Republicans run for only seven of 14 Jackson County seats
In Jackson County, Illinois, Republicans filed candidates for just seven of 14 County Board seats upcoming next year while Democrats field a full slate with contests in three districts. County GOP leaders blame local tradition and candidate reluctance. Democrats cite a national trend favoring their party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman Enot
Southern Illinois
Jackson County
C. Ray Chancey
Ray Doerr
Doerr
Chancey
A.R. Womick
Carbondale
Re Ublican
Mary Nell Chew
Marion Unit 2 board approves 1981 levy up 11.26 percent
Marion Unit 2 School Board adopted a 1981 tax levy of 3 265 000 dollars, up 11.26 percent from last year, with public comments at the hearing silent. Despite higher levy, tax rate will barely change due to rising assessments and new construction in Williamson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinois
Marion Unit 2
Williamson County
A. C. Storme
Storme
Illinois
Illinois Office of Education
Marion
Seibert
Hart
SIUC
Jess Novick
Bill Martens
Department of Revenue
Illinois Department of Transportation
SI Airport seeks new manager as retiree may stay as consultant
At the Southern Illinois Airport Authority meeting, longtime airport manager Gene Seibert, after 31 years, plans to retire next spring with a target April 30. The board may hire him as a consultant while searching for a successor, and Seibert hopes to present a consulting proposal at the January meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Santori
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Airport Authority
Gene Seibert
Seibert
Floyd Hart
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Air Technology
SIUC
Wilson Hall
Carbondale
SIU
Vandals Shoot Signal Box at Delta Mine in Williamson County
Officials from the AMAX Coal Company Delta Mine report vandals shot a traffic light control box on the east edge of Williamson County on Sunday. The device serves coal hauling traffic and sustained about $8,000 in damage, per the Williamson County Sheriff's Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Sheriff’s Department
Amax Coal Company
Delta
Fire damages Benton beauty shop at Inza’s Beauty Shop
Fire at Inza's Beauty Shop 504 N Commercial Benton causes extensive damage to bathroom living room and basement. Fire Chief Paul Rogers reports the call came in at 12 45 p m and believes a furnace flue overheated igniting facing boards. Building and shop owned by Inza McBride with four boarders residing in the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inza
Commercial Street
Benton
Paul Rogers
Inza McBride
Rogers
Marion High Alters Policy to Aid Social Security Recipients
Marion Unit Two School Board approved changes allowing seniors who receive Social Security benefits due to a disabled or deceased parent to enroll in college full time in January and stay part time in high school to continue benefits. About 35 to 40 seniors receive benefits. without college enrollment benefits end in May under new federal rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion High
Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Marion Unit Two
Congress
Storme
John A. Logan College
Eagles Wintering In Southern Illinois Reach 180 To 200
A master's study by Neil Sabine finds 180 to 200 bald eagles winter in Southern Illinois centering on Crab Orchard Refuge Horseshoe Lake and Union County. The eagles roost mainly in sugar maples snags and cypress and feed on fish geese and carcasses while fledgling nests and new roosts are monitored for future management.
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Ben Gelman
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Carterville
Wayne Adams
Adams
Illinois
Crab Orchard
Horseshoe Lake
Union County
Neil Sabine
Clay
N.Y
Zoology
Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Sabine
Crab Orchard Lake
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GOP
Steeleville High School
Steeleville
Jerry Lower
McKinley
Longfellow
Washington
Jefferson
R.W. Harmon & Sons Inc
SI Airport
IDOT
Budget Car Rental
Hertz and
Avis
National
Hertz
Linois Municipal Retirement Fund
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Benton Beauty Shop
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