Indictment charges Dr Cavaness with murder
Eldorado surgeon Dr J Dale Cavaness 59 was indicted by a St Louis County grand jury on first degree murder for the shooting death of his 22 year old son Sean Dale Cavaness. He remains jailed without bond awaiting arraignment next Friday. Witnesses placed the two Cavanesses together near Sean's St Louis apartment hours before the body was found near Times Beach Missouri. Investigators recovered a .357 magnum from the doctor's Harrisburg garage and the wallet from bricks at his catfish farm near Galatia. Authorities revisit the 1977 death of Cavaness eldest son Mark, a shotgun blast at age 22 on the family farm. A life insurance policy and bond considerations are being reviewed as defense funds raise more than 30000 to aid a legal defense.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
J. Dale Cavaness
Eldorado
St. Louis County
Cavaness
Steve Goldman
Goldman
St. Louis
Sean Dale Cavaness
Times Beach
Cavanesses
Sean Cavaness
Illinois Division of Criminal Investigation
Walnut St
Harrisburg
Galatia
Jack T. Nolen
DCI
Carmi
Nolen
Mark
Mark Cavaness
Richard O’connor
Dale Sullivan
First State Bank of
Sullivan
Arthur S. Margulis
Carterville Eyes Area Education Meeting with Legislators
Carterville Unit 5 plans an area meeting at Carterville High School auditorium on Monday Feb 4 at 7 30 pm open to the public. Legislators expected include Senators Glen Poshard Vince Demuzio and representatives Jim Rea David Phelps Ralph Dunn Bruce Richmond. Local IEA Illinois School Board Association and Illinois Association of School Administrators groups will present. About 75 Southern Illinois districts may attend.
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Carterville Unit 5
Southern Illinois
Carterville
Robert Mees
Carterville High School
Glen Poshard
Jim Rea
David Phelps
Ralph Dunn
Bruce Richmond
Vince Demuzio
Carlinville
Senate Education Committee
Mees
The
Illinois Education Association
IEA
Illinois School Board Association
Illinois Association of School Administrators
Mine manager death ruled accidental at Brushy Creek Mine
A Saline County coroner's inquest found that Kenellis Energies Inc Brushy Creek Mine near Galatia caused the death of mine manager John Robert Bob Hooven 47 of Ozark on December 21. A malfunctioning 16 by 12 inch steel door trapped Hooven in a cart and weighed on his airway and brain arteries. He was pronounced dead at Harrisburg Medical Center. The six member jury ruled the death accidental. Hooven's wife said no suit would be filed.
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Kenellis Energies Inc
Brushy Creek
Galatia
John Robert
Bob’’ Hooven
Saline County
Hooven
Ozark
Harrisburg Medical Center
Wendell Lambert
ICC ruling buys Murphysboro time on rail study
Murphysboro Mayor Sydney Appleton said an ICC order denying Illinois Central Gulf Railroad’s plan to abandon the Carbondale to Campbell Hill tracks buys breathing time for ongoing rail proposals. The railroad can appeal within 30 days, with the city pursuing options including a 8.5 mile short line sale and negotiations to buy the full 31.8 miles, while valuing the tract at 2.3 million for abandonment and noting bids from GATOR at 1.1 million.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Carbondale
Campbell Hill
Murphysboro
Sydney Appleton
ICC
Appleton
Great American Tours
Jackson County
ICG
Dowell
GATOR
ICR
Niepert
Alfred Nipert
Mount Carbon
Menard officer faces firing over prison escape charges
Oscar Bennett, 44, a maintenance supervisor at Menard Correctional Center, was suspended with pay and faces termination after an internal probe tied him to aiding the Dec 4 escape of inmates John Edwards Jr. and Benjamin Gibson. Bennett was arrested at the prison and could receive a three to seven year term if convicted. Edwards Jr. and Gibson were recaptured in Santa Rosa, California, and returned to Menard on Dec. 23.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Menard Correctional Center
Oscar Bennett
du Quoin
Bennett
Illinois Department of
Menard Offials
Lockwood
Afscme
John Edwards Jr
Benjamin J. Gibson
Snta Rosa
Calif
Menard
William + ye”’ Edwards Jr
Carbondale
Howell
Jackson Health merger ok endorsed by CHPSI
The Jackson County Health Department wins approval to consolidate its Murphysboro and Carbondale offices and build a new Illinois 13 facility, with a 60 bed Marion nursing home project also endorsed for funding. The plan aims to cut costs, simplify services, and improve access while awaiting final approvals. The nursing home would offer 36 intermediate and 24 skilled beds, all Medicare certified, with decisions moving to the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board.
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Larry Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Health Department
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Board of Comprehensive Health Planning
Southern Illinois
CHPSI
Marion
Illinois 13
Fred Siebenmann
Chpsi Board
Health Department
Farmers Home Administration
Paul Robinson
Egyptian Healthcare Services Inc
Robinson
Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board
Carbondale Clinic plans stir IHFPB review clash
The Carbondale Clinic outpatient center seeks state approval amid disputes over licensure and insurance reimbursement. Officials argue a joint hospital and clinic review was promised, while the IHFPB denied both proposals in August. The 6000 square foot facility will include two operating rooms and open to practicing surgeons with approved credentials and compatible insurance.
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Carbondale Clinic Surgical Center
Maroney
IHFPB
Carbondale
Illinois State Medical Society
Bush rejects basic cable rate hike by County Cablevision
Bush Village Board unanimously rejects County Cablevision basic service increase from 8.90 to 10.90 monthly. President Theron Scott denounces the proposal as burdensome. Ned Mitchell of CCI argues higher pay channels will rise if the basic rate is not raised. FCC deregulation looming in 1986 may strip communities of rate control.
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Pete Rosenberg
Southern Illinoisan
Bush Village
County Cablevision, Inc
Zeigler
Theron Scott
Scott
DCI
Ned Mitchell
HBO
Cinemax
Movie Channel
Disney Channel
Mitchell
Federal Communication Commission
FCC
CCI
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Dave Clark
West Frankfort
Gene Tincher
Central
Ilinois
North
Linois Avenue
Clark and
Tincher
Nic Howell
Rich McClure
Department of Central Management Services
American Federation of State
Bradton Lockwood
Jackson Health
Bush
Royalton, Bush, Hurst, Cambria
Freeman Spur Corp
Cobden and
Elkville
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