Minooka Board appoints Keith Flatness to fill Dugan seat
Keith Flatness of 111 Heritage Dr Minooka is named to the Minooka Grade School Board of Education replacing Edward Dugan who resigned to move to Milwaukee. Flatness, 32, co owns K F Decorators with his wife Jacki and has two children Valerie and Doug. He will serve until the April election and then seek re election to complete Dugan's term.
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Minooka
Keith Flatness
Heritage
Minooka Grade School Board of Education
Flatness
Edward Dugan
Milwaukee
Minooka Area
K & F Decorators
Jacki
Valerie
Doug Flatness
Dugan
Kendall County
MVK District Board Adjourned Meeting Set at 8 PM
The September adjourned meeting of the board of education of Mazon Verona Kinsman Community Unit District No. 2 will be held at 8 p.m. Monday in the MVK High School library. Faculty from art guidance and agriculture departments will present. The board will study district insurance needs and prepare bid specifications. Reports will be given by Superintendent William S. Lynch.
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Board of Education
Mazon-Verona- Kinsman Community Unit District No
MVK High School
Art
William S. Lynch
Weather forecast and temperatures report for Dresden Island area
Tonight clouds increase with a chance of showers or thunderstorms and a low in the 40s. Saturday shows variable clouds with showers and thunderstorms and a high in the upper 70s. Thursday's high was 66 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 35 low. Morning readings show 37 at 7 a.m. in Morris and 57 at 10:30 a.m. ESDA Morris logged yesterday's high 65 and low 34. Barometric pressure 30 27 and rising with peak wind 7 mph in the last 12 hours.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
ESDA
Artificial liver saves 13 year old boy life
Georgetown University Medical Center doctors report a 13 year old Washington boy, Carlton Parker, recovered from a deep coma after an external charcoal liver simulator treatment. The procedure removed toxins from his blood and reversed the coma, with his weight rising from 85 to 140 pounds as he regained health.
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Washington
UPI
Georgetown University Medical Center
Michael C. Gelfand
Carlton Parker
Gelfand
Deputies to Teach Hunter Safety Courses in Grundy County
Three Grundy County deputies will lead hunter safety classes for persons under 16 seeking hunting permits. Enrollment via Grundy County Sheriff's Department at 942 0336. eight hours mandatory. October start with dates and places to be announced.
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Grundy County
Illinois
Illinois Department of Conservation
Division of Law Enforcement
Gary Phillips
Ray Odom
Tom Christensen
Illinois Department of Conservation and
Gardner
Phillips
Sheriff's Office
Corn and grain show entries for Grundy County festival
Corn and grain entries for the Grundy County Corn Festival Corn, Flower and Show are received from 6 to 8 p m today at Franklin School at North and Franklin Streets. Flowers and grain exhibits are accepted 8 to 10 a m Saturday. Judging runs 10 a m to 1 p m Saturday. Exhibits open to the public 1 to 8 p m Saturday and noon to 2 p m Sunday.
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Grundy County
Franklin School
North
Franklin Sts
Silas Williams House Added to National Register
The Silas Williams House at 702 E Broadway Streator has been named to the National Register of Historic Places. The Queen Anne frame building features gables towers porches art tiles stained glass and a large interconnected ground floor room plan reflecting 19th century lifestyle.
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Springfield
Silas Williams
E. Broadway
Streator
National Park Service
John McGuire
Department of Conservation
Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council
Illinois Department of Conservation
Grundy County Corn Festival Coverage In Monday Edition
Morris Daily Herald previews the Grundy County Corn Festival with contest winners from the coronation to the Sunday parade. The 16 page edition includes event photos, human interest shots, a special picture Page and pictures at every event.
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Morris Daily Herald
Grundy County
Gruntled Grundy Corn Festival Parade Set For Bicentennial Day
Jay Heap says 30,000 are expected for Grundy County Corn Festival parade Sunday with 191 entries and 42 floats in a bicentennial display. The 2 PM parade from Davis Funeral Home to Chapin Park will feature Uncle Sam's Circus, Civil War units, 26 bands, and a $7,000 budget.
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Jay Heap
Grundy County
Davis Funeral Home
Washington St
Liberty St
Beatty Lumber
Chapin Park
Corn Festival Committee
Uncle Sam's
Uncle Sam
Charles O’brien & Son Construction Co
Chicago Light Artillery
12Th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry
Chestnut Light Artillery
Republican Central Committee
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Marine Aircraft Wing
New Orleans
Ottawa Moose
Shrine
Illinois
Joliet West
Forrest-Strawn- Wing
Washington
Aurora
Channahon
Kelvin Grove
Heap
Jackson St
Tony Craig
M.C
Olson & Olson Auctioneering Service
Washington and Liberty Sts
Goodyear
Dickey & Dickey
Grundy Bank
Baum’s
Morris Lions Club
Eagles Hall
MCHS
Plainfield High
Brass Drum & Bugle Corps
Will County
Midwest
Judge reverses power line ruling in Illinois case
Grundy County Circuit Judge Robert Malmquist reversed an ICC ruling on a proposed Commonwealth Edison 345000 volt power line route. The decision orders ICC to review the route but does not mandate accepting the plaintiffs alternate path. Plaintiffs include Ora Ness Virginia Carper Edwin Burnham and others. defendants include the ICC Commonwealth Edison and affected property owners.
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Grundy County
Robert Malmquist
Illinois Commerce Commission
ICC
Commonwealth Edison
Nettle Creek
Erienna
Malmquist
Commission
Ora Ness
Virginia Carper
Edwin Burnham
William Hynds
Ednah Louise Beckwith
Marylin McCord
John and Beulah Kleinmaier
Muriel Pascoe
Martha McCord
Virginia Wilcox
Jane Hayes
Charie Gale
Ray Holderman
O. A. Johnson Jr
George Killelea
Edison
LaSalle
Grundy
Grundy County extends voter registration hours
Grundy County Clerk Lana Phillips announces extended hours to register for the general election. The office will stay open Friday Oct 1 to 8 p.m and Saturday Oct 2 from 8 a.m. to noon. Final registration deadline is Monday Oct 4. Call 942-0335 for details.
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Grundy County
Lana Phillips
Channahon Trustees to Discuss Police Proposal
Channahon village trustees plan a 7 p.m. study session at the village hall to discuss a proposal for four full time police officers. Mayor Steven Ritter notes no action will be taken until the regular monthly meeting and no executive session will occur. The idea emerged at the Sept. 13 meeting when Trustee Charles Fishburn proposed four officers, replacing the current one full time officer and part timers.
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Channahon
Steven Ritter
Charles Fishburn
Corridor plant permit mixup leads to name error
UPG Inc of Omaha Nebraska was granted a building permit for their plant east of Morris. The Morris Herald had misnamed the firm as UPB. Fishburn noted full time police scheduling would raise the police budget by about $3,000 annually for salaries.
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UPG Inc
Omaha
Neb
Morris
UPB
Morris Herald
Fishburn
Crash injures Powers family. driver dies near Alamax
Robert Powers Jr. and his daughter Stephanie were injured in a two car crash on U S 6 near Alamax. Powers is in guarded condition at Morris Hospital while Stephanie is in fair condition at St Joseph Joliet. Peter VanHorn was killed in the collision at age 19.
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Robert Powers Jr
Queens Lane
Morris Hospital
Stephanie
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Peter VanHorn
Hi Park Blvd
Powers
U.S. 6
Alamax
van Horn
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