I-24 bridge closure to last six to twelve months
The I 24 bridge over the Ohio River at Metropolis will close for six months to a year to prevent aggravating cracks in steel supports. Officials say the bridge is not in danger of collapse, with traffic diverted to Brookport and Cairo bridges. About 7,000 to 8,000 vehicles crossed before closure. Repair costs will be shared by Illinois and Kentucky.
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Joanne Wood
Southern Illinoisan
Ohio River
Metropolis
Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Brookport
Cairo
Irvin Cobb
Paducah
Apple Tree Alliance
Massac State Park
U.S. 45
Noble Park
Massac County
Jim Cornille
I-24
John Burke
Kentucky Department of Transportation
Burke
Nashville Bridge Company
Nashville, Tenn
Illinois
Kentucky
Cornille
Cobb
Alex Zedhalis
District 9
Carbondale Idot
Shawneetown
U.S. 51
U.S. 60
Cairo-to-Kentucky
Zedialis
West Frankfort workers strike over city shifts
West Frankfort officials faced a sickout by about 35 water sewer and streets workers who protested a police and fire shift change that raised salaries. Picket lines appeared outside the water and sewer shed while city officials defend the move as cost saving and a means to cut turnover.
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Cathy Saxenmeyer
Southern Illinoisan
Frankfort
Water Department
Russell Young
S. Lincoln St
Young
Mike McClatchey
John Simmons
Simmons
Public Health and Safety
Jim Bernhard
West Frankfort ex-police chief faces new misconduct indictments
Former West Frankfort Police Chief James Kinsman faces four new indictments for misconduct after prior charges were dismissed for insufficient wording. The cases accuse him of purchasing gasoline for personal use at city expense. Nine other indictments were issued, including arson and assault cases, with details on defendants and locations across Franklin County and surrounding towns. The grand jury also considers further charges against former West Frankfort Commissioner Bernard Melvin, who is reportedly hospitalized.
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Cathy Saxenmeyer
Southern Illinois
West Frankfort
James Kinsman
Franklin County
Kinsman
Albert McAllister
Carmi
Terry Hopkins
Bernard Melvin
Melvin
Hopkins
Charles Leggett
Sandra
Oil price to double by 1990 says Schlesinger
Washington AP outgoing Energy Secretary James Schlesinger warned that oil priced by OPEC could reach 40 dollars a barrel by 1990 as demand grows and exports shrink. He said prices would rise further if OPEC keeps exports down. Brock Adams urged Americans to cut auto use and boost mass transit, urging the auto industry to reinvent the car.
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Washington
James Schlesinger
International Oil Cartel
U.S
Transportation
Brock Adams
Schlesinger
CBS
Face the Nation
Adams
NBC
Meet the Press
OPEC
Weather shifts persist as heat, humidity grip region
Southern Illinois remains hot and humid with high near 98 degrees today and around 96 tomorrow as, Bruce Sutter battles the Cardinals against the Cubs. An evolving weather pattern keeps highs in the upper 90s and nightly lows near 70随着旋转高压系统持续影响本地区。
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Southern Illinois
Jim Stevens
Carbondale
Southern
Illinois
Stevens
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