Sludge proposal cleared by Grundy County panel
By a 6 to 1 vote the Grundy County Planning Commission ruled SEMCO plan to spread sludge on 2,200 acres in Norman Township does not violate the county zoning ordinance. The panel called for future study of rules for sludge spreading and potential conditional use status, with EPA involvement and several officials weighing in on jurisdiction and permitting.
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Grundy County Planning Commission
Edwin Burnham
Soil Enrichment Materials Corp
SEMCO
Norman Township
Harold Punke
Burnham
Board of Supervisors
Robert Wren
Commission
Mary Reed
Grundy County
David F. Root
Sorensen
Eugene Sorensen
Carl Gardner
Nuisence
Wren
EPA
Planning Commission and
Minooka Irish Ready to Jig at St. Patrick’s Dinner
Peter Fleming, 82, longtime Minooka farmer and Irish heritage figure, plans to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with his family at St. Mary’s Church in Minooka. His grandchildren Marianne Susanne and Kellianne will wear Erin finery as they join other Irish residents at the Sunday event featuring corn beef and cabbage and traditional songs and dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Fleming
Susanne
Marianne
Kellianne Fleming
Linda Ospalik
Green Isle
Fleming
Minooka
St. Mary’s Church
Daniel Fleming
Erin
Ireland
Kellianne
Missing Tow Boat Worker Believed Drowned After Fall
The Channahon Fire Department and Emergency Squad planned a noon river search for the body of 27 year old Eddie Horsley of Stevens Point Kentucky. He reportedly fell from the tow boat Julie Ann owned by Huffman Towing Co and Inland Waterways Inc near Dresden and Brandon Road Locks. Horsley’s red cap was seen in the water. area of the fall remains unknown.
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Channahon Fire Department
Des Plaines
Eddie Horsley
Stevens Point, Ky
Julie Ann
Brandon Road
Horsley
Channahan Rescue
Weather Update for Illinois Residents
Illinoisans enjoyed pleasant skies with mild temperatures and light winds. Forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight with lows in the upper 20s, then mostly cloudy Thursday with possible rain or snow and a high near 40. Earlier data note Dresden Island Locks and Dam reached 32/21 and Morris reported 22 at 7 am and 32 at 10:30 am.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Father Loses Support Case At Louisville Appeals Court
An unnamed University of Louisville coed bitterly reacts as the New York Court of Appeals 4 to 1 reverses a lower court ruling ordering her father to provide support. The court holds he may set reasonable standards and is not required to pay or risk imprisonment.
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Louisville, Ky
University of Louisville
Coed
Louisville Courier- Journal
Appellate Division
New York Supreme Court
Gilkey to Speak at Grundy County Crusade Kickoff
James Gordon Gilkey Jr. vice president of civic affairs for Carson Pirie Scott and Co. and Cancer Crusade coordinator will speak at the Grundy County chapter kickoff meeting at 8 p m March 25 in the First National Bank of Morris. The meeting educates Crusade workers and citizens about free services and distributes materials for the April drive.
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James Gordon Gilkey Jr
Carson, Pirie Scott & Co
Cancer Crusade
Wiirois
American Cancer Society
Grundy County
First National Bank of Morris
Crusade
Everett Lois
Lois
Gilkey
Carson
Pirie Scott
U. S. Navy
United Church of Christ
New York
Chicago
Carson's
Welfare Council
Baby Michelle Banks died from head injuries in Joliet inquest
Will County coroner jury ruled infant Michelle Lee Banks died from edema and cerebral trauma caused by injuries inflicted by her father Marion Lee Banks. The 19 year old is jailed without bond on murder charges. the inquest heard the child died March 8 at Silver Cross Hospital after being admitted March 3. Multiple contusions and facial injuries were noted as contributing factors.
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Linda Ospalik
Michelle Lee Banks
Marion Lee Banks
Will County
Joliet
Banks
Silver Cross Hospital
Dwayne Roger Browell
Donna Jo Banks
Marvin Olson
Michael Samples
Four Files For Each Morris School Board Election
Four petitions have been filed for each Morris school board seat in the April 10 election. For Morris Community High School, William P. Lincoln and incumbent Dr. Hugo Avalos filed petitions, along with Mrs. John H. Lovell and William Stangland. On Morris Elementary District No. 54, incumbents Gordon Lear, Mrs. Ronald Bell, and Mrs. Keith Bartlett filed, joined by Mrs. Norval Galloway. three vacancies exist on each board. The Bartlett seat becomes a one year term due to a resignation.
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Morris
Morris Community High School Board of Education
William P. Lincoln
Briar Lane
Hugo Avalos
John H. Lovell
William Stangland
Board of Education of
Gordon Lear
Ronald Bell
Keith Bartlett
Norval Galloway
Bartlett
Morris Community coach Larry Kane undergoes Achilles surgery
Larry Kane, head football coach at Morris Community High School, underwent surgery Tuesday in Ottawa to repair a torn Achilles tendon from a Friday night student faculty basketball game at MCHS. He remains a patient at Ayburn King Hospital this week in room 221.
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Ottawa
Larry Kane
Morris Community High School
MCHS
Ayburn King Hospital
Snicker A Day Goes On About Government Overthrow Fears
A terse joke claims concern over government overthrow is unfounded due to its size. The speaker notes excess government activity and skeptical mood about political change.
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Gardner
Holt Rd
Herald
United States
Seward Township
Kendall County
Peter
Pat
James Gilkey JR
Huffman Towing Co. and
Inland Waterways Inc. of
Redwood, Mo
Dresden Locks
ST. Patrick's
Willard Blood
Robert Adock
Blood
Richard Wilder
Adcock
Atty
Wilder
Browell
Atty. Wilder
Borwell
Olson
Donald Davite
Fred Ehreman
Mel Kay
Diamond
Morris Public Library
Winona Canaday
Channahon Boys Camp
Waters Transfer & Storage
Kane Surgery
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