Carbondale district eyes three schools with Parrish junior
Long range planning committee backs financing Parrish Thomas and Lewis additions by 700000 surplus and regular taxes to form three K 5 buildings and Parrish as junior high replacing Lincoln. A bond issue would be needed about 1990 to complete reorganization. Springmore closure planned in 1983 with 13 rooms lost, 150 sixth graders amid crowding. public meetings planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Parrish, Thomas and Lewis
Carbondale
Parrish
Lincoln
Winkler
Thomas and Lewis
Springmore
Gordon White
John Barbie
Lewis
Harold Bardo
Karl Bartlesmeyer
Bartelsmeyer
Barbie
Jackson board urged to upgrade courthouse but build new jail
Jackson County faces space shortages in its courthouse and jail. A bar association and city leaders urge adding four courtrooms and private spaces, relocating some offices, and possibly a new jail on a ground floor. The committee aims to present a financing plan by May 22 with a June final report.
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Jackson Board
Ann Schottman Enol
Jackson County
Jackson County Board
County Bar Association
Murphysboro
Sydney Appleton
Richard E. Richman
Don White
Bar Association
James Lawder
Lawder
The
Carbondale
P. Michael Kimmel
Public Defender and Probation Department
Richman
Illinois Department of Corrections
Jackson County Grand Jury
Turco Manufacturing
Mae Nelson
White
Appleton
Eagles’ Lodge
S. 13Th Street
William South
Robert Crim
Crim
Judge rules Marion board did not affect bus driver jobs
Federal Judge Kenneth Meyers ruled for the Marion Unit Two School District Board in a suit by former bus drivers not hired after a 1977 strike. The private contractor R.W. Harmon settled for 20000. Meyers found no proof the board directed hiring or had veto power. the contract was financially advantageous and did not target union activity. Eleven drivers sought about 1 million in damages and fees.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Kenneth Meyers
Marion Unit
Board of Education
Harmon
Meyers
Illinois
Marion Employees Association
Carl Kendrick
Kendrick
Marion
Benton approves police and fire pact with raises
Benton city council and the police and fire unions approved a new contract retroactive to March 1 1982 delivering an immediate 10 percent wage rise and another 10 percent on that date. Sergeants gain 1500 per year and on call pay rises for firemen, while radio operators miss the extra 1 percent raise. Grievance procedures to be set within 120 days as other department contracts loom.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Benton Police
International Laborers Union
Leland Brown
Carbondale High wins state sweepstakes in music contests
Carbondale Community High School captured the Illinois High School Association Class A sweepstakes, finishing first among 110 schools with 759 points. Mount Vernon won Class AA with 841 points as 133 CCHS students participated across band chorus orchestra and solo ensembles.
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Carbondale High
Tony Stevens
Carbondale Community High School Today
Illinois High School Association
David Fry
IHSA
CCHS
Carbondale Music Department
Fry
Southern Illinois
Mount Vernon
Miss Burris
Carbondale
Macomb High School
Macomb
Centralia High School
Mount Vernon High School
Burris
New Orleans
Cape Girardeau
Marion senior earns top 4-H honor to attend National Congress
Marion High School senior Mark Travelstead has been chosen as a top 4-H recipient, advancing to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. The 18-year-old woodworker earned the wood science award from among 2,800 Illinois 4-H members, with scholarship possibilities worth thousands. Travelstead's projects include a solid walnut gun cabinet and an indoor porch swing, reflecting years of wood science work and other 4-H activities.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Marion
Mark Travelstead
Travelstead
Williamson County
Randy Davis
Mark
Davis
Mechanics Illustrated Magazine
du Quoin
Springfield
Illinois
Chicago
P & S Grain Co. Inc
Ron
Route 4
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Carbondale High School
James Sanders
A. C. Storme
Jack Evans
Sanders
Benton
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