Minooka Homecoming Held Despite Showers and Rain Delays
Minooka hosted a weekend homecoming with a rain delayed parade and a revived greased pole contest. Winners included Frankie Super in the baby contest and the Minooka Junior High Band in the Sunday parade. Proceeds earmarked for the $3,600 annual land purchase as park facilities expand.
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Frankie Super
James Super
Box 114
Channahon
Paula Parham
Ronald Parham
Charles Norfolk Sr
Minooka Lions Club
Minooka Junior High Band
Fred Lestina
Minooka Elementary Education Association
Minooka N.F
Laura Jones
Indian Oaks
Minooka
Ray Jones
New Lenox
Three Injured in Weekend Traffic Accidents in Grundy County
Three people sustained minor injuries in separate weekend crashes. Robert Fisher 20 of Morris treated at Morris Hospital after a two car collision on Illinois 47 at Dupont Rd during heavy rain. Brian Gagliardo 19 of Coal City treated at Morris Hospital after a three vehicle crash on Illinois 113 near the Mazon River Bridge. Keith Pokarney 17 of Dwight injured with a left ankle in a single car ditching on Verona Rd near Scully Rd.
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Robert Fisher
Division St
Morris Hospital
Illinois 47
Dupont Rd
Brian Gagliardo
First Ave
Coal City
Illinois 113
Mazon River
Keith Pokarney
Verona Rd
Dwight
Scully Rd
Grundy County
Tim Neary
Fisher
Terrance Sengewald
Liberty St
Sengewald
Neary
Ford
Duane Olson Arco
Pontiac
Stott
Thomas’ Walker
Gagliardo
Commonwealth Edison
Faye Legg
County Line Rd
Legg
Chevrolet
Jim Smith
Edison
Walker
Buick
Wilbur Clark
Sgt. Neary
Pokarney
Verona
Charles Barkley
Weather outlook with showers and storms this week
Partly cloudy tonight with showers and thunderstorms likely. Tuesday expects more scattered showers and storms with a high near 85 and low around 66. Weekend rainfall totaled 2.72 inches at Dresden Lock and Dam. current Morris readings were 52 at 7 am and 70 at 10:25 am.
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Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
Mahoney named publisher for Miami News and Palm Beach Post and Times
Daniel J. Mahoney Jr. becomes publisher of The Miami News and the Palm Beach Post and Times effective Oct 1. The 47 year old former associate publisher succeeds the late James M. Cox Jr. at the News and Robert W. Sherman at the Palm Beach papers. Sherman is named executive vice president of Cox Enterprises.
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Miami
UPI
Daniel J. Mahoney Jr
Dayton Newspapers Inc
Miami News
Palm Beach Post and Times
Mahoney
The
Millington couple dies in trailer fire tragedy
Millington residents Stanley and Margaret Robertson were found dead in their burning trailer in Yorkville after neighbors reported a 12 40 a m fire. LaSalle County Coroner Wayne Hess said the cause is undetermined with an inquest planned. The fire damaged the trailer extensively and the couple was taken to Larson Gabel Funeral Home Newark.
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Newark-Millington Fire Department
Hess
Larson-Gabel Funeral
Newark
Grundy County Bicentennial Commission Sets July Shabbona Days
The Grundy County Bicentennial Commission will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Morris Savings and Loan meeting room to finalize plans for Shabbona Days the county bicentennial kickoff events scheduled July 25 to 27.
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Grundy County Bicentennial Commission
Morris Savings and Loan
Trucker Injured in Newark Area Crash
Darrell Peterson 27 of Newark was treated in Morris Hospital for a broken ankle after a one-truck crash at 2 40 am on Illinois 47 and Newark Road. The semi loaded with gravel failed to stop at a sign and overturned in a field. Peterson was ticketed for failing to slow.
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Darrell Peterson
Rte. 1
Newark
Morris Hospital
Illinois 47
Newark Rd
Illinois
Peterson
City Council Meets Over Storm Water Sewage Problems
Mayor Donald Davidson Sr. calls a special City Council meeting at 8 p.m. in the First National Bank public meeting room to discuss the city's storm water and sewage issues with residents invited to participate.
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Donald Davidson Sr
First National Bank
River Flooding Follows Weekend Thunderstorms in Morris
After weekend storms, Morris’s Illinois River rose about five feet over flood stage at Dresden Lock and Dam. Weather Observer Ray Webb noted 16.98 feet at Morris, with crest expected near 17.5 feet amid scattered rain. Lightning caused house and tree damage in Gardner. power lines struck. roads flooded in Grundy County areas including Old Stage and Goodfarm roads.
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Morris
Dan Callahan
Dresden Lock and Dam
Callahan
Illinois River
Ray Webb
St. Louis
Webb
Illinois
Grundy County
Gardner Fire Department
Odell St
Gardner
Joint bid on U.S. 6 project includes traffic system
A cooperative bid totaling 2 789 769 by Charles O'Brien and Son and the James E McElwain Co Morris covers 2 01 miles of base course and concrete on U S 6 and a traffic signal system from Morris west to 47 and on 47 from Waverly Street to Green Acres D The bid was the lowest to the Illinois Department of Transportation and comes as nearly 130 million in highway airport and waterway bids were received statewide for various projects
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Charles O'Brien and Son
James E. McElwain Co
Morris
Illinois 47
Waverly St
Green Acres D
Springfield
Illinois Department of Transportation
East Fork Nettle Creek
Green Acres
S. K. Olivar Co
Hammond
Ind
LaSalle-Bureau County
Kendall-Will
National Advertising Co
Bedford Park
Joliet
Country Club
Illinois Lottery Spring Stampede Drawn at Arlington Park
The Illinois Lottery Spring Stampede winning number appeared in the usual box on Page 3 of today's Morris Daily Herald.
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Illinois
Arlington Park Race Track
Morris Daily Herald
Burglars Strike Farm House And Campground
A farm house near Lisbon Road south of Five Corners was burglarized with a television taken. The thief broke in by smashing a window and door. jewelry boxes were rummaged. A separate theft at Shabbona Campground saw coin boxes robbed of quarters. two men matching descriptions were not found.
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Grundy County
Kenneth Shannon
Sheriff's Department
Shabbona
Mr. Brightwiser
Brightwiser
Thomas Walker
Walker
Shannon
Reed and Custer Unit District 2550 elect seven board members
Elections held Friday selected seven winners: Joe McElroy 467 votes, Joe Faletti 427, Arnold Shenk 426, Curtis Simpson 414, Dennis Mather 377, John Cavanaugh 302, Joe Motta 300. Other candidates trailed, terms to be set at first meeting. Eve was one person who ate herself out of house and home.
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Braidwood
Reed and Custer Unit
Joe McElroy
Joe Faletti
Arnold Shenk
Curtis Simpson
Dennis Mather
John Cavanaugh
Joe Motta
Alan Sibigtroth
Donald Canning
Jesse L. Field Jr
Neil Hall
Raymond Vaira
Charles Mandat
Daniel Rozak
Patricia Pellack
Stephanie Scaramelli
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James Hadaway
Rte. 2
Bucky
Minooka Lions Community Park
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Center
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Bell Rd
Daniel Decker
Dave Decker
Herald
Sable
Adam Frederick
William Frederick
Rte. 3
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Plattville
Manhattan
Troy
Channahon Fire Department
Brian Douglas
Motor Valet
New Miami
Millington
Stanley Robertson
Yorkville
Kendall County Board of Review
County Board
Kendall County
Raymond J. Waclaw
Board of Review
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Shellie Hescht
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Charlene) Whitney
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