Playtime kicks off at Alice Wright Center open house
Brisk invite to see new playground equipment at the Alice Wright Early Childhood Center in Carbondale. The 1985 facility at 2500 Sunset Drive hosts an open house from 7 to 8 p.m. with Park District board president Eden Thorne and Mayor Neil Dillard praising the project and its future expansions.
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Carbondale
Alice Wright
Park District
Life Community
Sunset Drive
Park District Board
Eden Thorne
Thorne
Neil Dillard
2500
Library Board Meeting Rescheduled in Herrin
The Herrin City Library board meeting is moved to 8:00 tonight due to a lack of quorum. Trustee John D. Homan notes the regular monthly session will be held at the library once a quorum is present.
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Herrin
Herrin City
Zeigler man charged with arson in house fire
A 27 year old Zeigler man, Steven Collins, is free on $500 bail after Williamson County authorities charged him with arson in a February house fire. Fire Chief Bob Partee and state fire marshal concluded the blaze was intentional to obtain insurance money. An arrest warrant led to Collins’s custody and transfer to Franklin County Jail, with an initial court appearance planned in September.
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Zeigler
Williamson
Steven Collins
Bob Partee
Partee
Collins
Williamson County
Franklin Count
Franklin County
Duncan is sentenced in Williamson County Court
Michael Duncan aged 28 of Johnston City received a five year prison term from Judge Paul Murphy in Williamson County Circuit Court. He was convicted for a theft at Al Tire and Auto in Johnston City dated October 28, 2000.
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Marion
Michael Duncan
Johnston City
Williamson County
Paul Murphy
Duncan
al Tire and Auto
Carbondale man charged with unlawful use of weapons
A Carbondale man, Melvin Lewis Dysart 46, faces charges after police responded to a domestic dispute on West Monroe Street. He is accused of dragging the victim and holding her down while in unlawful possession of a shortened, stolen shotgun. He remains jailed on a 500 dollar bond.
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Carbondale
Melvin Lewis Dysart
West Monroe Street
Dysart
Jackson County
Trico teachers district settle after four sessions
In Campbell Hill, a tentative one year contract was reached between Trico schools and the Trico Education Association after four negotiation meetings. Teachers will vote this afternoon and the board is expected to approve at tonight's meeting. Details remain private until approval. The plan includes step raises, a salary hike, and extra curricular pay increases. A public hearing at 8:45 p.m. covers sale of bonds to fund sewer plant and HVAC work at the junior high and grade school, with projects costing about 845000 dollars.
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Campbell Hill
Trico
Trico Education Association
Dennis Smith
Civil War tale of Joseph Ward told by descendant
Marion resident Danny Ward narrates the 7th Tennessee Confederate Calvary's hard march from Camp Chase to Andersonville. He cites a planned ceremony honoring veteran Joseph Riley Ward, with contact for details at 997-2997.
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Marion
Joseph Riley Ward
Benton County
Tenn
Tennessee U.S. Calvery Regiment
Camp Chase
Ohio
Tennessee
7Th
Tennessee Confederate
Calvery
Andersonville
Georgia
Danny Ward
Joseph
Joseph Ward
Ward
Semi runs over man at I 57 rest stop
A 45-year-old Chicago man, reportedly possibly having a heart attack, was found under a semi at an Interstate 57 rest area and pronounced dead at Union County Hospital after an early Wednesday incident. Autopsy results pending. authorities have not released names.
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Ama
Chicago
Interstate 57
Union County Hospital
Union County
Darryl Rendleman
Real estate tax bills coming soon in Franklin County
Franklin County residents can expect 2001 real estate tax bills by late August with first and second installments due in September and October. A computer glitch delayed mailing from the treasurer's office to the county clerk and reports on tax rates had to be reprocessed. The 2000 taxes were reviewed by the Illinois Department of Revenue which set a multiplier. last year saw numerous complaints over unfair assessments, but this year the multiplier is 1 and efforts focus on finalized levies and rates for each district.
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Franklin County
Java Wynn
Wynn
Supervisor of Assessments
Illinois Department of Revenue
IDR
Browning Township
Herrin Maytag plant earns ISO 9001 registration
Herrin Maytag Herrin Laundry Products scored ISO 9001 registration after a Bureau Veritas inspection. Chuck Parke, Maytag VP of operations, called it a major achievement expanding product acceptance worldwide and improving productivity, scrap reduction, on time shipments, and employee morale.
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Herrin
Herrin Maytag
Bureau Veritas Quality International
Chuck Parke
Maytag
Parke
Maytag Herrin
Jump greets fans at Herrin Maytag ISO 9001 party
Actor Gordon Jump visited the Herrin Maytag plant to celebrate ISO 9001 registration. He greeted hundreds of uniformed employees at a luncheon, praising Herrin’s quality commitment and thanking staff for the achievement.
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Herrin
Maytag
Gordon Jump
Mr. Carlson
WKRP
Jump
Iso 9001 Registration. “Gordon
United States
Jim Cook
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SIUC
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