County Withdraws 80000 From Bank De Soto To Avoid Conflicts
Jackson County Board moves 80000 in four 20000 certificates of deposit from Bank De Soto where board member James Gillmore is a director. Funds will shift to another bank to prevent conflicts while the county seeks bids on investments across local banks.
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Cindy Harrell
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Board
Bank de Soto
James Gillmore
de Soto
Raymond Dillinger
Dillinger
Bank of de Soto
County Board Finance Committee
Douglas Eriksen
Metropolis Work Release Center arson probe extended
Investigators meeting Tuesday decided to extend inquiry into the July 8 fire at the Metropolis Work Release Center. No charges will be filed yet as officials say the case is for the Massac County State to review. The center will close by Sept. 1 and two high level staff were suspended amid arson and fraud suspicions.
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Metropolis Work Release Center
Gus Mazzonni
Massac County
States
Allyn Sielaff
State Dept. of Corrections
Metropolis
Sielaff
Don Thomas
Tom Thomas
Don
Oscar Mizell
States’ Attorney’s Office
Dept. of Corrections
Mizell
Fourth zoning meeting on Jackson County ordinance set
Tonight at 7 30 the Jacob community hall hosts the fourth of five public meetings on a proposed Jackson County zoning ordinance. The county board earlier pledged support for the Zoning Committee while inviting written letters of encouragement, though final approval remains unresolved.
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Jackson County
Jacob
Council Shoots Down Silence After Council Chamber Theft
Carbondale city council may have to speak up after thieves entered through a broken plate glass window last Monday night and stole microphones an amplifier and connecting wires. Police noted equipment was not locked up and not marked with identification engraving, though the engraving tool is available to residents. Loss covered by insurance was estimated at 591 dollars.
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Carbondale
Survey set for city hall site in Herrin
The Herrin Public Building Commission approves a topographic survey of the 300 block of N Park Ave to map utilities and underground obstacles for the proposed city hall. Givenrod and Lipe Inc. will conduct the study at about 1500 dollars before architects are hired. Construction hoped for by next spring. The city bought the land. the building would occupy about 16 000 square feet. Estimated costs rose from 374 000 in 1968 to over 500 000 in 1971.
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Herrin City Hall
City
Walker
N. Park Ave
City Hall
Council weighs fate of Carbondale ERC budget cut
The Carbondale Employment and Resource Center ERC board cut its May budget request from 59 000 to 55 000 in a bid to satisfy the city council. The council previously approved 40 000 in general funds and 20 000 in Model Cities money for ERC support.
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Carbondale Employment and Resource Center
ERC
Don Monty
Monty
Illinois State Employment Service
Carroll Fry
Fry
Carmi City and White County Approve New Jail Plan
Carmi City Council and White County Board approve architect plans for a $445,000 ten cell one story jail. Gordon Flom of Carbondale prepared the plans and bids will be sought within two months. Currently prisoners are housed at Hamilton County Jail in McLeansboro.
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Carmi
Carmi City Council
White County Board
Gordon Flom
Carbondale
Hamilton County
Mcleansboro
Lunker Ladies Teach Girl Scouts to Fish in Big Muddy
Brownie Unit No. 3 girls from a day camp join about 150 Scouts for a week long Big Muddy River fishing program guided by Lunker Ladies.
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Lunker
Girl Scouts
Big Muddy
Linda Burgess
Mrs. Burgess
Lunker Ladies
Hill House to remain open amid funding denial
Hill House, a Carbondale drug rehabilitation center, will stay open after the Jackson County Board denied a request for over 4000 in revenue sharing funds. Director Ted Osborne said the facility will continue and seeks alternate financing through October when state support may allow break even operations. The Hill House board meets today at 5 p.m. at the Village Inn in Carbondale.
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Hill House
Carbondale
Jackson County Board
Ted Osborne
Osborne
Hill House Board
Village Inn
County unit weighs possible suit against utility
Williamson County Building Commission discussed a potential lawsuit against Central Illinois Public Service Co. over a $3,480 July compressor replacement after a burnout during a power shortage. Attorney Bernard Paul will study the suit basis. The board also debated vacation pay for four maintenance workers and raised two part-time janitors’ wages from $2.25 to $3 an hour.
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Central Illinois Public Service Co
Williamson County Building Commission
Commission
Bernard Paul
Danny
Annette Cavitt
Marion
Moberg, Swedish Author, Drowns Off Stockholm Coast
Vilhelm Moberg famed creator of The Emigrants was found drowned off a coastal island north of Stockholm. Police said his body was found Wednesday near his summerhouse. The Emigrants, published in 1949, began a four volume saga about Swedes migrating to the United States.
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Stockholm
Vilhelm Moberg
United States
New administrator named for Benton hospital amid labor dispute
Donald G. Loftus, 30, assistant administrator of Graham Hospital Canton, was named administrator of Franklin Hospital Benton by the board. Interim chief Robert E. Meyer, fired administrator William Lamont last May, will return to Onarga. Loftus begins Monday. Union activity continues with Informational pickets and unresolved wage issues, and about 250 staff are employed.
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Donald G. Loftus
Graham Hospital
Canton
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Robert E. Meyer
William W. Lamont
Meyer
Onarga
Loftus
Carl Taylor
West Frankfort
Loft
Warren Stark
Stark
Board of Directors
County employees seek mediator committee for personnel policy
The Jackson County Board requests the state's attorney's office to form a county employees committee to set personnel policies. The panel will mediate between the board and workers on non wage matters while disputes over courthouse hours and salary adjustments are reviewed. Circuit Clerk Kerley must close at 4 pm by court order. others stay 4:30 pm, adding weekly hours for some staff.
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Cindy Harrell
Southern Illinois
Jackson County Board
State’s Attorney’s Office
Peyton Kunce
Murphysboro
James Kerley
Howard Hood
Marion couple indicted in child cruelty case
Harvey Smothers and Rebecca Smothers, both held in Williamson County jail, were indicted by a Madison County grand jury on cruelty to a child charges. The Marion pair, former Collinsville residents, allegedly beat 6 year old Harvey Jr. with a belt and struck his back with a knife on May 18.
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Marion
Williamson County
Madison County
Harvey Smothers
Rebecca Smothers
Collinsville
Smothers
Harvey Jr
Jackson County Liquor Ordinance Committee Sets August Meeting
Jackson County Liquor Ordinance Committee will meet at 1 30 p m August 14 in the supervisor s office at the courthouse Murphysboro They reviewed July 30 and found no action Parking issues blamed for late hours noted from three taverns The Road Runner Midland Inn Chalet showed progress on parking improvements The board adopted a 24 hour operation policy January 12 1972 and the committee seeks an adjustment to that policy
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Jackson County Liquor Ordinance Committee
Murphysboro
Charles Hines
Jackson County
Rt. 51
de Soto
Rt. 13
Carbondale
Rt. 149
Statewide protest fails to avert layoffs in Illinois highway unit
Illinois Governor Walker orders reduced in house technical staff across highway districts. District 9 engineer James Newton says resignations and retirements by October 31 could avert layoffs. He notes annual allotments are smaller this year, with implications for staff levels in Southern Illinois.
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Illinois Dept. of Transportation
Daniel Walker
Illinois
Walker
Highway District
Highway District 9
James Newton
Newton
Cedar Lake planning group adjourns without quorum
The Carbondale planning commission on Cedar Lake adjourned with no action as half the six member panel were absent. Members Entsminger Casey and Cauble attended. five votes were needed for a quorum. The meeting reviewed last week’s preliminary lake use recommendations and debated motorboat horsepower limits and proposed recreation sites. A third meeting is tentatively planned for next Wednesday.
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Carbondale Planning Commission
Cedar Lake
Herman Entsminger
Susan Casey
William Cauble
John Ham
Entsminger
Cauble
Carbondale
David Christensen
Casey
Herberta Beyler
Cedar Lake Phase II funding approved for Carbondale project
HUD has approved Phase II funding for Carbondale's Cedar Lake water project. A change order adds 560 854 for a 24 inch water line from Lake Evergreen to the wastewater plant, bringing total construction to 4.05 million not counting engineering or land costs. Work runs with other lake site construction with a December completion goal.
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Department of Housing and Urban Renewal
HUD
Cedar Lake
Carbondale
Carroll Fry
Lake Evergreen
Fry
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