MCHS board approves civil rights insurance and tests educator hopes
Morris Community High School board tentatively approves civil rights liability insurance from Insurance Co. of North America for 1375 dollars for three years, with a 500 dollar deductible. If enrollment tops 1000, the rate rises to 2250 for three years. The panel also approves Johns Hopkins records study and outlines staff changes including hiring a recording secretary and new teachers.
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Civil Rights Insurance
Board of Education
Morris Community High School
Insurance Co. of North America
Gerald Borens
Johns Hopkins University
William Lumry
Grundy County
Borens
Baby bat rabies warning issued to parents
A 7-year-old Verona girl was exposed after handling a rabid baby bat found on a sidewalk. Veterinarians warn children not to handle stray or wild animals and officials urge leaving wild creatures in the wild, noting illegality without a Wild Game Breeders Permit. multiple agencies advise contacting conservation officers for any distressed wildlife.
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the Herald Today
McCutcheon
Illinois Department of Conservation
William Miller
Miller
Minooka twins win Chicagoland twins contest
Mary and Sheri Jeffries, 10, of Minooka, shared the Queens trophy at the 77th annual Most Identical Chicagoland Twins convention in Chicago. The sisters, born February 16 1962 in Joliet, attend Cedar Rapids Iowa and Effingham events this week and plan Nashville Labor Day weekend.
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Sheri Cleft
Mary Jeffries
Frank Jeffries
Rte. 2
Minooka
Sheraton-Chicago
Chicago
Mary
Sheri
Jeffries
Sheraton
Iowa
Effingham
Nashville
Tenn
Virgin Islands
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet
Dee
Debbie Roth
Naperville
Roth
Mary Florine Peebles
Elizabeth Louise Miller
Eleanor F Erickson
Evelyn Paedtke
Melody
Melissa Michalski
Northlake
Illinois River hits flood stage near Morris as rains continue
The Illinois River at Morris surpassed flood stage of 13 feet this morning, rising to 13.38 feet by 10:30 a.m. after 5 inches of rain in 10 days. Rainfall totals and forecasts are provided by Ray Webb of Continental Grain and the St. Louis Weather Bureau, with no new precipitation expected soon. Separately, a severe wind event at the Erwin Helling farm in Saratoga Township damaged trees and a shed, marking the second wind-related loss in three months, according to Grundy County authorities.
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Chicago
Goldings and Garrick
Fire Department
Hi-Park
Larry Bearden
Judith Miller
Indiana
George Gliech
Lyle
Illinois River
Morris
Ray Webb
Continental Grain
St. Louis
Webb
Coal City
Chicago Weather Bureau
Erwin Helling
Saratoga Township
Mother Nature
Grundy County
Sheriff's Office
Sam Johnson
Herald
Chamber
Banks
Braidwood
Gardner
Mazon
Minooka
Verona
Flavor Queen
First National
National
Morris Savings and Loan
Baum’s
Colonial Bouquet
Hornsby’s Family Center
Illinois Bell Telephone
Grundy County Fairgrounds
Circus Tickets Go On Sale In Grundy County For Carson Barnes
Advance tickets for the 5 ring Carson & Barnes Circus go on sale Friday in Grundy County. Joseph Schmitz says adult advance tickets are 2.75, children 1.25, with gate prices 3.25 and 1.50. Buyers save about 20 percent and more proceeds stay local.
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Carson & Barnes
Grundy County
Joseph Schmitz
Weather notes and local events in Morris and Grundy County
Partly sunny and cooler today with a high in the lower 80s and a fair cooler night. Friday mostly sunny with a high in the mid 70s. Dresden Island Locks reported a high 88 and low 56. Circa July 16 two showings of Carson & Barnes Wild Animal Circus in Grundy County.
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Doug
Susan
Mervin Peterson
Wauponsee St
Grundy County
Carson & Barnes
Grundy County Fair Grounds
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Morris Names Alan Love New Police Ser ga
Alan Dale Love was named Morris police sergeant on Monday by the Board of Police Commissioners after a test. The 25 year old, a four year force member and Marine Corps veteran, serves swing shift and has education from Joliet Junior College, Orange Coast College, and Joliet Satellite courses. He and his wife Joan Ruger have one child.
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Morris
Board of Police Commissioners
Alan Dale Love
W. High St
Love
Robert Lynes
Sgt. Love
Max Babcock
Donald Ward
Jack Ko
Joliet Junior College
Orange Coast College
California
Joliet
Joan A. Ruger
Belinda M
Edison orders seven turbine generators for two new stations
Commonwealth Edison announces orders for seven turbine generators from Maschinen Augsburg, Westinghouse, and General Electric. Five units of 500 000 kilowatts go to Collins oil fired plant near Morris expected in 1976 78, with two 1.1 million kilowatt units for a new nuclear station planned for 1978 79. total value above 120 million dollars.
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Commonwealth Edison Co
Collins Station
Morris
Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nuernberg A. G
West Germany
Edison
Westinghouse
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MCHS
Gladys Bright
Bright
Richard Taylor
Roberts Insurance Agency
Paulson, Wilder and
Morris Daily Herald
Sheri and
Queen
Minooka Twins
Chicagoland
Tinley Park
Hansel House
Hansel Road
Aux Sable Township
Ottawa
Fort Dearborn
International Harvester
Hinsdale
Sam Jeffries Jr
Plattville
Marilyn
Frank Jeffries Jr
Patricia
Wisconsin
Damen
Illinois
Sgt
Alan Love
Westinghouse Electric Corp
General Electric Co
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