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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 2002
Page
7
A compilation of upcoming public meetings across multiple towns including Benton Cairo Carbondale Carterville Chester Galatia Harrisburg Herrin Jackson County Jefferson County Johnson County Jonesboro Pinckneyville Pope Rend Lake St Johns Shawnee Thompsonville Trico and Waltonville. Dates show 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. and morning sessions at various venues such as city halls libraries and school buildings.
Pulaski County Sheriff says three New Albany residents Danielle Stephens Lindsey McWilliams and Warren Livingston were charged with 13 counts of forgery after a traffic stop uncovered computer generated checks totaling 45499.68 with several cashed. Investigators say the group used fictitious names and IDs and had a list of businesses cashing the checks including at least three in Little Rock Arkansas.
Sunyoung Moon brings Korean and Japanese dishes to SIUC for a temporary test run in International Gardens. With her husband Wanki Moon and friend Mikyung Song, she draws lines of students and staff eager to sample the cuisine, praising the welcome and noting repeat customers by midweek.
Dennis H. Harvey, a former Maytag employee from 1980 to 2000, alleges racial discrimination and illegal discharge in a Benton court suit. He claims co workers and managers used racial slurs broadcast over the PA system and a hangman’s noose was left on his forklift. The suit seeks at least $100,000 in compensatory damages plus punitive damages and costs.
Carbondale Park District faces whether public recreation tax dollars may fund Alice Wright Early Childhood Center for another year. The center has about 30,000 from the district this year plus 90,000 in state subsidies and private fees. Superintendent Sally Wright says the board must decide how leisure tax funds may support child care while aiming to do the right thing.
A historical piece on Hardin County Illinois noting its 1839 formation from Franklin Pope and Williamson Counties, naming origins, tiny size and population, and Ruby Hall’s History of Hardin County. It recounts early settlers from the east, river ferries at Big Creek and Cave in Rock, dish boats from Pittsburgh, and a shift to potatoes as a cash crop amid loamy soil for farming. The passage highlights the rugged pioneer life and local industry shaping the county's early years.
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