Du Quoin considers zoning relief for Kay Vancil home plan
City commissioners weigh options to permit a $60,000 modular home on a permanent foundation at Roosevelt and Summers, while resisting rezoning. They discuss special permits or variances and hear concerns on Bradford pear trees downtown and signs removal enforcement. Public safety and traffic issues on South Washington Street are also noted.
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Jeff Robinson
Vancil
Aaron Atkins
Council and Zoning Commission
Bradford
Cathy Trowbridge
The
Tourism Commission
Trowbridge
Prisoner counts rise at Perry County Jail
Perry County Jail houses 28 county prisoners and about 29 federal inmates. Sheriff Kellerman said arrests target drug offenses and that bond amounts show rising severity with nearly a dozen bonds at 50 000 or more. The county will fund a Tri County Empowerment Zone bid and authorized a support letter. A debt settlement over Nu Wave Boats involved a land lien valued at 7500 with Du Quoin first and the county second, accepted at 6000.
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Pinckneyville
Perry County
Keith Kellerman
Kellerman
du Quoin
Doug Bishop
Danny Wildermuth
Nu Wave Boats
Nu-Wave
W. Sylvester St
Christopher
Two Deputies Added to Williamson County School Program
Williamson County Sheriff Tom Cundiff will send Deputies Brian Murrah and Ken Workman to join Ron McDonald in the School Resource Officer program. Murrah will cover Johnston City schools and Workman Herrin, with McDonald serving Creal Springs and Crab Orchard.
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Williamson County
Tom Cundiff
Brian Murrah
Ken Workman
Ron McDonald
Murrah
Johnston City
Workman
Herrin
McDonald
Creal Springs
Crab Orchard
Tamms officers honored as August employees of the month
Tamms Correctional Center names Timothy Fox Serina McCree James O Hara Todd Kelley Lt Jacob Null and Lt John Cox August employees of the month. They aided a July 11 assault scene assisting victims calling 911 and helping officers secure the area. Victim transported with a punctured lung and head trauma to a Cape Girardeau hospital.
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Tamms
Timothy Fox
Serina McCree
James O'Hara
Todd Kelley
Jacob Null
John Cox
Tamms Correctional Center
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Fox and
Kelley
Illinois Department of Corrections
Cox
IDOC
Null
Officer O'Hara
Officer McCree
Boon Earns August Employee of the Month Honor
Robert A. Boon of Shawneetown a correctional officer at Shawnee Correctional Center was named August employee of the month. He began in 1985 and works at Hardin County Work Camp. Boon has not missed a day due to illness in over 13 years and is praised for initiative enthusiasm and professionalism by Warden Donald S. Young.
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Vienna
Robert A
Bob” Boon
Shawneetown
Shawnee Correctional Center
Boon
Hardin County
Donald S. Young
Bob
Illinois Department of Corrections
Residents vent over speeding in Herrin neighborhood
Herrin residents pleaded with the city council over speeding on Smith Street and Weaver Road near Vigiano's Fitness Center. They cited children aged 5 to 11, near-miss incidents, and a lack of police enforcement as dangerous. The Public Safety Committee will review and report back in two weeks.
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Herrin
Smith Street
Weaver Road
Anita Schutzenhofer
Vigiano
Donna Black
Black
Shawn Vaughn
Vaughn
Vic Ritter
Public Safety Committee
North 17Th Street
Bill Sizemore
Sizemore
City and
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
North 18Th Street
North 17Th
Cabrini Hall
Cherry Street
17Th Street
West Monroe
Cherry Streets
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Harrisburg
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