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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 2004
Page
1
Column reports school janitors facing job losses as districts switch to cheaper labor. Coverage notes cost pressures, potential consequences for staff and districts, with no immediate remedy outlined.
Mostly cloudy today with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and highs near 80. Tonight will be partly cloudy with lows around 60. Monday forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and highs in the lower 80s with northeast winds about 10 mph.
Rain halted the Du Quoin State Fair for the first time in memory canceling the ARCA Truck Race and delaying events. Officials offered refunds via Track Enterprises and the fair ticket office while fairgoers reacted, with cattle exhibitors continuing their duties amid soggy conditions and grooming tips shared by Cheryl Day of Cerro Gordo.
Mount Vernon officials expect final federal approval within 30 days for a new interstate interchange off I 57 64 at Veterans Memorial Drive near Broadway. Mayor Lees says the project will shape two decades of growth, while City Manager Payne notes the last step is an access justification report.
Mount Vernon officials credit Mayor Milt Sees with developing the idea to add a third Interstate 57 64 interchange. City Manager Roy Payne and Assistant City Manager Mary Ellen Futransky praise his role in moving the project forward. Sees, council member since 1997 and mayor since May, notes his civil engineering degree and MPA.
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