Logan board keeps promise to voters on bond sale
John A. Logan College board formally authorized sale of 4.5 million in new building bonds and 0.9 million in refinancings at 11 percent, with a goal to retire at a 9 cent tax rate. Taxed to fund classrooms south of the main parking lot, the plan may be restructured as market conditions change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Board
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
John A. Logan College Board
Ing
Robert Tarvin
Tarvin
High Rise Plan Moves Forward in Murphysboro
Murphysboro aldermen renewed a $10 option on city land at 12th and Mulberry for a $25,000 elderly high rise, contingent on HUD approval. The meeting highlighted concerns over site freedom and public input, with a 6 to 2 vote in favor amid warnings about neighborhood impact and future low income housing site disclosures.
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H. B. Koplowitz
Illnoisan
Murphysboro
Jackson County Housing Authority
12Th
Mulberry Streets
U.S. Department of Housing Development
Housing Authority
Sydney Appleton
Susan Stover
Appleton
HUD
Chicago
Robert Fenwick
William Ryan
Sparta officer slain by own pistol shots in home death
Randolph County coroner reports Sparta policeman Robert Crow died of internal bleeding from a right back shot and a right arm wound from a .38 caliber pistol found in an adjacent room. Two shots missed. gun owned by Crow but not his police weapon. Funeral held. survived by wife Lindiris, parents, two sons, two daughters, and siblings. No arrests yet.
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Tony Stevens
Sparta
Randolph County
Gary McClure
Robert Crow
Crow
McClure
Mr. Crow
McDaniel Funeral Home
Caledonia
First United Methodist Church
U.S. Navy
Hillsboro
Robert
Dorothy Gilliland Crow
Lindiris
Springfield
Nokomis
Richard
Kenneth
Sherry
Kelli
Jim
Connie Carlock
Williamson County primary ballot draw announced by clerk
Williamson County Clerk Barney Boren presided over the draw to determine ballot positions for the March primary. In Democratic races Grindle leads Hatfield for treasurer while Wiseman tops Spiller for sheriff. Stocks Hamilton Connolly listed for commissioner. Republican sheriff Kobler takes top slot over Lowe. Williams leads for commissioner with Booth second and Reynolds third. Filing opened at 8 am. Welborn filed late at 3 15 pm placing third in treasurer race.
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Williamson County
Barney Boren
William Grindle
Herrin
Gene Hatfield
Michael Wiseman
Marion
Harry Spiller
Clarence Stocks
Johnston City
John Hamilton
John Connolly
George A. Williams
Paul Booth
Ernie Reynolds
Carterville
Robert Welborn
Grindle
Hatfield
Christmas at Marion and Menard Prisons A Respectful Holiday
Prison staff at Marion federal penitentiary and Menard Correctional Center prepare special Christmas observances. Decorations adorn visiting and common areas with inmates decorating a tree at Marion’s camp site. Inmates may wear red and green socks in cells. Movies at Menard run between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Santa visits Menard with inmate helpers and candy from Jaycees. Inmates at Marion may receive gifts of up to 10 pounds of candy cheese or nuts and cards from religious staff. Extra visiting days and hours are planned for both facilities.
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U.S. Penitentiary
Marion
Menard Correctional Center
Menard
James Chrans
Santa Claus
Santa
Jaycees
Coholics Anonymous
Chrans
Marion Federal Penitentiary
Indal to pay seven weeks severance per year for Murphysboro workers
Indal Aluminum of Murphysboro will shut down at year end. 140 employees still on payroll receive one week of severance for each year worked, while 32 laid off earlier get nothing. layoff through Feb 28. sale of plant could end severance. IBEW agent Dave McNeely called the offer above average, citing employee quality over eight months of ownership.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Indal Aluminum
Murphysboro
Indal
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Dave McNeely
McNeely
Herrin bids for insurance claims office and 400 jobs
The city of Herrin through the Chamber of Commerce submitted a proposal to host a new insurance company claims office that would create 400 jobs. The bid was filed Dec 15 with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, which vets proposals and informs clients. Rich Funderburk acknowledged 27 proposals statewide, with Herrin among the Southern Illinois entrants. Criteria include 20,000-plus population, a university town edge, a capable post office, good communications, a skilled workforce, and available part-time nurses for claims reading.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Dinnis
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Springfield
Department of Commerce
Dinnis
Rich Funderburk
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Funderburk
Illinois
West Frankfort bids for state penitentiary
West Frankfort leaders plan a January meeting with Gov. James Thompson to lobby for a state penitentiary. City officials and chamber representatives with an anonymous landowner support the move as surveys show positive sentiment. Thompson has been monitoring local reaction amid talk of up to six prisons in the next two to five years.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
West Frankfort
James Thompson
John Simmons
Chamber of Commerce and Planning Commission
Springfield
Thompson
Simmons
Herrin plans post office expansion and chamber slate announce
Herrin officials discuss locating a new post office office in a Herrin building with over 60 000 county residents within five to ten minutes. On site evaluation follows blueprints submission. Chamber members propose re electing the current officers and appoint Wilkie Ridgway to the board to fill an unexpired term. Postmaster Fred Schoonover attends and will retire December 29 after serving since 1968.
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Herrin
Dinnis
Funderburk
Chamber
W.T. Bracy
Malcolm Zwick
Sara Crawford
Jack Murray
Bill Barras
Charles Helleny
Julius Calcaterra
Wilkie Ridgway
J. W. Walker
John Yack
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Schoonover
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Carterville Community Unit
Carterville High School
Rebecca Brymer
Benton
Don Morgan
Fenwick
Ryan
David McDowell
Equitable
Illinois Department of Transportation
Murphysboro High School
Sparta Probe
Rald Kobler
Vernon Lowe
Jerry Lover
Gordon W. Cotton
Menard Prison
Linda Applegate
Southern Illinois
Dean Leach
Byline
B.G
Ben Gelman
Insurance Claims Office
State Penitentiary
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