Marion Carneg ie Library seeks upgrades amid rising use
The Marion Carnegie Library plans a possible expansion to preserve a civic meeting room and address unmet needs from water intrusion to funding. Board member Betty Fox cites a 40 percent rise in circulation to 65 000 yearly and 300 daily visitors while outlining aging infrastructure, a need for painting, attic sorting, staff pay, and loss of work program positions. The city council has shown skepticism yet Mayor Butler suggested expansion with a back addition, with a committee aiming to first renovate and fix basement water problems before any enlargement.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
Carnegie Library
Betty Fox
South Market Street
Carnegie Corporation
Free Library
Ronald Reed
Robert Butler
Reed
Butler
Library Building Committee
Floyd McGuire
Library Board
Marion Women’s Club
McGuire
Cobden Peach Festival Draws Crowds and Local Pride
In Cobden on a Saturday, the Lions Club hosts its annual Thanksgiving for the peach harvest. Residents savor Cobden peaches at a stand near the baseball diamond, with peach cobbler and pies drawing praise. Peach growers cite soil, climate, and rolling hills as reasons for the crop’s exceptional taste.
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Brad Betker
Southern Illinois
U.S. 51
Jackson-Union County
Cobden
Illinois Fruit Growers
Eckert
Lions Club
Cobden and Cobden
Center Field
Clifford Heil
Crest Haven
Heil
Melina
Apple Time Looms in Southern Illinois Crops
Southern Illinois reports apples ripening on trees with Red Delicious Jonathan and Golden Delicious varieties set to harvest. Farmers anticipate abundant yields for cobblers pies and other desserts as the season progresses.
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Illinois
Jonathan
Women as Judges: Spomer Interview on O Conner Role
Cairo based Judge Dorothy Spomer discusses with Supreme Court designee Sandra O Connor the state of women attorneys and jurists. They compare experiences practicing and judging in Southern Illinois versus Arizona, exploring differences in culture, opportunities, and challenges for women in the bench.
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Dorothy Spomer
Cairo
Supreme Court
Sandra O’connor
Illinois
Arizona
School days fashions in Southern Illinois view
A Thursday Living study explores what Southern Illinois students wear for school, alongside parental and teacher opinions on appropriate attire. The piece compares local styles with trends seen in other areas, detailing influences and shifting norms in student dress.
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Southern Illinois
Southern Illinoisan Postal Rates and Office Contacts
The notice lists delivery details and pricing for the Southern Illinoisan including 4 week period rates by carrier and mail options. It includes service office phone numbers in Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin and Marion and classified ad numbers. It also gives post office box address for mail and states 18 county outside circulation and price tiers.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
Herrin
Marion
Southern Illinoisan
Ill
Five Die as Hot Air Balloon Crashes Near Barrington Hills
Five people were killed and a sixth seriously injured when a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in a northwest Chicago suburb. Police said three died at the scene, one at a hospital, and another died from burns after admission. The sole survivor was moved to Evanston Hospital in serious condition. identities were withheld.
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Barrington Hills
Chicago
Barrington
Good Shepherd Hospital
Donna Jensen-Sweet
Good Shep
City plans 50 50 sidewalk project in Murphysboro
Notice to citizens announces sidewalk construction and reconstruction in Murphysboro on a cost sharing 50 50 basis. Residents are advised to contact their alderman or the City Clerk’s office for further information.
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Murphysboro
IEPA
Village Hall
J. T. Blankinship & Associates
South 17Th Street
Illinois
D.S.T
Vergennes Village Hall
SIUC construction delays threaten project completion timeline
SIUC Carbondale will rebid the general contracting portion of a 2 million dollar pollution control project after a bid error halted the first round. Delays could push completion back six months into September, affecting testing windows for the electrostatic precipitators and extending the schedule beyond August if bids miss the mark.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Siu-C
Allen Haake
Haake
Illinois Capital Development Board
CDB
Kenneth Coats
Coats
Texas Company
Pricipitair Pollution Control
SIUC
Credit card kickbacks probe hits Chicago transit
Chicago's Office of Municipal Investigations asks federal authorities to probe alleged CTA employee credit cards as kickbacks from Harvey & Associates. OMI Chief Maurer says CTA cooperation lacking, may trigger grand jury setup. CTA finance manager Kole denies irregularities and asserts full cooperation and past Harvey work. Federal agencies named include IRS, Postal Service, DOT and U.S. attorney.
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Chicago
City Office of Municipal Investigations
Chicago Transit Authority
OMI
James Maurer
CTA
Paul Kole
Harvey
Kole
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Postal Service
Department of Transportation
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Maurer
Howard Medley
Harvey & Associates
West Frankfort Woman Killed In One Car Crash
Natalie Sisk 21 or 22 of 2305 E St Louis St West Frankfort died after a single vehicle crash at Ninth and Horrell Streets at 7 30 p m. Firefighters reported the car left the street struck a tree rolled over and ended up in Ninth Street top caved in she died on arrival at Union Hospital West Frankfort.
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Natalie Sisk
St. Louis St
West Frankfort
Ninth and
Horrell Streets
Union Hospital
Ninth Street
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