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JACKSON COUNTY, IL â The Jackson County Sheriff s Office says a boater was found dead in Kinkaid Lake Wednesday night.Â
Deputies say 36-year-old Benjamin Sigman, of Freeburg, Illinois, went to Kinkaid Lake alone early Wednesday morning to fish. Around 5 p.m., deputies say a family member called and asked for a welfare check for Sigman since he had not returned home and was not answering his phone.Â
Deputies say they found Sigman s pick-up truck and boat trailer parked on the Paul Ice boat launch in rural Murphysboro, but Sigman s boat was not with the trailer.Â
The Jackson County Sheriff s Office boat and rescue team, along with the Murphysboro Fire Department, Benton Fire Department, and members of the Franklin County Dive team were called to the scene.Â
Missing boaterâs body recovered from Kinkaid Lake
Body of missing boater recovered from Kinkaid Lake By Amber Ruch | December 17, 2020 at 11:21 AM CST - Updated December 17 at 5:50 PM
JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - A missing boaterâs body was recovered from Kinkaid Lake hours after he went fishing alone.
Jackson County Sheriffâs deputies responded to a request for a welfare check on the lake at 5:05 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16.
They said Benjamin A. Sigman, 36, of Freeburg, Ill., went fishing alone early Wednesday morning, failed to return home and was not answering phone calls.
When deputies arrived at the Paul Ice boat launch in rural Murphysboro, they found Sigmanâs truck and boat trailer parked on the boat launch. His boat was not with the trailer.
IDNR, ICF announces 2021 grant opportunities
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FREEPORT The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Conservation Foundation recently announced the anticipated application deadlines for the 2021 competitive grant programs.
Grant program goals vary by program and include natural resource protection, management and enhancement; recreational amenity and open space acquisition and development; museum capital improvement; and environmental education. Eligible applicants vary by program and may include local governments, nonprofits, universities and individuals.
A notice of funding opportunity will be posted on or before the posted date on the Illinois Catalog of State Financial Assistance for IDNR grant programs. Each NOFO will include eligibility information, application instructions and links to application materials.
MECAHNICSBURG, Ill. (WAND) â A serene piece of Sangamon County is being terrorized by a growing coyote problem, according to people who live in the Griffith Creek area just outside of Mechanicsburg. They re not afraid anymore,â Carrie Schafer, said. They run Griffith Creek. At night when you walk outside, your hair will stand up on your arms just hearing how many of them there are.â
Schafer, who has called the area home for 45 years, said the coyotes this year are unlike anything she has seen in her decades in the area. I walk the farm and I see them during the day, and I used to never see them during the day,â she said.