Leaf burning ban shows mixed results in Southern Illinois
A statewide leaf burning ban yielded limited effectiveness in Southern Illinois this year with no arrests reported in cities such as Carbondale, Herrin, Marion, Benton, West Frankfort, Du Quoin, Pinckneyville, Murphysboro and Sparta. Officials cite compliance, enforcement confusion, and varying local attitudes while EPA officials note a drastic burn reduction and ongoing education efforts.
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Ilinois
Carbondale
Herrin
Marion
Benton
West Frankfort
du Quoin
Pinckneyville
Murphysboro
Sparta
Henry Porter
Ments
Carl Adams
EPA
Joe Finnigan
Springfield
Twineis
Finnegan
William Blaser
Environmental Protection Agency
Blaser
Laverne Kerley
Almont Crawshaw
Crawshaw
Donald Brayfield
Lonnie Dungey
Chester Steele
Henry Burress
Paul Schmierbach
Schmierbach
Public Meetings and Police Briefs Listed in Southern Minoisan Calendar
Public meetings across Southern Illinois towns are listed with times at city halls and offices including Carbondale City Council Cedar Lake bond bids and annexation reports. Police briefs note tan disobeyed stop and speeding charges in Mount Vernon and Carbondale.
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Carbondale
Old City
Mt, Vernon
Gordon Jones
Steve B. Peyton
Wilson death probe continues in St Louis jail case
A federal grand jury continues the probe into the August 25 death of Joseph Lee Wilson in a St Louis City jail. U.S. Attorney Daniel Bartlett said a Washington Civil Rights Division attorney will join in a microso pic investigation. a state grand jury had not indicted. Two Herrin doctors are not leaving the area. details include other local notices and upcoming community events.
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Herrin
St. Louis
Daniel Bartlett
U.S
Watson A. Miller
H. G. Dietrich
Larry Feil
Herrin Hospital
Trindsan
James E. Glade
Watts
Duplicate
Williamson County
Thority
Carbondale
Tom's Place
de Soto
Monroe Street
S.llinois Avenue
Christman
Thomas Bell
Residents weigh leaf burning ban across towns
A survey across Benton Carbondale Murphysboro Anna Marion and Du Quoin shows most residents accept the state ban on leaf burning though some call it a nuisance or advocate alternatives. Opinions vary from support for the law to concerns about air pollution and disposal logistics.
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Bill Humphrey
Herrin
Carbondale
John Yow
Code Enforcement Department
Yow
Tn Anna
H. E. Douglass
Marion
Benton
Bob Tedrow
Joe Ragsdale
Ragsdale
iMcDaniel St
Carbonale
Pye
Louis Stein
Murphysboro
St. Louis
Stein
Roy Adams
Richard Baker
N. Main St. Anna
Union County Hospital
Gilbert Nimmo
McKinley St
Anna
Nimmos
Thomas Ward
Ella Thomas
Marton
Earl Cross
E. Main St
du Quoin
Carbondale Students Win Speech Honors
Three Carbondale Community High School students earned speech honors at a Peoria tournament held Friday and Saturday at Richwoods High School. Shawn Colvin, a sophomore, took second in prose reading, Trudy Kelly, a senior, placed fourth in dramatic interpretation, and Linda Stephens, a sophomore, finished fifth in dramatic interpretation.
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Carbondale Community High School
Peoria
Richwoods High School
Shawn Colvin
Trudy Kelly
Linda Stephens
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