Goose hunting crackdown nets 90 area citations in Illinois
Ninety goose hunters guides hunt club owners and bird pickers mostly from Southern Illinois were cited for federal hunting law violations. Felony charges involve illegal selling migratory birds while misdemeanors carry up to six months in prison and a $500 fine. Four counties Jackson Williamson Union Alexander comprise the quota zone with 27 000 geese allowed yearly and hunting runs to December 31 or until the quota is reached.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Ey. Ann Griese
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Law Enforcement Division
Ms. Griese
Jackson
Williamson
Union
Alexander
Fish and Wildlife Service
P. O. Box
Carbondale
Terry Grosz
Minneapolis
Snow Covers Illinois Orchard After Thanksgiving Day
Orchardists report six to nine inches of snow across Southern Illinois on Thanksgiving Day. Apple picking wrapped up in October and remaining fruit was not meant for harvest as the frost lingered briefly then melted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alto Pass
Cobden
Southern
Illinois
Corinth Water District to install meters on old main
Williamson County board approves a plan for 22 master meters on the Rend Lake water main used by Corinth and Galatia districts to prevent charges for water not metered. The project, funded by a $90,000 Farmers Home Administration loan, aims to lower bills by reducing charges from main breaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinth
Galatia
Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Corinth Water District
Williamson County Board
Rend Lake
Galatia District
Jerry Beers
Du Quoin Postmaster Retires as Gum Takes Over
John A. Wiehn of Du Quoin retires after 39 years in postal service including nearly five years as postmaster. Earl G. Gum succeeds him as Du Quoin postmaster, bringing 23 years of service in various roles.
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Brad Betker
Southern Illinoisan
John A. Wiehn
du Quoin
U.S. Postal Service
Wiehn
Earl G. Gum
Gum
Salem
Cisne
Carol
Gunn
SIUC assistance program earns high marks for minorities
Illinois Board of Higher Education review finds SIUC's medical and dental school minority aid program effective and urges continued state funding. It notes MEDPREP has admitted 261 of 1,000 applicants since 1972, with 112 entering professional schools and 39 now enrolled, though federal funds fluctuated and were absent this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Southern Illinois Univeristy-Carbondale
Illinois Board of Higher Education
IBHE
Springfield
SIUC
Illinois
Illinois Medical and Dental
Medprep
University of Illinois
U of I
Southern Illinois University
University of Ilinois Medical Center
Chicago Area Health and Medical Careers
Illinois Medical and Dental Schools
New officials take Jackson County offices
About 60 people attended as Judge William South Judge Clemons and Coroner Don Ragsdale took oaths of office. Peyton Kunce welcomed South and called him eminently qualified. Clemons noted progress on hiring and expected to fill one remaining assistant prosecutor position within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman
Southern Illinoisan
William South
Jackson County
John Clemons
Don Ragsdale
Peyton Kunce
First Judicial Circuit
Judge South
South
Richard E. Richman
Clemons
Jackson center serves more clients with fewer dollars
Jackson Community Mental Health Center reports serving 1,499 people with $726,740 this year, up from 1,396 people and $728,623 last year. Director Anthony Salemi cites efficiency or funding constraints, notes program moves, and outlines new groups and collaborations including crisis intervention, bio feedback, and medicalized education.
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Jackson Mental Health Center
Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinois
Jackson Community Mental Health Center
Anthony Salemi
Salemi
Carbondale Savings and Loan
Siuc Psychology Department
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Franklin
Saline
William Mattingly
Energy
Mattingly
John Hamilton
Curtis Palmer
Palmer
City of
Marion
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
P.O
Isabell
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Wiehns
Athens
Keysport
Shobonier
Joe Jines
Carbondale Center
Anna
Carbondale Police
Carbondale Memorial Hospital
Women’s Center
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