Nursing homes clash over Medicare coverage in county
Grundy County Home administrator opposes Medicare citing higher costs and limited benefits. Pleading patient bills and denied claims, officials from Pleasant View Luther Home Joliet Americana Nursing Center and DuPage County Convalescent Home outline varying outcomes and evolving interpretations since 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Morse
Richard M. Johnson
Pleasant View
Luther Home
Ottawa
Johnson
Medicare
Americana Nursing Center
Joliet
Court Nixes Richmond Henrico Chesterfield School Merger
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court order to merge Richmond city schools with Henrico and Chesterfield Counties to achieve racial balance. The majority faulted the district judge for federalism concerns, noting no evidence the counties’ universities factored into discriminatory action and citing declines in white enrollments across all districts. Judge Harrison L. Winter dissented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
4Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Henrico
Chesterfield
Appeals
U.S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Justice Department
Washington
Henrico County
Circuit Court
J. Braxton Craven Jr
Appeals Court
Largest MCHS class graduates in Morris history
About 1,800 relatives attended Morris Community High School’s 98th commencement for the Class of 1972, the largest class yet. 213 of 218 graduates attended. valedictorian Timothy Malmquist urged builders not destroyers and praised dissent as a driver of progress. Salutatorian James Palmer stressed active self learning and equal potential, while 23 honor students were named. The ceremony featured retiring-teacher gifts, tassel turning, and the choir singing The Impossible Dream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth G. Davenport
Morris Community High School
Kenneth L. Davenport
Lynwood Drive
Leo Borens
E. Main St
Douglas
Board of Education
Herald
School of Life
Timothy Malmquist
Robert Malmquist
Vine St
Robert Fulton
Hudson River
James Palmer
William F. A. Palmer
M.C.H.S
Frank Kuntz
Lela Short
Ted Morgan
Linda M. Black
Candice Louis Chord
Ronald L. Darin
Joanne E. Feeney
Lisa Gordon
Connie D. Gottlieb
Gary Lee Guehler
Kathleen A. Hamric
Mindy Jo Hendrickson
Carolyn A. Hunt
Luan Vercele Kulof
Jeffrey H. Lovell
Richard J. McGill
Timothy P Malmquist
Kay L. Miller
Twyla Sue Mitchell
Brenda Elaine Morgan
Christine A. Olson
Michael T. Roberts
Cynthia Rose
Pamela G. Sobol
Elizabeth Statzer
David J. Thompson
Claude Rose
Jack Santa Cruz
Palmer
Elmer Powell
MCHS
Weather Outlook and Temperatures Across Regions
A mixed forecast shows mostly sunny conditions this afternoon with a high in the upper 70s. Tonight will be fair and cooler with a mid 50s low. Wednesday should be sunny and pleasant with a high near 80. Earlier, Monday reached 75 degrees at the Dresden Island Locks and Dam while the low remained 61. In Morris downtown the 10:30 a.m. reading was 70 degrees, with current 7 a.m. temperature at 66. Precipitation measured 0.65 inches.
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Dresden Island
Morris
New minister named for Morris First United Methodist
The Rev. Theodore A. Jones of Plattville is assigned as associate minister to the Morris church replacing the Rev. Harry J. Naden. Other Aurora district moves include Rev. Jerry P. Hatton to Plattville and Rev. Ray F. Baldwin to Wilmington Symerton. The Rev. Thomas H. Cross Jr. is sent to Yorkville Millbrook and Rev. Harold R. Dude retires from Morris after serving 1965 to 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore A. Jones
Plattville
First United Methodist Church of
Morris
Northern Illinois Conference
Harry J. Naden
Aurora
Jerry P. Hatton
Ray F. Baldwin
Walnut
Wilmington- Symerton
Thomas H. Cross Jr
Chicago
Yorkville-Millbrook
Harold R. Dude
Morris Church
Dude
Granville Ave. United Methodist Church
Blood drive short of goal in Grundy County
Grundy County residents donated 117 pints of blood on Monday, short of the 164 pint goal during the Red Cross Bloodmobile visit at First United Methodist Church. Donors by town are listed with Morris contributing 103 pints and 21 first time donors overall.
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Grundy County
Red Cross
First United Methodist Church
Jackson and
Wauponsee Sts
Morris
Mazon
Minooka
Coal City
Dwight
Seneca
Verona
South Wilmington
Gardner
Victor Zelinski
Victor
Luella) Zelinski
Robert W. Williamson
Ernest L. Osmundson
Norval Galloway
Robert Shaver
Rte. 1
Pearl Road
Arthur
Kathleen) Hornsby
Marjorie Manning
Appeals Board to Hear Two Zoning Requests Thursday
Grundy County Zoning Board of Appeals schedules an 8 p.m. hearing Thursday in the courthouse. Agenda includes a conditional use request by Mrs Louis Mellen and George Mellen to operate a campground near Mazon and a continuation of a variance hearing by Louis and Josephine Tira for using the old Hume School as a dog kennel in Coal City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County Zoning Board of Appeals
Louis Mellen
George Mellen
Mazon
Louis
Josephine Tira
Coal City
Grundy County Housing Authority approves 50 unit Morris project
The Grundy County Housing Authority votes 5 0 to adopt a Turn-Key development program for 50 low income housing units in Morris with a total cost of 1 179 288 and to submit it to HUD for approval. An agreement with Morris outlines seven site stipulations including a five acre park lease and recreation building. A public hearing is set for June 22 and the next meeting is July 10 due to the holiday.
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Grundy County
County of Grundy
Morris, Ill
Park Boulevard
DuPont Ave
First National Bank of Morris
Hi-Park Subdivision
Tracy Adcock
Housing Authority
Morris
Minooka Board hires part time village employee
The Minooka Village Board hired Ronald Wetnam as a part time employee to assist the sewer and water works superintendent and perform general duties at $2.50 per hour starting May 15. Superintendent Don McCoy outlined a 25 foot drop in the village well over six months and a rise in daily usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minooka
Ronald Wetnam
Des Plaines Western Co
Ray Offerman
Protem
al Phillips
John Kurtz
Norman Miller
Three Iowa residents injured in Grundy County crash
At Dresden and Collins Roads Grundy County a two car collision left Calvin A. Vondra Dan W Kalavitinos and Bernard Dean Rank with minor injuries. James R Phillips in the other car received minor cuts and bruises before being released from St Joseph Hospital Joliet. James M Dodge was ticketed for failing to yield and left his license as bond for a July 26 court appearance.
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Iowa
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Dresden
Collins Roads
Grundy County
Calvin A. Vondra
Cedar Rapids
Dan W. Kalavitinos
Marion
Bernard Dean Rank
James R. Phillips
Phillips
Dresden Road
James M. Dodge
Justice, Ill
Collins Road
Chevrolet
Dodge
Toyota
Sheriff's Office
Stott
Olson
Arco
Coal City
Marvin Olson
Donald Davite
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill
Sue) Morse
Illinois State Medical Society
DuPage County Convalescent Home
Richmond School Board
Merhige
Harrison L. Winter
Heatherfield Subdivision
Oscar Wilde
Hugo Avalos
Valvoline
North States Oil CO
Rte
Delbert Noble
Federal Paper Board
William Burns
James Neal
Methodist Church
Fred Schaefer
Richard Allen
Robert Hunter Jr
Marie Bell
Marie Rasmussen
Elwyn Trotter
Peggy Malone
Lu Ann Daggett
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
Timothy P. Malmquist
Malmquist
Illinois State University
Northwestern University
The
Robert Scanlon
Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs
David Root
Don McCoy
Joliet Hospital
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