Park District weighs Court Club acquisition plan
Carbondale Park District explores buying the defunct Court Club behind University Mall after Sports Courts loss. Director George Whitehead will study feasibility, with Aug 26 as next discussion and potential site shifts if acquired. He cites debt service options and expanded indoor recreation but warns profits and liabilities must be clear.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
New Life
Court Club
Carbondale Park
George Whitehead
University Mall
Sports Courts Health and Racquet Club of
Carbondale Inc
Sports Courts
Whitehead
Park District
West Elm Street
Jackson County ambulance service budget hike proposed
The Jackson County ambulance service seeks a 15.5 percent expenditure increase for the fiscal year starting December 1, with projected revenues of 614,608 and expenses of 600,670. The plan adds a contingency fund, funds salary increases, and a new phased salary schedule for all personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Kevin Buenerkempher
Ambulance Committee
1 000 signs to sprout in the Spring
Johnson County will add more than 1 000 traffic signs under a highway safety project funded by IDOT. The plan replaces 30 year old signs and adds signs where none exist, with 80 percent federal funding and 20 percent local labor and equipment costs. Bids for erection will be sought within 60 days, with construction starting in about six months and about a month to install all signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Johnson County
Jesse Johns
Illinois Department of Transportation
Division of Traffic Safety
Johns
IDOT
FAA not considering closing Williamson tower at Williamson County
U S Rep Paul Simon says the FAA is not currently eyeing closure of Williamson County Airport control tower amid the air traffic controllers strike. Simon aide David Carle notes the FAA has a list of smaller airports for possible closures but Williamson is not on it and could be reconsidered week by week. The GAO report cited Williamson among towers at risk, but FAA officials say the strike is not the reason for any potential reevaluation.
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Jim Santori
Southern Illinoisan
Federal Aviation Administration
Williamson County
U.S
Paul Simon
David Carle
Simon
Washington
FAA
Carle
Congressional Accounting Office
Williamson
Cape Girardeau
Paducah
J. Lynn Helms
GAO
Illinois
Marion officer wins pistol trophy at Vienna center event
Marion police Sgt. Vance Schmid topped 127 shooters with a 599 of 600 in the 60 shot match at the Vienna Correctional Center Practice Police Combat Course. Jim Kellums of Goreville placed third, and the Marion Rangemasters Pistol Team won the team trophy.
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Marion
Vance Schmid
Vienna
Schmid
Jim Kellums
Goreville
Rangemasters
Marion Club
Seed Spitting Contest at Carbondale Park District
Allison Pauline and Terry Lyles joined 24 other youngsters at Turley Park for a seed spitting contest during the Carbondale Park District playground program on a hot day. Greg Budslick won first place with Terry taking second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Park District
Turley Park
Allison Pauline
Terry Lyles
Greg Budslick
Terry
Arson Suspect From Jonesboro Faces Court Appearance
Lorene Waddell, 26, of Jonesboro, charged with arson and unlawful weapon use, was scheduled to appear in Williamson County circuit court. She allegedly burned her parents home near Marion after a dispute with her mother and surrendered after arriving armed with a shotgun and a hunting knife at a nearby residence.
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Jonesboro
Marion
Williamson County
Lorene Waddell
Donald Lowery
Electrical short blamed for Herrin blaze hits family business
A Tuesday night fire gutted Cripps TV and Appliance at 209 S Park Ave in Herrin and may force the 27 year old family business to curtail operations. Co owner Frank Cripps suggested the store may shift to service work, while the fire marshal investigates the cause. Local detectives probe two other Tuesday fires deemed arson in the East Madison Street area.
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Herrin
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Cripps TV
S. Park Ave
Frank Cripps
Cripps
Dean
Dennis
Williamson County
Bruce Townsend
Mike Jeffords
Terry Triplett
Carterville
Townsend
American Legion Hall
Madison Street
Coal museum committee sets course for six month plan
National Coal Museum advances building design and a broader public relations push. Project Director Morrill recommends six months of planning to secure funding, with in person talks to coal executives and potential donors, and seeks state and federal support for a first 5 million phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Museum Committee
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
National Coal Museum
Paul Morrill
West Frankfort
Joseph Goodman
Rive
Morrill
Goodman
Carbondale Rail Relocation Funds Pressed by Illinois Delegation
Illinois senators Percy and Dixon and Rep. Simon press Secretary Lewis to approve distribution of the remaining 1981 FHWA funds totaling 22 million for Carbondale’s U S 51 overpass project. The push seeks 6 million for final engineering and right of way, with hopes for 8 million in 1982 construction funding and clarity on 1982 allocations once the House Senate conference report is approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Drew Lewis
Illinois
U.S
Secretary of Transportation
Carbondale
Charles Percy
Alan Dixon
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Lewis
Federal Highway Administration
U.S. 51
Percy
Dixon
Simon
Washington, D.C
Eldon Gosnell
Carney
House-Senate
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Jackson Ambulance Service
Ambulance Service
Buenerkempher
Mary Nell Chew
Mae Nelson
Joan Holcomb
Nelson
Finance Committee
Sharon Kowalzik
Robert Crim
Merit Board
John Clemons
Marion Policeman
Joe Jines
Dave DeWitte
The
Southern Illinois An
Waddell
Anna Mental Health Center
Wayne Isaacs
Isaacs
Randy Patchett
Gosnell
FHWA
James Carney
Fhwa’s Railroad and Utilities Branch
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