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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2006
Page
9
Police arrested 17 year old Kassandra Brown on multiple charges including Perry County contempt warrants, a curfew violation, no license, and an uninsured vehicle. A 9 year old was picked up for retail theft for stealing a bicycle from Toler's Do It Best and released to parents pending juvenile proceedings.
A pool of mosquitoes in the 100 block of West Second Street Johnston City tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the second positive pool in Williamson County within a week, following earlier county surveillance and prior cases in Marion and a blue jay in nearby areas.
The 93rd Nausley Reunion gathers at noon Sunday at the Extension Building on the Ava Blacktop in Murphysboro with a potluck and open invitation. Harlen Porter is reachable at 618 687-2803 for details. The Toler family reunion follows at 11 a.m. Sunday Sept 10 at Giant City State Park Shelter 2, asking attendees to bring a dish and family to share. Call 618 893-2163 for information.
SIU Carbondale celebrated Ray Lenzi associate vice chancellor of economic and regional development with a Wednesday retirement gathering in the Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center lobby. Lenzi plans a post retirement life focused on his farm in Union County with 89 acres and a vineyard, hoping to expand it into a small commercial venture and operate a limited bed and breakfast.
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency officials toured Murphysboro to push for a certified local government and a historic downtown district. They highlighted the Laclede Hotel restoration and plans to convert it into a bed and breakfast lounge while stressing that viable businesses are essential to preservation.
Williamson County shows a fragile financial foothold after an audit by Kim Meyer. Reserve funds are needed in the general fund IMRF and Employee Health Insurance fund. Meyer urged creating reserves in 2004 with a 2005 completion. Rising rates hinder windfall gains, said Barnett as the state dictates IMRF reserves.
Marion voters will decide in November on a $20 million bond referendum to fund a new high school. The district plans a $40 million project using state construction money and bonds, with no property tax increase. Superintendent Wade Hudgins said state funds would cover most costs and local revenue would fill the rest.
Voters face a statewide question on Marion Community Unit School District Number 2—whether to improve the site and build a high school and issue bonds totaling 20 million dollars. If approved, the district would gain a five year window to act and still secure state support contingent on state funding and Schools legislation.
In 1935 Supt. Prescoe Pulliam became SIU’s sixth president, steering the drive to upgrade Southern Illinois University from a teachers college. His tenure and the 1943 legislature enabled liberal arts degrees while barring some professional programs. Pulliam energized Extension work and regional leadership via groups like Southern Illinois Incorporated and the Greater Egypt Association, plus the Child Guidance Clinic and regional historical efforts.
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