Snowplow Crews Battle Snow Across Southern Illinois
Highway crews and county officials in Southern Illinois worked through the night clearing about 1100 miles of state and county roads after a winter storm dumped six to eight inches. Plows and graders operated from 4 p.m. Wednesday, with passable but slick conditions reported on main arteries and heavily snow packed side streets.
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Highway District 9
Carbondale
Illinois
Highway Office
Jackson County Highway Dept
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Murphysboro
Williamson County
Fred Thane
Highway Department
Burress
Herrin
Randolph County
Alvin Harrison
County Highway Department
East St. Louis
Union County
Loren Hinkle
Hinkle
John Gardner
Lick Creek
Alto Pass
Cobden
Dongola
Matella Tucker
Jonesboro
Jonesboro Square
Franklin County
Benton
West Frankfort
Perry
Sandra Cobb
Snowbound Workers Reported Across Southern Illinois Plants
Most area employers kept operations with a partial workforce as heavy snow blanketed the region. Olin Corp and Diagraph Bradley in Marion reported openings, while firms like Turco Manufacturing in Du Quoin and Fabick Machinery in Marion faced varied attendance. SIU Carbondale kept normal hours with offices open and students heading home for Christmas holidays.
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Illinois
Olin Corp
Ordill
Diagraph-Bradley
Marion
William Wolff
Wolff
Pepsi Co
Gary Trumbull
Tuck Industries
Carbondale
Justour Corp
Murphysboro
Richard Skrobis
Sam Easterly
Turco Manufacturing
du Quoin
Fabick Machinery Co
William Kobler
Fabick
Norge-Fedders Corp
Herrin
Herrin Industries
Container Stapling Corp
Allen Industries, Inc
Duraplex Industries
Dura Containers, Inc
Mark Twain Industries, Inc
West Frankfort
Fred Claxton
Gilster-Mary Lee Co
Chester
Bunny Bread
Anna
Southern Illinois University At
Danilo Orescanin
SIUC
Orescanin
Snow Closes Most Area Schools Across Counties
Widespread closures due to Wednesday snow affect Carterville Sparta Carbondale Murphysboro and Williamson Franklin Perry Union Randolph and Johnson districts. Some activities canceled or postponed while university offices stay shut through New Year. staff worked to cover meals at Anna State Hospital.
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Carterville
Gerald Cuendet
Cambria
West Frankfort
Cuendet
C.B. Pierce
Sparta
Lincoln
Elverado
Carbondale
Marion
A. C. Storme
Murphysboro
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Union
Randolph
Johnson
Snow covers SIU Campus Amid Holiday Break
Snow blankets the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus as students leave for Christmas holidays. Altgeld Hall remains quiet while most students are away for the break.
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SIU
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Altgeld Hall
Uni
Snow stalls interstate openings in Illinois
Heavy snow across Southern Illinois halted the planned openings of two freeway sections. Interstate 24 from Vienna to Metropolis, slated to open Friday, will wait until conditions permit, likely early next year. Interstate 64 from New Baden to Nashville remains closed with no opening date, due to snow.
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Illinois
Highway District 9
Carbondale
Vienna
Metropolis
New Baden
Nashville
Highway District 8
East St. Louis
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Maureen Brucer
Carbondale Clinic
Brucer
East Main Street
Jack Griggs
Wendell Smoot
Froday
J. Paul Smothers
Anna State Hospital
Owen Craig
Tal Employes
Craig
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