Jackson board rescinds plan for expansion site in Murphysboro
Jackson County Board rescinded its October decision to buy land east of the courthouse for expansion. Board members debated site choices and budget concerns, with Crim citing potential lawsuits and Dybvig urging delay until a final proposal. The panel also addressed a looming budget shortfall, revenue sharing outlook, and upcoming vacancies on local boards.
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Jackson Board Kills
Murphysboro
Ann Schottman Enol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Board
Robert Crim
Buddy
Crim
Eugene Dybvig
Dybvig
Paul Baertschi
Mae Nelson
Tress Pierson
Eugene Chambers
Sharon Kowalzik
Natalie Trimble
Kay Blackwell
Mary Nell Chew
Douglas Eriksen
Joan Holcomb
Larry Lipe
Irvin Phoenix
Williams Shufflebarger
Eriksen
Jackson County
Williams Massey
William Hardenbergh
Barbara Schauw
Community voices sought for Better Town improvements
Readers invited to share what their community needs most from roads and schools to libraries and local government. The Southern Illinoisan will publish a selection in a special section later this year, with no prize, just a chance to influence regional leadership. Deadline March 14. Weather outlook: partly cloudy and not very cold tonight, warmer by Friday, with a multi day forecast through Sunday and into Monday showing rising highs into the 50s.
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Southern Illinoisan
c/o News Desk
Carbondale
National Weather Service
Illinois
Marion family survives hotel fire in Las Vegas
Cathy A. Monroe reports Marion residents James and Jane Bates Bales and their 10 year old daughter survived the Las Vegas Hilton fire that killed eight and injured 242. They feared for their belongings and waited with relatives as they recovered, grateful to be alive. Mrs Bales, Feet First owner, and her husband are John A. Logan College staffer and Tower Square Merchants Association president respectively.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinois
Marion
Las Vegas Hilton
Jane Bates
James
Las Vegas
Bales
Juliet Prowse
Mrs. Bales
Mgm Grand Hotel
John A. Logan College
Tower Square Merchants Association
Phelps Dodge workers end strike with modest gains
Local 347 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters ended a six month strike at the Phelps Dodge plant after voting 86 to 44 to accept a 30 month contract. Immediate 80 cent pay raise, 50 cent rises in 10 and 20 months, and a 6-2 schedule for insulation and jackets. Workers cite hunger and sacrifice, while some express no clear win, yet return to work amid morale mixed with relief.
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Brad Berker
Southern Illinoisan
Charles McCollum
Phelps Dodge
Fellas
McCollum
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Paul Porter
Porter
Kenneth
Lincoln lookalike splits rails in Illinois town
Fred Stritzel, 69, long, lean and tall, resembles Abraham Lincoln in appearance and has taken up Civil War reenactments after a 27-year coal-mining career. He splits his own rails, tours schools, and has drawn crowds curious about his Lincoln likeness and lineage to Grant and Lee.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Stritzel
Fred
Abraham Lincoln
Johnston City
Lincoln
St. Louis
Fred Stritzel
America
New Burnside
Makanda
Amboy
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Ruie Grant
Grants
Lees
Carl Sandburg
Beverly
President
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