Marion man killed by tractor trailer on Interstate 57
Claude Vaughn 75 of Marion died when a Grenada Mississippi truck driver James House ran over him after passing a car on a hill about 8 45 p m on Interstate 57 Vaughn remained on the road as the truck wheels did not strike him but he was caught in the undercarriage The driver had about 900 in his possession and Vaughn was retired and lived alone with a wife in a nursing home and two brothers surviving Funeral services set at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Interstate 57
Claude Vaughn
S. Duncan St
James House
Pearl St
Grenada
Miss
Howell Lumber Sales
Williamson County
James R. Wilson
House
Old Rt. 13
Vaughn
Frank Vaughn
Wilson
Edith
Fountain
Wendell
Flora
Robert David Creek
West Frankfort
Johnston City
James Claude Vaughn
Johnson County
Silas
Mary Harrell Vaughn
Edith Mouser
Mitchell Funeral
J. D. McCarty
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Beam falls from truck injures Marion driver
A steel beam fell from a truck driven by Marion officer William Carlton Jr at the Malden and Vicksburg intersection at 1 35 PM. LaDonna Samples of 1004 S Duncan St ran over the beam causing undercarriage damage to her car. Carlton had earlier responded to a grass fire at 12 15 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
William Carlton Jr
Malden
Vicksburg
LaDonna Samples
S. Duncan St
Carlton
Mine Report Notes Zeigler and Others Active
Zeigler and all other mines reported working on Wednesday with ongoing output.
Herrin Council questions authority over public building commission
The Herrin City Council questioned its limited control over the public building commission after a discussion Monday night. Alderman McCarty pressed who pays for the city maintenance garage, the commission or council, and questioned bill approval and rental control for the new city hall. City officials noted the commission approves bills before council review, and rental power rests with the commission. A written policy defining council oversight was urged, while the commission may own erected buildings and lease them to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Public Building Commission
Commission
Jack McCarty
McCarthy
Bernita Beers
Commission On
Finance Committee
McCarty
City Atty
Snyder Herrin
Building Commission
Herrin council votes to allow water taps outside limits
The Herrin City Council approved granting a water tap for Dorse Lyell near the 2600 block of North Park Avenue despite reservations from Aldermen McCarty and Hicks. The vote followed a broader discussion on annexation and service expansion.
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Herrin
Dorse Lyell
North Park Avenue
Jack McCarty
Floyd Hicks
McCarty
Hicks
Fred Henderson
Bill Drake
North 14Th Street
C. Ardell Grimes
Bracy Real Estate Co
Henderson
Central Illinois Public Service Co
CIPS
Williamson seeks mental health tax boost on ballot
Williamson County residents face a proposed mental health tax increase. The county mental health association needs about 1,600 signatures to place the measure on the November 5 ballot, equal to roughly 10 percent of the last countywide vote. If approved, the levy would rise from 2.5 to 10 cents per $100 assessed value, with possible future increases allowed without another referendum. The funds support the Southern Illinois Mental Health Clinic serving Williamson and Jackson counties, with state 50 percent grant matching. Franklin County is seeking a similar increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
County Mental Health Association
John Mulkin
Association
Mulkin
Community Mental Health Facilities Board
Southern
Franklin County
Fire injures Frankfort man
An elderly West Frankfort resident Joe Tedeschi aged 85 suffered facial and arm burns in a porch fire at his one story frame house on E Fifth Street. The 12:30 PM blaze caused about 9000 dollars in damage, with 5000 dollars to contents. He was in satisfactory condition at Union Hospital in West Frankfort. Cause was not determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Fred Harkins
Joe Tedeschi
E. 5Th St
Union Hospital
Harkins
Marion lake bids total 114639 for dam capacity upgrade
New Ruhr Enterprises of El Dorado had the low bid among five for clearing earthwork and rip-rapping to raise the earthen dam. Feurer Construction Co. of Marion bid 26650 for a concrete block pumping station and intake adjustments. Engineer Glenn Clarida will review bids with the council which adjourned to 730 p.m. for action.
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Marion
New Ruhr Enterprises
Eldorado
Feurer Construction Co
Glenn Clarida
Robert Hudgens
Playground and Recreation Board
Four plead guilty and fined in Jackson County court
Four defendants appeared in Jackson County Circuit Court in Murphysboro. Don McCall, 26, received one year probation and $124 total fine for disorderly conduct and reckless driving. Willard Biermann, 18, paid $100 fine plus $15 costs for drag racing. Leotis Williams, 38, fined $20 and $15 costs after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct. Mary Ruth Kelly, 32, found guilty of theft under 150 dollars and placed on six months probation with $100 fine plus $15 costs.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
Don Fred McCall
Rt. 4
Carbondale
McCall
Willard D. Biermann
Steeleville
Rt. 3
Biermann
Leotis Williams
Mounds
Williams
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Rt. 51
Mary Ruth Kelly
Tilden
Grandpa John
Suspect Held in Cairo After Fatal East St. Louis Shooting
In Cairo Illinois Charles Howell 17 of East St. Louis is held without bail in connection with the fatal shooting of Delois McGee a 26 year old East St. Louis woman. Police say Howell rode in a car with two Cairo women when the victim was shot twice then fled. a Cairo patrolman stopped Howell during a high speed chase and found a .32 caliber pistol. Police are unsure of motive.
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Cairo
Ill
Charles Howell
East St. Louis
Delois McGee
Howell
Miss McGee
Mattie Powell
Bertha McMurray
Poplar
Wilbert Beard
Beard
Portable exhibit planned for Kinkaid lake booth at fairs
Directors of the Kinkaid Lake and Reed's Creek Conservancy District voted to build an eight by twelve foot portable display booth for use at fairs including the Murphysboro Apple Festival September 12 14. The booth will promote Kinkaid Lake and serve as a sign up point for petitions urging Gov Samuel H Shapiro to release lake funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinkaid Lake
Reed’s Creek Conservancy District
David Fliger
Murphysboro
Samuel H. Shapiro
Gov. Shapiro
Jack Miller
District to dispute air conditioning bill in Murphysboro
The district will fight a $156 bill for Stearns Heating and Air Conditioning work on a unit in the old City National Bank Building, Murphysboro. The district argues the charge is not theirs and will litigate after paying $14 for hooking up the district’s own unit.
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Kinkaid Lake
Reed’s Creek
Fligor
T and G _ Collections
Carbondale
Small Claims Court
Stearns
Fliger
Sel
Orwin Pugh
Pugh
Grissom Insurance Agency
Murphysboro
Vern Grissom
Glen Williams
Harold Grob
Jackson County
Fire incidents report across local streets and homes
Fire calls recorded Monday across multiple locations. A roller on Florsheim drive extension burned but was extinguished with no damages. A grass fire along the Illinois Central Railroad right of way near Bentley and Central streets prompted no reported injuries. A house fire at 502 East 5th Street injured owner Joe Tedeschi with damages totaling 5000 for the structure and 4000 for contents. A trash fire at 700 North Franklin Avenue caused minor damage to a nearby field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Florsheim Drive
Marion
Bentley
Central
Illinois Central Railroad
West Frankfort
E. 5Th St
Joe Tedeschi
Franklin Ave
Four youths fined in Williamson County court
Four youths from Colp and Freeman Spur pleaded guilty to battery in Williamson County Circuit Court. Charles Smith 16 Robert Porter 18 Clarence Kincaid 18 and Sylvester Evans 18 were fined 50 dollars and 10.15 dollars costs and placed on one year probation by Judge Lan Haney. Assault charges were dismissed. The group allegedly assaulted Grover Jr and Ronald Smith hitchhiking near Colp on August 18 then beat them at a road near Dewmaine Cemetery and damaged a car before a fight. The brothers deny the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Charles Smith
Robert Porter
Clarence Kincaid
Colp
Sylvester Evans
Freeman Spur
Lan Haney
Herrin
Grover Jr
Ronald Smith
Dewmaine Cemetery
District Cabinet Dispute Over Kinkaid Lake House Cabinets
Kinkaid Lake and Reed's Creek Conservancy District directors discussed whether kitchen cabinets belong to James Gordon or the state of Illinois. The state argues cabinets are attached improvements and part of a state land sale, delaying Gordon’s bid to repurchase. A letter was planned to state officials arguing cabinets may be awarded to Gordon despite not being listed in the appraisal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gordon
Illinois
Kinkaid Lake
Reed’s Creek Conservancy
Gordon
David Fliger
Department of Finance
John Guillou
State Division of Waterways
Fliger
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du Quoin State Fair
Don Rice
Mississippi
Robbie Gentry
Phil Harris
Dick Carter
Ben Gelman
Beam
Allen Industries
Allen
New City
Fire Department
Park Board
Charles Sadler
Stewart Cluster
Paul Hindman
Orval Wiggins
Heard City
West Broadway
Sunset Ave
Williamson
Frankfort
Lake
Robert Connell
Gent’s
Boyton Street
State Division of Highways
Connell
Williamson County Fairgrounds
Fair Street
Orval Mohler
Russell Street
Phillip
Velma Castellane
Kinkaid
Jack Lipe
Vergennes
Shirley McComb
Jackson Eae
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