Jackson County weighs voting plan tied to population
Don Burris outlines a Lake County style weighted voting plan for county boards to meet the Supreme Court one person one vote standard. The approach ties each member’s vote to population share, with testing via a friendly suit in Lake County and potential statewide guidance amid contested legality.
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Illinois
Supreme Court
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Don Burris
Lake County
Burris
Chicago
Jackson County
Midland
Tex
Waukegan
Newport Township
West Frankfort voters to decide on 1.8 million bond
West Frankfort residents will vote Saturday on a 1.8 million general obligation bond to build two new grade schools on the east and west sides. The plan mirrors a failed 1967 issue but with a 300000-dollar increase, and includes repairs to the high and junior high buildings to meet fire and safety codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hagen
Frankfort Community Unit
Joiner
Lincoln
Logan
Franklin School
Edwards
West Side
West Frankfort Unit
Edwards School
Joiner School
East Side
6Th
8Th Streets
Bryan Street
Migrant housing fight near Cobden draws hospital concerns
Architect Charles Garrison told the Cobden Board of Review that all special exception requirements were met for a $300,000 migrant housing project west of Cobden. Local residents and a contractor warned of crowding, school strain, and safety issues while backers urged fair consideration amid concerns about migrant workers and community impact. The Board of Appeals will rule within 15 days.
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Cobden
New Planning Commission
Plan Commission
Board of Appeals
Garrison
Dan McGuire
McGuire Fruit Farms
Makanda
McGuire
Karl Sweitzer
Sweitzer
Wilkins
Carl Wilkins
Homer Wilkins
Wilkins Fruit and Vegetable Co
Robert Stadlebacher
Rt. 1
Stadlebacher
Four Charged With Battery In Carbondale High School Fight
Four Carbondale youths were charged with battery after a fight at Carbondale Community High School Central. Arrest warrants were issued for Arthur Chappell William McCutchen and Charles Carbondale police detained the youths Tuesday evening. They were released on notice to appear for a 10 a.m. Monday Circuit Court hearing in Murphysboro. No further charge details available.
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Circuit Court
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Carbondale Community High School
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Arthur Chappell
William McCutchen
Charles Carbondale
Raymond Dillinger
SIU Housing Vacancies At Southern Illinois University
About 150 single vacancies exist in SIU on campus residence halls for winter and spring quarters. Contracts offered since mid November on a first come basis. Students must have completed admissions requirements to sign housing contracts as SIU winter term begins January 2.
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Southernllinois University
SIU Housing Business Services
Samuel Rinella
SIU
Marion board files suit over school roof defects
The Marion Unit Two Board of Education filed a $15 280 circuit court suit in Marion against Minner Construction Co of Saint Louis Johns Manville Sales Corp and others alleging a poorly installed roof on the new 1 75 million high school leaked and caused interior damage The board seeks 9 500 from Minner and Cain and 5 780 for repairs it funded.
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Marion
Marion Unit Two Board of Education
Minner Construction Co
St. Louis
James W. Cain
Paducah Sheet Metal and Roofing Co
Paducah
Johns- Manville Sales Corp
Minner
Cain
Johns-Manville Corp
Minner and
Johns Manville
Fire damages Herrin house
Fire damaged the interior of a one story frame house at 1312 S 14th St in Herrin. Leonard G Lawrence and family were away at the time. Firemen found shattered glass in a rear window and were unsure of the exact origin due to heavy smoke.
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Herrin
Leonard G. Lawrence
S. 14Th St
Lawrences
Lavern Kerley
Kerley
Gene Mitchell elected to Sub district 7 board seat
Gene Mitchell of Benton won the Sub district 7 board seat for the United Mine Workers of America on Tuesday defeating incumbent Chester Gossett of West Frankfort. Sub district 7 covers Williamson Franklin Jefferson Saline and Gallatin counties. Mitchell works as a belt maintenance man at Freeman Coal Mining Corp Orient 3 mine near Waltonville and serves as financial secretary of his local union.
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Gene Mitchell
Benton
Subdistrict
United Mine Workers of America
Chester Gossett
West Frankfort
Williamson
Franklin
Jefferson
Saline
Gallatin
Mitchell
Freeman Coal Mining Corp
Orient 3
Waltonville
Supervisors Back Countywide Soil Mapping Plan
Jackson County officials seek a countywide soil mapping plan to aid tax assessments by detailing usable acreage on farms. The project, costing about 120000, would be shared by the county and the Soil Conservation Service and take several years with payments over the period. The board also approved Reginald Stearns reappointment to a conservation project executive committee and named Dr. L E Strack county rabies control officer for 1969. A Glendale School District letter thanked the county for constructing a new bridge on Crab Orchard Creek northeast of Carbondale on a Glendale bus route.
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Jackson County
County Board of Supervisors
Roy Gilbert
Jackson County Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Service
Reginald Stearns
Shawnee Resources and Conservation Development Project
L. E. Strack
Glendale
Crab Orchard Creek
Carbondale
County Faces Difficulty in County Landfill Plans
Jackson County faces major hurdles in locating landfill sites and funding disposal. Health officials say rising population increases need while strip mine sites prove unsuitable. A proposal seeks state action to grant rural taxing authority for trash disposal.
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Jackson County
County Board of Supervisors
Robert Baysinger
Baysinger
Health Committee
County Health Department
Health Department
Murphysboro
George Borgsmiller
County Board
Car theft charge filed against 15 year old in Chester
A 15-year-old youth was charged with car theft after allegedly taking a car belonging to Mrs. Frank Clore of Rockwood from 1105 State St in Chester. Police said the youth wrecked the car on Rt 150 near Bremen at about 10 15 a.m and was ticketed for speeding and driving without a license. He was held in Chester City jail.
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Chester
Frank Clore
Rockwood
State St
Clore
Rt. 150
Bremen
Chester City
Subdivisions Near Carbondale Get Approval Action
Two subdivisions near Carbondale received preliminary approval with a third held for county letters. Oak View on Reed Station Road north of Route 13 has 28 lots by Robert and Thelma Partlow with water from Lake side Water District. Valle H Subdivision near the Jackson County Humane Society shelter adds 11 lots by Eulis Smith. West Ridge First Addition, five lots by Carbondale Development Co., awaits routing proofs on roads and sanitary facilities from county agencies.
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Jackson County
Clyde Winkler
Planning and Zoning Committee
Carbondale
Oak View
Reed Station Road
Rt. 13
Robert
Thelma Partlow
Lakeside Water District
Valle Hs
Jackson County Humane Society Shelter
Eulis Smith
Mardale
West Ridge
Carbondale Development Co
County Health Department
Williamson County builds land deals for courthouse site
Williamson County Public Building Commission approved two land trades. It exchanged two Foster property lots plus 12 500 to John and Alvis Heyde for two lots on Jackson street. A second trade swapped two lots with Herman and Jack Bearden, all on Jackson street, with a right of way strip taken for Jackson Street improvements. Chairman Thurmond noted most acquisitions are done except for a strip from E. Blankenship Co. He authorized 227 for legal services and tabled a mowing bill. A special meeting may occur within a week as architects finish final courthouse plans.
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Williamson County Public Building Commission
Foster
John and
Alvis Heyde
Washington School
Sion
Herman
Jack Bearden
Jackson Street
Herman Bearden
Commission
Court Street
K. Neil Thurmond
E. Blankenship Co
Court
Thomas Haney
William Carlton
Thurmond
Truck hits car in Marion
James L. Sullins 18 of Marion suffered minor injuries when his car was struck by a truck loaded with railroad ties at White and Court streets. Sullins received a ticket for failure to yield right of way. Ronald G. O'Dell 28 of West Frankfort drove the truck. both vehicles smashed into a fence and rested in Gaetano Segretario's yard after ties spilled onto the street. It took two hours to clear wreckage.
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James L. Sullins
S. Liberty St
Marion
White
Court Streets
Sullins
Court Street
Ronald G. O’dell
N. Horn St
West Frankfort
Local fire calls report small blazes and minor damage
Fire crews responded to several small incidents across the area. Ada Elders reported a car fire at 13th and Polk in Herrin, extinguished before arrival. Murphysboro and Du Quoin logged grass fires with no property damage. In Carterville a residence on 231 McNeil Street sustained minor kitchen fire damage with unknown origin.
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Herrin
Ada Elders
20Th St
13Th
Polk
Murphysboro
du Quoin
South Musselman Street
Dwight Provart
Carterville
Hubert Greer
McNeil St
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The
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Franklin County Taxpayers Association
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Ford Baggott
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E. D. McGuire
McGuire Farms
Texas
John Martell
Marion Board
Herrin House
Williamson County
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