Late tax billing hurts Jackson County agencies
Agencies faced delayed real estate tax receipts after bills moved from July to November. Carbondale Districts 95 and 165 weigh legal action over losses up to 50 thousand dollars. District 165 faced 1 million out and 800 thousand debt after late funds. Other districts report interest costs and missed investment income while counties and cities brace for similar shortfalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Sosniecki
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Carbondale
Carbondale High
Reid Martin
Martin
District 165
John Barbie
District 95
Barbie
Ernest Bozarth
Murphysboro Community Unit
Bozarth
Carbondale District 165
William
Kelley
Russell Marshall
Murphysboro
Kenneth ‘‘Kie’’ Taylor
Taylor
Paul Sorgen
Ratter
Sergen
Louise Wolfe
de Soto
County Board
Penney's May Close Carbondale Grocery
Penney's at University Mall in Carbondale may close its grocery section by year end. Manager Eldon Ray says officials are weighing options including closing or expanding the grocery, while noting the lack of separate entrances limits hours and competitiveness. Final decision expected within weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penney’s
Carbondale
Ray
Fire destroys two Oraville homes in Jackson County
Sunday afternoon a fire in Oraville engulfed a frame home and then another, driving out Roger and Christy Taylor and three children from a Murphysboro owned house. Firefighters from Ava Vergennes and Murphysboro stopped spread to nearby property, but damaged a trailer and used up local water supplies.
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Oraville
Jackson County
Ava
Vergennes
Murphysboro
Roger
Christy Taylor
Thomas Stowers
Taylors
Arch Watson
Watson
Vern Walker
Sherlock Holmes name sticks in Marion man’s life history
Marion resident Henry Holmes 49 embraces a nickname connection with Sherlock Holmes. He recalls twins Shirley and Sherlock named by his parents and notes the name helped in business. He shares anecdotes about his id being checked, a TV appearance, and his faith guiding daily life.
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Sherlock Holmes
Marion
Henry
Bess Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyles
Shirley
Sherlock
Holmes
Helmes
Hardrock
Joan
Trash fires keep Herrin crews busy
Herrin firemen fought five trash and weed fires in just over an hour on Sunday. The largest blaze began about 12:45 p.m. at 1312 S. 22nd Street, spreading to near homes of Dr. H. G. Dietrich and Dr. Robert Kane. Subsequent blazes occurred at 405 N. 10th Street, 716 W. Oak Street, 400 S. 29th Street, and 917 S. 11th Street. Residents are urged to avoid open trash fires until rain comes.
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Herrin
S. 22Nd St
H. G. Dietrich
Robert Kane
N. 10Th St
Oak St
S. 29Th St
S. 11Th St
Illinois
Ellen Dunn Hospitalized After Stroke in Hawaii
Ellen Dunn wife of State Rep Ralph Dunn R Du Quoin suffered a stroke Saturday morning and is confined to Queens Hospital in Honolulu Hawaii. The 58 year old is stabilized and not in immediate danger. Dunn hopes to bring her home in a few weeks while their daughter Florence a registered nurse at Queens Hospital assists.
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Ellen Fones Dunn
Ralph Dunn
Students Run Friday Night Social Coffee Club
University of Wisconsin students create a dorm lounge coffee shop named Friday Night Social Club. Adviser Bill Gerlach organized the weekly event to offer socializing beyond beer, catering to about 750 residents and emphasizing conversation and a quieter, folk music atmosphere.
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Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
Bill Gerlach
Benton editor Dan Malkovich a relaxed environmental fanatic
Dan Malkovich, 50, Benton native and founder of Outdoor Illinois magazine, is described as a fiscally conservative Republican with a zeal for environmental causes. The piece traces his life from Benton roots and Yugoslavian heritage to his career in journalism, conservation work, and local civic leadership.
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Dan Malkovich
Illinois
Malkovich
Benton
Yugoslavia
Minnesota
Southern Illinois
University of Missouri
Tennessee
Benton Evening News
Outdoor
Lusk Creek
Pope County
Middle Fork
Wabash
Congress
Richard Ogilvie
Illinois Dept. of
Springfield
Bend Lake Association
Conservancy
Benton High School Board of Education
Joe Anne
Mandy
Becky
Danny
Benton Paper
John
Steppenwolf Theater
Highland Park
Melissa
College of Communications
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
The
Illinois Nature Conservancy
Sierra Club
Illinois Humanities Council
Ilinois Park and Recreation Foundation
Lew Compagnie Des Amis de
Spoon River
Whitman
Holiday tournament opens across Centralia Eldorado Breese Mater Dei
Holiday basketball tournaments began this morning at Centralia with Eldorado and Breese Mater Dei in action. Opening session scores from three sites include Centralia Champaign Central 48 over Lane Tech 32 and Homewood Flossmoor 78 over Pinckneyville 53, Eldorado Ridgway 59 to 56, Metropolis 68 over Norris City 55, Breese Mater Dei 85 over Okanville 85 and O’Fallon 67, Aviston Central 85 over Springfield Griffin 74.
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Centralia
Eldorado
Breese Mater Dei
Carbondale
Champaign Central
Lane Tech
Eldorado McLeansborn
Ridgway
Metropolis
Norris City
Breese
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Marion Man
O.R. Walley
Tom Tregoning
Crainville
Tregoning
Williamson County Sheriff's Office
New York
Robert Q. Lewis
Theate
Basil Rathbone
Mrs. Holmes
Doyle
England
Jesus
the Lord
God
Ellen Dunn
Karen Rothe
Southern Iinneisan
Illinois Magazine
Walt Whitman
Ed Greer
Flossmoor
Pinckneyville
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