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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 2002
Page
9
J J Robertson demonstrates storytelling flair in a local column, weaving vivid anecdotes and observations that capture community life. His knack for turning everyday moments into engaging prose shines in this read.
A lineup of events includes Rep John Shimkus collecting donated used cell phones for Donate A Phone at Vienna extension office and Harrisburg City Hall. CPR class at Church of the Good Shepherd in Carbondale. Health screening at Kroger in Harrisburg with rapid results. Blood drives at Carterville High School and Du Quoin American Legion. Health talk at Herrin Hospital with RN Sharon Ball. Poet Rodney Jones of SIUC appears at John A Logan College Carterville for SIU Writers Guild meeting at 7 p.m.
Carbondale Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. at the civic center 200 S Illinois Ave. Chester school board gathers at 5 30 p.m. in the grade school library. Dodds school board meets at 6 30 p.m. in Mount Vernon. Franklin Hospital Board convenes at 7 p.m. at 201 Bailey Lane Benton. Finance Committee at 6 p.m. 201 Bailey Lane Benton. Goreville K 6 Local Professional Development Council 3 p.m. in the media center. Jackson County Judicial and Law Committee 7 p.m. at the sheriff s office 1001 Mulberry St Murphysboro. Jefferson County Building and Inventory Committee 3 p.m. at the courthouse Mount Vernon. More on page 2B.
Anna and Laura Carbonell with Jon Berry take ownership of the defunct Rodgers Theater on Vienna Street preserving the landmark. They aim to restore it to its 1938 look and finalize a business plan soon.
Landlocked Baker Auto & Truck Salvage Inc plans to buy 10 acres of city land on Longstreet Road Cedar Point. Owner Jerry Baker says expansion would add jobs and tax revenue but residents led by Lowell Jeter oppose. City council meetings since December have failed to resolve the issue with SEE LAND / PAGE 4B.
Water Superintendent Bill Johnston describes the city sludge as sticky and grimy from the treatment plant. The city seeks disposal options, including mixing with Cedar Point soil as fertilizer, with sludge moved to two lagoons where it settles and is later transported to a sewer plant for disposal.
A former Herrin high school student and district settled a federal lawsuit alleging administrators failed to stop sexual advances by another student. The confidential agreement prevents discussion by either side, per Superintendent Mark Collins. The case cited a long history of issues from seventh grade, with the male student later convicted and given two years probation before marijuana-related expulsion and completion in an alternative program.
PINCKNEYVILLE The Pinckneyville Correctional Center has a new warden Gary Knop the third since the prison opened about three years ago Knop started in December 1974 at Menard became captain and chief of security later served as assistant warden of operations before taking the Pinckneyville post on January 1 He replaces Guy D Pierce who moved to Lawrenceville The facility houses about 2000 inmates Christi Mathis.
73 year old Walter Gibbs has been missing since mid December with grim hopes for survival. Police and family search the Mississippi River banks near Charleston Missouri where his 1998 Dodge Ram was found nose down in a water filled ditch in January. Shoes found indicate continued search with weather and wildlife complicating efforts. Union County Sheriff Jim Nash notes a dog or coyote may have moved the latest shoe from a previously searched area. Officials plan to resume the hunt after a rest day with teams working south along the river.
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