World's longest photo inspires Rend Lake class
Thirty one students at Rend Lake College begin art appreciation with a 2.32 mile panorama titled Interstate 80 by Reed Estabrook. The unfinished eight segments may crown a Guinness World Record as the longest photograph, needing $10,000 more in grants for display. Students react with curiosity as professor Susan Kolojeski unveils the giant roll project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Rend Lake College
Susan Kolojeski
University of Northern Iowa
Reed Estabrook
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Reno
San Francisco
Estabrook
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Jamie Peacock
Mount Vernon
Allen Monroe
McLeansboro
Fowler Family to be Reimbursed for Mine Sink Repairs
The Fowler family of Herrin may receive 1500 for repairs after a mine sink damaged their Energy home which they later lost along with 12000 invested. The payout awaits a formal application to the Office of Surface Mining, following a new policy born from their case and lobbying by Illinois South Project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan M. Davis
Gene Fowler
Herrin
Ron Lennard
Office of Surface Mining
Indianapolis
OSM
Illinois Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Council
Allen Grosboll
Fowler Sink
Illinois South Project Community Action Group
Fowlers
Fowler
Lennard
Soil scientists to study Perry County lands starting Oct 1
U S Soil Conservation Service researchers Grantham and Indorante plan a four year survey of Perry County soils beginning October 1. They will drill samples countywide to grade texture color horizons and productivity and assess best land uses for construction farming and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry County
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Dana Grantham
Sam Indorante
Grantham
Indorante
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Illinois
Du Quoin Sells 100-Year-Old St Nicholas Hotel
The 100-year-old St Nicholas Hotel at 12 S Oak St Du Quoin has been sold Joe Scoffie who ran it for 42 years finalize the sale to Sam Easterly and Jess Kennedy Easterly manager of Du Quoin Turco Manufacturing plans to leave that job in September to run the hotel Kennedy also will leave Consolidation Coal Co to join the hotel No immediate changes planned but options may be explored after the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
S. Oak St
du Quoin
Joe Scoffie
Sam Easterly
Jess Kennedy
Easterly
Equipment dealers and farmers back sales tax cut plan
A hearing in Carbondale before the Illinois House Revenue Committee drew about 40 farmers and implement dealers in support of Senate Bill 860 to phase out the four cent state sales tax on agricultural production materials over three and a half years. Debates highlighted border-area losses to neighboring states and the bill's intent to help farmers against inflation while preserving local option on the local one cent tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Carbondale
Revenue Committee
Illinois House
Senate
Lee County
St. Clair
Madison
Metro East
Clark County
Dan Pierce
D-Highland Park
Ilinois Senate
House
Pierce
Missouri
Gene Johns
Marion
Jim Rea
D-Christopher
Harold Dodd
Illinois Farmers Union
Dodd
Ron Hoffman
Illinois Retail Farm Equipment Association
Hoffman
Charles W. Young
Jackson County Farm Bureau
W.T. Campbell
Metropolis
Carbondale Halloween fest worries merchants on South Illinois Avenue
The Towne Central group in Carbondale met with SIUC police to plan controls for Halloween on South Illinois Avenue. Merchants fear a bigger crowd than last year’s 10,000, with vendor beer sales and extended liquor hours discussed as possible mitigations. SIUC student body president notes more participation after the 21 drinking age change. police warn of law violations and unruly behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Carbondale
South Illinois Avenue
Towne Central
Ed Hogan
Marvin Braswell
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Police
Steve Johnson
Skate Street
Peter Alexander
SIUC
Hogan
STUC
Chamber of Commerce
Ron Steele
Chambers of Commerce
Alexander
Jailers sue county over merit system access
Jackson County jailer Willie Mason and deputies David Youngberg and Dan Stone sue the county board and Sheriff Don White plus the Jackson County Sheriff Merit Commission, alleging the board and White violated merit system rules by excluding jailers from merit protections and by hiring an unqualified jailer. The suit seeks injunctions to restore merit system rights, halt budget actions, and invalidate actions encroaching on merit commission authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinois
Jackson County
Jackson County Deputy Sheriff’s Association
Don White
Jackson County Sheriff’s Merit Commission
Willie Mason
David Youngberg
Dan Stone
Deputies’ Association
Merit Commisssion
Merit Commission
Mason
White
Merit System
Merit
County Board
Stone, Youngberg
Sheriff Department
Board
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Rend Lake
Butch Nevious
Bend Lake College
U.S
Energy Family
Illinois South
Soil Association
Perry
Jackson
Joe Jines
Dean Grantham
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