Carbondale district approves 15 percent raises from surplus
Carbondale elementary district ends two years of cuts by using a 635000 surplus to fund 15 percent average raises for 100 teachers for two years. First year cost 244835, second year 281848. raises come from education fund gains amid rising property values and slower enrollment declines. Senior teachers gain about 6.7 to 13 percent second year. some members seek relief for lower-earning staff.
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Carbondale
Jean Ness
Southern Illinois.n
Larry Jacober
Michael Altekruse
Carbondale Education Association
Robert Barrow
Barrow
Car crashes into Marion store collapsing building
A car rammed the Salvage and Building Supply Co at 102 N Court St Marion causing the glass front building to collapse. Driver James Groves 37 of Johnston City cited for reckless driving. His former wife and 11-year-old son uninjured. Property loss included several appliances. Store remained open.
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Marion
Marion Railroad ‘Salvage and Building Supply Comden
N. Court St
James Groves
Johnston City
Groves
Herbert van Hoorebeke
Clyde Brewster
Herrin
van Hoorebeke
Garrison
Freeman Spur
Jerry Joyner
Merce Ise
Williamson death curve project faces court delay in land condemnations
Williamson County moves to straighten and widen a 2050 foot section of County Road 2 known as death curve near Fergestown. Only two of seven parcels acquired amid right of way disputes. Supreme plan includes widening from 20 to 24 feet, bridge work, and possible condemnation through circuit court. A redesign is unlikely to avoid condemnation, with state’s attorney to file suit and juries to determine fair market value.
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Dave DeWitte
Williamson County
Herrin
Johnston City
Duane Wittenborn
Wittenborn
Fergestown
Bear Creek
Randy Patchett
Patchett
Reeder Named Carbondale Public Works Director
Edward Reeder, 33, was promoted to permanent director of Carbondale’s 18 person public works unit, replacing Bill Y who was fired last May over conflict of interest charges. Reeder plans department reorganization and continued focus on the railroad relocation project and depot work.
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Tom Woolf
The
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Public Works Department
Edward Reeder
Billy
Reeder
Carroll Fry
University Mall
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Illinois Department of Transportation
Public Works
New Orleans fire sparks Suit against two area firms
The city of New Orleans and eight insurers sue Wildlife Materials Inc. of Carbondale and Trojan Chemical Group for 318237 damages in three counts over a July 1980 warehouse fire. The suit alleges defective packaging and dangerous explosive materials caused losses totaling 81,552 to property, 53,777 to contents, 132,908 in lost chemicals, and 50,000 in uninsured items.
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New Orleans
Ann Schottman
Southern Illinoisan
Garbondale
Trojan Chemical Group
Wildlife Materials Inc
Carbondale
Trojan
Wildlife Materials
Bob Hawkins
Hawkins
Trojan Powder
Wolf Lake
Northern Illinois
Kingfisher sightings near Crab Orchard Lake in Illinois
Ben Gelman notes kingfishers near Illinois 13 and Cambria Road by Crab Orchard Lake, describing habitat shifts, perching on utility wires, diving for fish, and nesting in riverbanks. The piece covers species details, global distribution, color patterns, mythic ties to Halcyon days, and scientific naming.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinois
Illinois 13
Cambria Road
Crab Orchard Lake
United States
Texas
Chile
Europe
Tropics
Africa
Southeast Asia
South Pacific Islands
Kookaburra
Halcyone
Alcyone
Cye-Ohnee
Aeolus
Ceyx
Zeus
Illinois
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John Barbre
Altekruse
Joe Jines
Williamson
Carbondale Public Works
Pleasant Hill Road
Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
Steven Piltz
Carbondale Community High School
Willow Street
YMCA
SIUC
Piltz
B and D Electric
Eldorado
Fry
U.S. Department of Energy
Robert Pauls
Department of Energy
ADOE
American Museum of Science and Energy
Oak Ridge, Tenn
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