Jackson farm assessments soar in several townships
Ann Schottman Knol reports Jackson County farm property assessments rose sharply after a new method values farmland by crop production rather than market selling price. Townships Elk 14 percent Degognia 44.8 percent Kinkaid 21.4 Levan 25 Fountain Bluff 55 Sand Ridge 43.8 Grand Tower 62.4. County total up 11 percent, with appeals open for 30 days through January 6.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Massey
Jackson County Board of Review
Elk Township
Ments
Degognia
Kinkaid
Levan
Fountain Bluff
Sand Ridge
Grand Tower
Reagan names eight cabinet picks in shift from custom
Ronald Reagan chose Donald Regan as treasury secretary and tapped Caspar Weinberger William French Smith and William Casey for top posts. David Stockman Schweiker Baldrige Lewis and Donovan or Lyng to follow. Haig remains contender for state with a timing gap.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
Wall Street
Donald T. Regan
Treasury
Caspar W. Weinberger
William French Smith
William J. Casey
Reagan
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Weinberger
David A. Stockman
R-Mich
Health and Human Services
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Commerce
Connecticut
Malcolm Baldrige
Transportation
Pennsylvania
Drew Lewis
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Jimmy Carter
James Brady
Haig
Brady
Los Angeles
Senate Democrats
Senate Republicans
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
White House
Helms
Ray Donovan
New Jersey
ABC News
Agriculture
Richard Lyng
American Meat Institute
Agriculture Department
Weather Outlook Adds Warmth and Sunshine
National Weather Service forecasts tonight partly cloudy and warmer with a low in the lower to mid 30s. Friday brings sunny skies, strong winds, and a high in the upper 50s to low 60s. Illinois extended forecast shows a cold Saturday with highs in the 30s and lows in the 20s, then a warm Sunday and Monday with highs in the 40s and lows in the low 30s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
Carbondale convention center wins FmHA backing
The Farmers Home Administration approved an 11.9 million loan guarantee for Carbondale’s downtown hotel and convention center project led by Stan Hoye and Associates. Construction financing remains unsettled as a 10 million bank loan seeks guarantees and UDAG funds will finalize land purchase and demolition for the 26 parcels. The 10 story hotel, 230 rooms, and 350 space garage are to occupy the block bounded by University Illinois avenues and Walnut Monroe streets.
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Tom Woolf
Carbondale
Farmer’s Home Administration
Stan Hoye
UDAG
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Fmha
Convention Center
University and Illinois Avenues
Walnut and
Monroe Streets
Elm Streets
Marion rezones to allow medical office over homeowners' objections
Marion Memorial Hospital surgeons won zoning to place a new medical office at 1008 and 1100 W Cherry St in a residential block amid stormy debate. The council approved 3-2 after residents warned of drainage, parking and traffic strain and possible rise in business uses in the area.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinois
Marion Memorial Hospital
Marion City
Cherry Street
Richard Nixon
Cherry St
Sebastian Tapia
Charles R. Voss
Faustino Pugeda
M. Ravin
Renato Katubig
A. Thitapraserth
West Cherry
Tapia
Voss
Bob Owens
South Duncan Street
West Main Street
Marion Memorial
Marion
Robert Butler
Butler
West Main
Finance and Sewer
E.E. Jeter
Burress
Williams
Connell
David Atwood
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William Massey
County Board of Review
Board of Review
Illinois Department of Revenue
Murphysboro
Donald Regan
Caspar Weinberger
Mac Baldridge
William Casey
Richard Schweiker
Dave Stockman
Ann Landers
Wit’s End
Salukis
Evansville
Carbondale Convention Center
Asnag
First National Bank of St. Louis
Southern Illinois Bank
HUD
Jack Flynn
Flynn
Public Safety
George Williams
Henry Burress
Robert ‘‘Dog
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