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Defying the odds

MINOOKA – In her three years of living with spina bifida, Dani Smith has already beaten the odds.

Registry to speed emergency help for those with disabilities

MARSEILLES – Local police are initiating a safety program to assist residents living with disabilities, and to aid law enforcement officers in answering their calls.

‘Die Laughing’

MINOOKA – Seniors John Bond and Emily Kratz know what it takes to put on a top-notch performance on the stage in Minooka Community High School’s performing arts center.

Living in her shoes

Jessica Galang fulfilled a goal when she landed the starring role in Morris Community High School’s fall play “The Diary of Anne Frank.”

A misunderstood vegetable

What is the deal with brussels sprouts?

Hunnewell sticks with scouting, earns Eagle Scout rank

Nate Hunnewell, a senior at Morris Community High School, just earned his Eagle Scout in Troop 471.

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November 7, 2009
By Christina Chapman - cchapman@morrisdailyherald.com
The Ransom woman who was sentenced in July to 24 years in prison for driving drunk and killing a mother and her two children has been in prison less than a year.
By Christina Chapman - cchapman@morrisdailyherald.com
Of more than 150 Illinois hospitals ranked by their own patients, Morris Hospital was number one in Illinois for its overall patient rating.
November 6, 2009
By Jo Ann Hustis - jhustis@morrisdailyherald.com
MARSEILLES — There’s virtually no way possible everything military can be protected, despite whatever safety measures are put in place, believes Illinois National Guardsman Sgt. Dan Jackson.

Police Reports

November 7, 2009
A CITY ordinance citation for disorderly conduct was issued Wednesday by Morris police to Niki Johnson, 20, 2328 Ashland Dr., Morris.
AUTHORITIES are looking into the theft of two bicycles from in front of the Morris Public Library in the 600 block of North Liberty Street.
A MINOOKA woman was arrested Thursday by Morris police for shoplifting.

Court Reports

November 6, 2009
A Gardner man was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday after he appeared in circuit court and pleaded guilty to a possession of heroin charge.
Philip Warren, 39, 603 1/2 Douglas St., was found not guilty of domestic battery. He was charged March 20 with pushing a youth into a cabinet at his residence.
A suit filed after an accident at Division and George streets on May 7, 2005, has been dismissed in circuit court.

Obituaries

November 7, 2009
BRAIDWOOD — Mrs. Anna Marie Crater, 86, of Braidwood, Ill., passed away Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at her home.
MARSEILLES — Lavona A. Brewe, 88, of Marseilles, passed away Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at Rivershores Care Center.
COAL CITY — Mr. John Chester Spiewak, 60, of Coal City, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, at his home.

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