Carroll Fry Named Carbondale Citizen of the Year
Carroll Fry, Carbondale city manager, named Citizen of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce at a Saturday dinner. Fry, hospitalized after major surgery in Rochester, Minnesota, was selected for his community programs, minority hiring, and fiscal reforms that stabilized the city since 1972.
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Carroll Fry
Carbondale
Ed Bean
Fry
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Methodist
Rochester
Minn
Richard Wales
John Womick
Womick
Stan Hoye
Opal
Winona
Oklahoma
Neal Eckert
Marion regional office expansion plans shelved for now
State officials halted a near doubling project for the Marion regional office building citing tight finances. The Capital Development Board will survey department space needs while several agencies already lease space. IEPA's canceled plan spurred the crunch.
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State
Marion
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Office of
Jon Bauman
Ilinois Department of Administrative Services
Chicago
Illinois Department of Revenue
Springfield
Bauman
Capital Development Board
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
John Allen
DCFS
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Gan
IEPA
Department of Labor
Department of Mines and Minerals
Department of Public Aid
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Super Bowl Party Foods For a Big Game
The article suggests turning Super Bowl Sunday into a celebration at home with ample delicious foods to satisfy ravenous football fans during the game. It emphasizes turning the day into a festive occasion with hearty, crowd pleasing dishes.
Chinese art on display at University Bank Carbondale
Two Chinese exchange students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale brought examples of art typical of their native country, now on display at University Bank in Carbondale.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
University Bank
Shawnee Health System Plan marks 10th anniversary
Health maintenance groups emerge as an alternative to traditional insurance. Shawnee Health System Plan celebrates its tenth year this year, signaling growth and maturity for its HMO model locally.
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Shawnee Health System Plan
Southern Illinoisan contact and subscription notices
Publication details list offices in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Marion with phone numbers and mailing addresses. It covers circulation rates by carrier and mail for 18 county area, plus postmaster address and classifieds line.
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Southern Ilinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
S. 12Th
Murphysboro
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Shawnee board selects negotiators for teacher contract
Shawnee Community Unit School District 84 named its negotiating team led by William Colyer Charles Smith and Sue Moreland with Gerald Franklin as alternate. Negotiations will involve a similar Shawnee Education Association group. Hale's Restaurant lease change was tabled for further talks. A women’s exercise group was approved to use McClure School gym evenings. Tax anticipation warrants totaling 35000 to the education fund and 20000 to the building fund were approved to secure bank loans.
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Shawnee Community Unit School District 84
William Colyer
Charles Smith
Sue Moreland
Gerald Franklin
Shawnee Education Association
Hale’s
Grand Tower
Hale
McClure School
Education Fund
Herrin fire claims lives of 3 victims
The Herrin fire killed three people including Christina Louise Brown and her two children Kevin Michael and Christina Louise. The Browns lived in the unit about a year and a half. Christina was born August 20, 1957, Kevin July 29, 1976, Christina December 10, 1977. Survivors include the mother and stepfather, siblings, grandparents and great grandparents. Funeral set for 1:30 p.m. Monday at Herrin City Cemetery with viewing after 6 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home.
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Mrs. Brown
Herrin Hospital
Henry Esco Maynor
Alice Louise Batson Maynor
Robertson
Carterville
Kevin Michael
Christina Louise
Mr. Brown
Clifton
Alice Robertson
Pittsburg
Tammy
Toni Robertson
Judy Edwards
Jack Maynor
Kenneth Maynor
James Maynor
Elkville
Henry Maynor
de Soto
Geraldine Saliba
Carolyn Throgmorton
Blytheville
Ark
Rudell Throgmorton
Herrin
Herrin City Cemetery
Johnson Funeral Home
Tax tips urge full deductions for state local taxes and sales tax
Tax expert warns many omit deductions for state and local income taxes and city taxes, urging inclusion of final tax payments and estimated payments. Sales tax deductions rely on IRS charts, with adjustments for non taxed income. Include car sales tax and all finance charges on credit purchases to maximize deduction potential.
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Ray de Crane
States
IRS
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