State OKs permit to divert Little Muddy near Elkville
The Illinois Office of Water Resources Management issued a permit to Consolidation Coal Company to rechannel two river sections near Elkville. EPA approved. Conservation Dept raised water quality concerns, and state official Guillou says a meeting to discuss mitigation is planned. Concerns also noted by GERPD C and regional planning staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Rothe
Southern Illinoisan
State Office of Water Resources Management
Consolidation Coal Company
Little Muddy River
Elkville
John Guillou
Chif
Water Resources Office
State Department of Conservation
Environmental Protection Agency
Guillou
Conservation Department
Anthony Dean
Jackson County
EPA
Bruce Rogers
Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission
Gerpdc
A.S. Kirkikis
Gerode
Commission
Franklyn Moreno
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Big Muddy
Moreno
Kirkikis
Greater Egypt
Charles Bond
Coal Company
Carbondale man convicted of murder after jury deliberation
Alfonso Sonny Hall, 24, was found guilty of murdering Robert Shoffner, 36, during an early morning argument at Intrigue's Kitchen in Carbondale on January 28. Deliberations extended 6 1 2 hours after a prior hung jury, with sentencing set for September 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfonso
Sonny’” Hall
Carbondale
Robert Shoffner
Hall
Shoffner
Intrigue
Washington St
Murphysboro
Richard Richman
Jackson County
Jeffery Haas
Arnold Jochums
Peoples Law Office
Chicago
Howard Hood
Hill House director faces resignation over unpaid salary
Hill House head Ted Os borne told the board he may resign unless he receives next week assurance his $11,500 annual salary will be paid. The 708 Mental Health Board plans a special session to discuss emergency funding after the county board denied a $4,246 revenue sharing request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinoisan Hill House
Ted Osborne
Osborne
Jackson County Community Mental Health Board
708 Board
Hill House
Jackson County Board
Illinois Drug Abuse Program
IDAP
Hill House Board
Carbondale
John Sheley
Pinckneyville
Clyde Choate
D-Anna
Springfield
Carbondale Action Now
708
County Board
Graduation day at Chamness Town School dedication event
Youth Conservation Corps members staged a graduation photo atop the reconstructed Chamness Town School in Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge. John Doty announced the 100 year old building’s rebuild, using barn timber, as a public history project for Southern Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamnesstown
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Youth Conservation Corps
John Doty
CEMREL seeks rezoning for Carbondale complex
Carbondale plans to rezone the University City complex in Carbondale from R-5 to B-3 to house CEMREL offices. City Manager Carroll Fry leads the rezoning effort with a public hearing tentatively set for Sept. 5 and final council action expected about a week after. CEMREL and school districts have a standby moratorium on information about the partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Midwestern Regional Educational Laboratory
Cemrel
University City
Carbondale
Carroll Fry
Donald Monty
Pedestrian Woman Killed On Rt 51 Near De Soto
Dixie Rice 22 of Du Quoin was struck and killed about 3 a.m. on Rt 51 near De Soto by a car driven by Charles Cobin 26 of Dowell. Rice was walking on the highway overpass. no tickets issued. She was a waitress at Emling Grill and survived by her mother Benjie Rice and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Rice
du Quoin
Rt. 51
de Soto
Miss Rice
Charles Cobin
Dowell
Howard
Marjorie Newborn Rice
Emling Grill
W. Poplar St
Benjie Rice
Benny Newborn
Charlotte Leggans
Kathy Wager
Elkville
Vickie
Becky
Gail Rice
Funeral services announced for area highway deaths
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Neal Memorial Chapel Du Quoin with burial in Old Du Quoin Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Memorial
du Quoin
Old du Quoin
Zoning Hearing Draws County Farmers For Opinion
Jackson County residents attended the fourth of five public hearings on a proposed county zoning ordinance. Chair Charles Gray called Thursday’s meeting the best yet, despite mosquitos and five freight trains. Most attendees opposed zoning, with calls to adjust the 10 acre minimum and add low density zones. Officials noted hearings proceed countywide, with draft copies available for review and input to representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cindy Harrell
Southern
Jackson
Jacob
Charles Gray
Gray
Zoning Commission
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Lloyd Miller
Commission
Norman Freeman
Susan Casey
County Board and Zoning Commission
Farm City Days explains meat prices in Benton
The Franklin County Farm Bureau and Benton Promotion Association sponsor the second annual Farm City Days. Exhibits cover farm costs and consumer prices with events on Friday night and Saturday including a teen dance a tricycle race lawnmower race pet show talent show and a grand drawing for a 1040 pound black Angus steer plus country music and square dance. Food and sidewalk sales accompany the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Benton Promotion Association
Benton Community Bank
Farm Bureau Women’s Committee
Kinkaid District Donates Pike Stock for Cedar Lake
Kinkaid Lake Conservancy District gives breeder northern pike to the Illinois Department of Conservation to stock Cedar Lake. District manager Dave Fliger notes about 250000 pike inhabit Kinkaid Lake and 40 to 50 prime breeders are needed for Cedar Lake. Cedar Lake is planned as Carbondale’s future water supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinkaid Lake
Cedar Lake
Illinois
Fliger
Murphysboro
Kinkaid Creek
Carbondale
Suspect recaptured in St. Louis after hospital escape
Louis R. Greenlaw, 24, accused in Williamson County of raping a 15 year old, was recaptured by St. Louis police. He fled from a Carbondale work release center after serving time for rape and armed robbery, and escaped from Homer G. Phillips Hospital after being moved there for treatment. Fluornoy and Greenlaw face rape charges. Fluornoy is held in Williamson County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis R. Greenlaw
Williamson County
Cambria
St. Louis
John F. Fluornoy Jr
Brookside Manor
Carbondale
Fluornoy
Greenlaw
Menard Penitentiary
Illinois
House of Glass
Homer G. Phillips Hospital
Kennerly St
Illinois counties receive emergency flood aid for farming
The U S Department of Agriculture designated Alexander Jackson and Randolph counties in Illinois as eligible for emergency conservation aid. The assistance helps farmers clear land and plant after spring floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Illinois
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Alexander
Jackson
Randolph
Marion building manager on hold after laid off
Nathan Kaplan, Marion regional state offices building manager, says he was laid off July 31 and kept on hold until Sept. 10 as a state supreme court review looms. He rushed to shut off gas lines after leaks and faced a hostile letter from personnel. Kaplan plans to wait for the Sept. 10 ruling before deciding his next move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanne Wood
Southern Illinois
Nathan Kaplan
Marion
State Supreme Court
Dept. of Transportation
Kaplan
Michael J. Meehan
Peoria
Harley Mayberry
Springfield
Dept. of Personnel
Sam Houston
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Consolidation Coal Plan
Evelyn Samples
Alfonso Hall
Cairo
Jesse Ray Dublin
Wickliffe
Valley Steel
Gene Chrestman
Dublin
Bank of Benton
Kinkaid
Marion Building
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