Parties prepare for Illinois area legislative filing period
Evan M. Davis reports that 118 new legislative districts loom as filing opens, with candidates from both parties lining up in Southern Illinois for the March 16 primary. Key races include the 59th Senate and 118th House, with incumbents Gene Johns and Robert Winchester drawing multiple hopefuls and independents testing ballot access.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Southern Illinois
Senate
Gene Johns
D-Marion
Glenn Poshard
Carterville
Southern Illinois Educational Service
Countywide police radio plan eyed for Franklin County
Franklin County officials meet at Benton City Hall at 7 p.m. to discuss a countywide police and fire dispatch system. Benton Mayor Leland Brown favors the idea as a money saver, noting similar regional setups in Lesser, Zeigler and Christopher. Sheriff Bill Willis plans to attend to learn more. Potential annual savings cited around 50 000 if city and county join forces.
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Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin County
Benton City Hall
Benton
Leland Brown
Brown
Lesser
Zeigler
Christopher
Bill Willis
Logan college child care center hit by heavy fire in Carterville
The Child Care Center at John A. Logan College in Carterville suffered extensive damage from a Sunday fire. About 40 children are served daily. officials fear temporary relocation and a delayed reopening. Cause under investigation with heater spark suspected. no injuries reported.
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Logan Child Care
John A. Logan College
Carterville
Robert Tarvin
Tarvin
Bill Edwards
Cold snap boosts kerosene heaters across Southern Illinois
Weather drives demand as Du Quoin Turco Manufacturing sells refurbished heaters. Harvey Pitt calls them economical for emergency heat. Local stores report rapid sales with outages, while suppliers note steady kerosene prices and high daily volumes.
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Dave DeWitte
Turco Manufacturing Company
Harvey Pitt
Pitt
Mardale True Value Hardware
Georgia Darmstatter
Ms. Darmstatter
Hamilton
Phillips 66 Station
North Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Gary Brookmyer
Custodian bus driver strike averted in district talks
In Benton Consolidated High School District 103, SEIU members rejected a board contract offer Saturday, prompting a 4:30 p.m. negotiating session today to avert a potential bus driver and custodian strike. Union rep Elmer Brandhorst said a settlement appears likely. teachers had earlier reached a Jan 3 settlement, while secretaries and bookkeepers won a 62 cent hourly raise plus insurance.
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Benton Consolidated
Service Employees International Union
Board of Education
Elmer Brandhorst
Brandhorst
Reese named bailiff for Marion circuit court duties begin
Reese, a former deputy in the Williamson County Circuit Clerk and Treasurer offices, starts as a court bailiff in William son County. He reports to Bailiff John Kelly and works under Judge Snyder Howell with board approval. A bailiff is needed in each courtroom, especially Courtroom Two for criminal cases and for sensitive juvenile and divorce hearings. Starting salary is $10,000 annually.
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C.L. McCormick
Vienna
Ohio River
Saline
Johnson Counties
Robert Winchester
Rosiclare
Johnson County
James Merchant
Belknap
Gallatin County
Ralph Colbert
Equality
Vernon Moss
Eldorado
Egyptian Health Department
Harrisburg
John Cummins
Cummins
James Rea
D-Christopher
Marion
Rogert
Connell
Franklin County
Williamson
Lloyd Reese
Williamson County
Reese
N. Hartkopf St
Marie Basler
Allen Cobb
Snyder Howell
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
John Kelly
Howell
CCHS invites boards to share future plans
Carbondale Community High School plans a committee to share problems and future plans with other groups. Board President Robert Brewer sent invitations to Glendale Giant City Unity Point De Soto and Carbondale Elementary districts plus Carbondale city officials Chamber of Commerce Park District Southern Illinois University Carbondale The Southern Illinoisan and WCIL. Superintendent Reid Martin reports favorable responses from most groups and awaits park district and chamber replies.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinois and
Carbondale Community High School Board
Robert Brewer
Glendale
Giant City
Unity Point
de Soto
Carbondale
City of Carbondale
Chamber of Commerce
Carbondale Park District
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Southern Illinoisan
WCIL
Reid Martin
Park District
Chamber
Brewer
Tale of two cities fires and sewers in Christopher
Christopher faces a 2.5 million dollar funding gap for a new sewage treatment plant and a modern fire station. Mayor Regis and Finance Chair Heinzman urge speed citing IEPA mandates, bond issues, and potential rate hikes as 1982 construction looms. Efforts include seeking outside money from Rep Paul Simon and Rep Jim Rea.
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Christopher
Jean Ann Bailey
IEPA
Heinzman
Regis
U.S
Paul Simon
Illinois
Jim Rea
Franklin County Emergency Medical Service
West City gains growth from 1976 referendum and new facilities
West City, after a 1976 loan funded 25 percent of a 1.2 million sewer and water system, built a new village hall and fire station. Mayor J B Kearney credited the project with spurring development including Rend Lake Plaza and a 3.8 million shopping center opened in 1979. The city collected 178953 in sales tax for 1981 and plans further road paving and housing, aiming for an industrial park and broader growth.
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Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinoisan
West Christopher
West City
J. B. Kearney
Farmers Home Administration
Joseph J. Kelley
St. Louis
Illinois 14
Wal-Mart Discount City
Big John’s
Super X Drugs
Kearney
Rend Lake Plaza
Economic Development Administration
City treasurer declares no debts with SSA and IMRF
Colecilion Christopher Treasurer Evelyn Owens says the city is free and clear of any debt to the Social Security Administration and the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. The money paid back followed a clerical error before Mrs Owens became treasurer in May. She noted accounts were settled by summer and that the city is in good shape.
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Bill Hays
Regis
Christopher
Evelyn Owens
Social Security Administration
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
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Wayne Alstat
Vergennes
Ralph Dunn
du Quoin
Springfield
Sparta
James Mathis
Perry
Washington
Monroe
Randolph
St. Clair
Bruce Richmond
Murphysboro
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Franklin
CCHS
Tale of
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Jerry Lower
John Regis
Raymond Bione
J.B. Kearney
Jerry
Lower West City
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