No new talks set in Marion city workers dispute
Marion city workers reject a 50 cent per hour raise in a 12 to 4 vote amid suspicion over unauthorized changes in last year’s contract. Union officials seek copies of the contract and a new negotiation round, with the current contract due to expire in May. Located in Marion, Illinois, the dispute centers on pay and contract language affecting water sewer streets cemetery and landfill departments.
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Robert L. Butler
Divided planning commission rejects Carbondale rezoning
Carbondale Planning Commission split 4 to 3 votes to deny a 4.75 acre rezoning from agriculture to high-density residential for Stanley Dean and Mary Etherton. The commission cited lack of EPA permits and private lagoon concerns, with council earlier sending the matter back for more information.
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S. Grant City Road
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Jackson County Health Department
Carbondale
William Broom
Commission
Bill Boyd
John Huffman
Huffman
Easter gift exchange at City Point School noted
Three residents of Styrest Nursing Home in Carbondale led a first grade class in an Easter gift exchange at City Point School on Wednesday. Ellarne Weaver helps with baskets while students present paper Shinai to their guests.
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Discovery recount sought in Herrin city treasurer race
Bob Hardcastle, who lost to Terry Hughes by 79 votes, seeks a discovery recount. The county clerk's office will host the 7 p.m. examination of the voting machine by Herrin's election board, with a court order possible to view counters and remove the machine face. The St Marys School precinct showed 46 votes for Hardcastle on one machine and zero on the other, amid an unusually low treasurer total. The Herrin election board includes Mayor Mario Ottolini, City Clerk Ida Berra, and City Attorney Paul Murphy.
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Iindsan
Herrin
Bob Hardcastle
Terry Hughes
Hardcastle
Charles Garnall
Barney Boren
Garnall
St. Mary’s Catholic School
Mario ‘‘Moochie
Ottolini
Ida Berra
Paul Murphy
Norge plant workers vote on bargaining agent
The 60 Norge office employees at the Herrin plant vote today on a union representing them to cross picket lines of 1,050 other workers. If the union wins, they may gain rights to stay off the job and honor lines after certification in five days.
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Southern Illinoisan
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Herrin schools award fix up contracts for 1.9 million
Herrin School Board awarded roughly 1.9 million dollars in contracts for plumbing heating electrical and general and food service equipment to bring buildings into compliance with safety access and energy rules. An additional 700 thousand in window work was delayed for study.
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Herrin
Charles Garrison
Addi
Kiefner Brothers Inc
Perryville
Fritz Inc
Belleville
Atkisson Plumbing and Heating Inc
Marion
Servce Companies
St. Louis
South Side School
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North Side
Perry County considers personnel code amid settlement talks
Perry County may adopt a personnel code to guarantee hearings before firing and will review insurance policies after a $47,500 out‑of‑court settlement tied to a patronage suit. State's Attorney Gerald Sims plans months of work on the code while Commissioner Provart and Judge Rodely weigh the measure's implications.
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Southern Illinoisan Institution
Perry County
Gerald Sims
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Charles Maca
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