County board rejects paying sheriff office staff after training funds end
Union County Board refused to assume salaries for two radio operators and one deputy after CETA funds expire, despite petitions with 2650+ residents and mayors from Anna Jonesboro Cobden Dongola Alto Pass and Mill Creek. Sheriff Tripp warned job losses would hurt law enforcement. board cites budget parity and says replacements can be funded via ongoing CETA training. The meeting also approves seeking $50,000 from the Illinois Commerce Commission to upgrade the Trojan Powder Plant Road crossing with lights gates and track and road improvements.
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Wanda Harris
Southern Illinois
Union County Board of Commissioners
Larry Tripp
Anna
Jonesboro
Cobden
Dongola
Alto Pass
Mill Creek
Sheriff's Department
Tripp
Frank Williams
Rural
Sheriff's Office
Richard Fox
Charles Hartline
Carl Boyd
Illinois Commerce Commission
Trojan Powder Plant
Wolf Lake
Carbondale liquor board approves two licenses
The Carbondale Liquor Control Commission granted two class A licenses and denied a third. Joanne Calhoun received a license for the Southern Illinois Racquet Club on Old Rt. 13 east after prior ownership disputes. The Veterans of Foreign Wars post at 207 N. Illinois Ave. also received a class A license. James Winfree’s bid to expand Gatsby's bar license into Crazy Horse Billiards was denied due to traffic and crowd concerns.
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Carbondale Liquor Control Commission
South Illinois Avenue
Joanne Calhoun
Southern Illinois
Calhoun
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Illinois Ave
James Winfree
Winfree
Illinois
College
Crazy Horse
Commission
Neal Eckert
Eckert
Fischer
Helen Westberg
Archie Jones
Joe Dakin
Murphysboro Men Arrested After Early Morning Chase
Larry Lipe 26 and Kenneth Roach 25, both of Murphysboro, were seized by Jackson County deputies after a pursuit on Illinois 149 south of Murphysboro. They faced charges of reckless driving fleeing to elude illegal transportation of alcohol and Sipe also faced driving with a revoked license. Held on 509 bond each in Jackson County jail after a 3:50 a.m. arrest as they allegedly sped at 45 mph and tried to switch drivers.
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Larry Lipe
Kenneth E. Roach
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Sipe
Illinois
Sheriff's Department
Gasoline price dips keep occurring in Carbondale
Merrill Perlman reports Carbondale independent stations see regular gasoline fall to 57.9 cents on Monday then rise to 58.9 cents by night. The cycle follows rival price moves as independent stations ride the seesaw to attract more customers.
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Merrill Perlman
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Cheker
Wareco
Liberty
Martin
Richard Berry
East Main Street
Berry
Mt. Vernon
Vernon
Carbondale Bill Kelley elected Jackson County Board chair
William Kelley of Carbondale, 26, the youngest member, was elected chairman of the Jackson County Board by voice vote at a reorganizational meeting. He succeeds Reginald Stearns as Democratic chair and announces new committee appointments and a computer and tax review panel.
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Gary Sosniecki
Kelley
Eugene Chambers
Susan Casey
Russell Elliott
Nursing Home Committee
Legislative — Chambers
Hazel LeFevre
Jack Cooper
Alvin Lange
Robinson
Benjamin Dunn
Gary Hartlieb
Mary Nell Chew
Health and Safety
Carbondale Eyes Sale of Mill Street Lots for Apartments
Carbondale could selling most of 12 vacant Mill Street parcels to develop hundreds of apartments. The council favors five more tract sales for housing and a church addition while UMIC Inc. plans 170 low rent units on previously approved sites.
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Carbondale
Mill Street
Umic Inc
Memphis, Tenn
Charles Goss
Cherry Realty Inc
Hill House zoning dispute in Carbondale nears vote
After six months of debate over a Hill House rehab program the Carbondale City Council prepared to vote on a special use permit next formal meeting Residents cited parking noise traffic and perceived harassment as concerns while opponents led by James Hewette urged rejection The council heard both sides at an informal session and may decide Monday.
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Carbondale
Hill House
W. Cherry St
S. Bever
James W. Morris
Council
James Hewette
S. University Ave
City Planning Commission
Paul Reitman
Reitman
Hewette
Morris
Archie Jones
Neal Eckert
Reithman
Bob Grupp
Judge John Clayton again heads circuit for fourth term
Judge John H. Clayton of Marion was reelected chief judge of the First Judicial Circuit for a fourth two year term. The Williamson County courthouse vote by 12 to 2 confirmed his leadership and he reappointed Bertha Pauline Erickson as secretary.
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John H. Clayton
Marion
Monday
First Judicial Circuit
Williamson County
Clayton
Bertha Pauline Erickson
Johnston City
Peyton Kunce
Murphysboro
William Lewis
Anna
H . L. Zimmerman
C. Ross Reynolds
C. E. Wright
Egyptian Boy Scout Council Adds 500 New Members
Egyptian Council of the Boy Scouts of America reports 500 new scouts in two months under new executive director Jerry Houchens. 19 new cub packs and two new boy scout troops boost total membership to 2,390, a 30 percent rise, with funding from United Fund drives and local sponsors.
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Bonnie Winston
Southern Illinoisan
Boy Scouts of America
Jerry Houchens
Houchens
Regi-M
Joplin
Mo Kan
Mike Watkins
Carbondale
Dan Lynch
Herrin
Watkins
Hovchens
United Fund
Perry County
National Fund
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Sheriff’s Office
Union County
Murphysporo
Bill Kelley
New Jackson Board
Chew
William
Bill’ Kelley
Robert Grupp
The
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
W. Mill St
Standard Housing
Gosnell
UMIC
John Clayton
Boy Scout Council
Houchers
Crab Orchard Lake
du Quoin State Fairground
Scout Council
Grassy Lake
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
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