list, students must maintain a 4.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

President’s list students from the area are named below by their hometowns:

Anna: Vonda Hill.

Dongola: Mary Bartly.

Jonesboro: Amanda Hazel, Angela McClelland, Genny Robinson, Carla Whitaker.