New Burnside couple's mine bonanza vanishes in a pit of acid waste
Nelle and Walter Schell live beside a 90 foot hole and two mine ponds turned to a quicksand morass. Their $6,000 farmland investment has become a multi-thousand dollar burden and an eyesore as acid mine waste fouls neighbor croplands. Western Mining Co forfeited a $10,000 bond for reclaiming the land, but state law left the money unappropriated in the General Revenue Fund, preventing reclamation and federal aid. The Schells face uncertainty over liability and funding while officials seek legislative action and neighbors endure the hazards posed by the site.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Nelle
Walter Schell
Burnside
Schells
Illinois Ozark
General Revenue Fund
Charles Medvick
Illinois General Assembly
Medvick
Mines and Minerals
Illinois
Rock wins Senate presidency in tight 30-29 vote
Illinois Senate reelects Philip J. Rock of Oak Park as president with 30 votes to Republican David C. Shapiro's 29. Delays due to quorum issues and foul weather preceded the vote as Democratic dissidents and court rulings shaped the contest.
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Springfield
Philip J. Rock
Oak Park
Illinois Senate
Rock
David C. Shapiro
R-Amboy
Senate
Illinois
Ilinois Supreme Court
Shapiro
Thomp
Son
Thompson
Cairo to Get 15 Million Dollar Coal Dock
Cairo plans a 15 million dollar coal loading facility on the Ohio River near Cairo. A Midland Affiliated Co. spokesman said the barge terminal will employ 40 people, occupy about 4000 feet of riverfront on 46 acres, and load up to 10 million tons of Illinois coal per year onto barges shipped by Illinois Central Gulf unit trains.
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Cairo
Ohio River
Midland Affiliated Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Allen Moss
Illinois
Attacks spur dog control measures in three Illinois towns
In Royalton Pinckneyville and Christopher authorities tighten dog control after attacks. A six year old Royalton girl was mauled prompting the village to enforce its leash rule. Christopher moves to curb stray dogs while Pinckneyville boosts traps and patrols.
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O.R. Walley
Brad Betker
Christopher
John Regis
William Collier
Jeff Troutt
Pinckneyville
Paul McNutt
Lewis Feltmeyer
Tom Denton
Amy Imhoff
Gary Imhoff
Royalton
Shirley Domineck
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Tom Shafer
Kevin Zook
Macedonia
Tank Trucks Mangle Gasoline Spills in Perry County Creek
A Perry County gasoline tanker overturned on Illinois 154 spilling part of its 6,050 gallon load into a drainage ditch and Galum Creek. Fire crews used foam and water to dilute the fuel while authorities assess the spill and potential waterway impact. No injuries confirmed. driver identity unavailable. A second gasoline tanker overturned near Mount Vernon and caught fire around noon. driver Joe Staub hospitalized for observation.
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Brad Betker
Pinckneyville
Perry County
Mount Vernon
Galum Creek
Illinois 154
Illinois 150
Cutler
Perry
Illinois
Midwest Petroleum
St. Louis
du Quoin
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois State Police
Ilinois 4
Oroville
Big Muddy
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Joe Staub
Staub
Good Samaritan Hospital
Murphysboro panel opposes duplexes in 601 subdivision
The public improvements committee of Murphysboro City Council recommends denying duplexes in the 601 subdivision after most members fear property values would fall. Real estate agent Gib Reiman pushes for duplexes, while several aldermen oppose them. a limit of three duplexes and residency rules are proposed but may be hard to enforce. The area will be zoned R 1 single family, with bids due March 17 and development possible by April. Lots priced between five and ten thousand dollars, with 25 percent return to the city or FMHA depending on sale outcome.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Public Improvements Committee
Murphysboro
David McDowell
Gib Reiman
Reiman
Harry Brawdy
Leonard Pullis
James Scuras
Jay Youngman
Farmers Home Administration
Youngman
Bowers
Fmha
Good Evening Weather Outlook For Midweek
The National Weather Service forecasts partly cloudy conditions tonight with a low in the lower to mid-40s. Wednesday brings partly sunny and very mild weather with highs in the 60s. An extended Illinois forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and unseasonably mild conditions Thursday and Friday with a chance of showers on Friday.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
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Bonanza
Southern Illinoisan
ED Greer
James R. Thompson
Murphysboro Subdivision
Council
Ann Landers
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