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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 2002
Page
10
Least of the Brethren Food Pantry has relocated to 1100 Kennedy Drive Pinckneyville now offering nearly double storage space. Open two mornings weekly, it has fed more than 50 000 hungry people in five years. Donations welcome. contact George Culley at 357 9530.
From the western edge of Pinckneyville turn right at the Illinois 154 Illinois 13 intersection and go about 500 feet. The pantry is on the left near Hi-Standard.
Statewide child abuse and neglect have fallen, yet Southern Illinois reports abuse and neglect three times the state average in Gallatin, Williamson and Franklin counties and double in Jackson County. Officials blame lower educational spending, poor health care access, and higher unemployment. meanwhile more babies live past age one and Medicaid and KidCare coverage expands for low income children. Glenn Poshard of SIUC and the Poshard Foundation call for immediate action.
The Voices for Illinois Children report shows Medicaid coverage rising to 775,695 and infant mortality dropping over 26 percent from 1985-89 to 1995-99. Hospitalizations for asthma and lead poisoning declined, but low-income families face fewer licensed centers and subsidies, and two-parent households dropped to two-thirds.
The Jackson County Care and Rehab Center in Murphysboro nears break even as administrator Merle Taylor reports. The board weighed a March tax levy for the rehab center, with most members voting against the plan, and discussed a highway design agreement. The county highlights an unused wing leased to Murphysboro High School for health occupations classes. The board also supported resolutions opposing youth smoking and unfunded state mandates, with state political contribution prohibitions under consideration.
Five district jobs from Page 1B go to Lipe who is township treasurer. Trustee Beaulieu asks about grant fund purchases and voting. Lipe says no vote and hints the system could save money for trucks, with an exemption for highway commissioner Danny Williams. Firefighter Jimmy Bilderback is promoted to battalion chief. Larry Lipe, the assessor, receives a $7,000 expense allowance in lieu of office space. he is Wilburn's son. The board takes no action on Yancey’s position.
The gallery pushes for a formal loan request process to reduce confusion between officials and applicants. A $46,000 loan to Charles Construction Co was approved for the Dongola school project. Anna’s revolving fund holds a $71,000 balance with a 10 year history and two defaults, while recent loans include Potato Barn and Hammer Shell.
A schedule of public talks and meetings includes CPR class at Church of the Good Shepherd Carbondale, health talk at Herrin Hospital, poet Rodney Jones at John A. Logan College Carterville, a legislative forum with State Senator Luechtefeld and Representative Rietz in Chester, open office hours for Rep. Shimkus in Vienna and Harrisburg with a phone donation drive for domestic violence victims.
Government calendar lists school boards and public bodies with meeting times and locations across Herrin Murphysboro Marion Mount Vernon Royalton Carbondale Sparta Steeleville. Entities include Herrin school board 7 p.m unit office 700 N Tenth, Murphysboro Health and Safety Committee 4 30 p m Sheriff s Department, Lick Creek Water District 7 p.m water office, Marion 7 30 p.m high school auditorium, Mount Vernon District 80 6 p.m Primary Center 401 N 30th, Murphysboro 7 30 p.m unit office 819 Walnut St, Royalton Library 6 30 p.m 305 S Dean St, Royalton Village 9 a m village hall, Southern Illinois Airport Authority 7 p.m airport conference room Carbondale, Sparta Hospital 7 p.m hospital, Steeleville 7 p.m Steeleville High 701 S Sparta St.
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