Inland Steel coal mine at Sesser hit by fire
A fire at Inland Steel Co. coal mine in Sesser caused more than 1 million dollars in damage and idled 530 miners. Fire began Sunday in the clean coal belt, buckling galleries and destroying two 500 foot belts. Fire crews from nine departments aided by a crane and helicopters fought the blaze, with reconstruction expected to take two months for a permanent system and about a week to two weeks for a temporary one.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Inland Steel Co
Sesser
Don Kilburg
Rock
Kilburg
Mount Vernon
Jefferson County
Inland Steel
Bruce Springsteen to perform at Southern University Carbondale Arena
Early reports indicate Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play February 4 at the Southern University Carbondale Arena. Ticket sales start 8 a.m. Tuesday with 10 and 12 dollar prices. First come, first served policy. Student David Dobbs arrived at 5:30 a.m. Saturday. arena director Gary Drake notes a 20 ticket per person limit.
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Bruce Sringsteen
E Street Dad
Southern University
Carbondale
David Dobbs
Gary Drake
Arena
Drake
Dobbs
Four-way mayor race forms in Herrin on filing day
Herrin opens filing for municipal elections with a four way mayoral race. Alderman Theodore Bollmann joins rivals including incumbent Mario Ottolini and Donald Swinford. Bolmann plans full time service and an advisory panel from diverse community sectors to aid the council.
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Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Herrin Ward
Theodore Bollmann
Bollmann
Park Lane
The
Jaycees
Mario Ottolini
Economy Labor Party
Donald R. Swinford
Pine St
Progress Party
Grand Tower
Tom Hale
Bernard Clover
Lois Hanson
Wilma Cavaness
Curtis Clutts
John Bludworth
Clemens A. Schaack
Lloyd A. Mayer
Christopher Anthony Pechenino
George Antonelli
Christopher
Pechenino
Hoe Supply Co
Blackie Moro
Pecherino
John Regis
Regis
Antonelli
Cryamaro
Tamaroa
Mildred Koenegstein
Paul. Pelker
Earl Richard Phillips
Ronald Ward
Jonesboro
John L. Gardner
Matella Tucker
Helen Louis Sanders
Everett Morgan
William Bower Jr
Vienna
Kay Aly
Fry's condition stabilizes after post surgery infections
Carbon dale City Manager Carroll Fry remains in stable condition in an intensive care unit after multiple operations at Mayo Clinic and Methodist Hospital in Rochester Minnesota. Mayor Hans Fischer said Fry improved greatly since last Thursday as doctors sought to halt a gas toxic infection. He was taken off a respirator and, if progress continues, could leave intensive care soon.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Carroll Fry
Rochester, Minn
Hans Fischer
Fry
Methodist Hospital
Fischer
Opal
Permit denial ends Marion landfill bid
Marion’s third permit request to develop the illegal landfill was denied by January 7 after IEPA findings. State officials plan to prosecute Marion this week for operating a fourth landfill without required permits and failing to seal sandy soil with clay, risking groundwater contamination.
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Marion
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Attorney General’s Office
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
IEPA
Williamson YMCA names Bruce Gordon new director
Bruce Gordon, 32, was hired as Williamson County Family YMCA director and began work at temporary headquarters in the Herrin Chamber of Commerce offices. He will set up programs while survey results guide decisions and the group seeks a permanent building funding. Gordon and his wife relocate from Hartford, Connecticut, where he served as a Salvation Army officer.
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Iee
Williamson County Family Ymca
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Bruce Gordon
YMCA
Chamber
Tom Dinnis
Ymca Board of Directors
Gordon
Dinnis
Herrin
South Side
Circle Drive
Gordons
Linda
Hartford
Zeigler native to lead Reagan inaugural parade planning
Former Zeigler resident Sergeant Major Kenneth Byron Corcoran, 44, of the U S Army Chorus at Fort Myer Virginia, coordinates the Inaugural Parade for President Ronald Reagan in Washington D C. He will oversee float and band order and ensure smooth proceedings while based near the base. His mother Eleanor and sister Barbara Corcoran reside at 115 Ohio Street Zeigler, with aunt Helen Corcoran and great aunt Faye Atess living in Herrin.
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Zeigler
Ronald Reagan
Washington, D. C
Kenneth Byron Corcoran
U.S. — Chorus
Fort Myers
Corcoran
Fairfax Station
Army Chorus
Eleanor Corcoran
Barbara Corcoran
Ohio St
Helen Corcoran
Faye Atess
Herrin
Fire deaths tied to missing smoke alarm at Herrin apartment
Three Herrin residents, Alice Rose Brown and her two children Kevin Michael and Christina Louise, died in a Saturday fire at 511 N Fifth St. The federally funded unit lacked a required smoke alarm under city rules. Codes administrator Lindell Coriasco said the occupancy permit ordinance did not apply to the housing authority units, which led to disputes over enforcement. The fire likely started behind the living room divan from wiring, and a hydrant used in firefighting reportedly required a sledgehammer to open. The city plans to require compliance with its laws despite housing authority objections.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Lindell Coriasco
Calvin Brown
N. Fifth St
Coriasco
Williamson County Housing Authority
Alice
Carrasco
Codes
Marion
Housing Authority
Robert Power
Paul Murphy
Mario Ottolini
Wittenborn sworn in as Williamson highway superintendent
Duane Wittenborn of Herrin was named Williamson County highway superintendent, replacing Fred Thane. The 36 year old IDOT engineer will begin Feb 2 on a six year, 36000 salary contract with annual raises up to 8 percent. He aims to improve drainage on gravel roads and replace narrow bridges while adjusting management practices as he gains experience.
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Duane Wittenborn
Herrin
Williamson
Dave DeWitte
Southern Iindisan
Williamson County Board
Curtis Palmer
Williamson County
Palmer
Wittenborn
Southern Illinois University
IDOT
Hardin
Gallatin
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Ottolini
Ida Jane Berra
N. 14Th
Terry Hughes
Kane Drive
Gary E. Burke
Edward Lewis Quaglia
W. Monroe
Harry Crompton
J.C. Kirk
S. 12Th
Swinford
JoAnn Detomasi Kuhnke
N. 17Th St
Bob Hardcastle
N 12Th St
William Bonali
N. 7Th St
Angee Abba
W. Adams
Jerry McDonner
S. 26Th St
Carterville
Frank Samuel
S. Division
Garford Gooden
Texas Ave
Worfd
Charles W. Mansey
Anderson
William Dublin
N. Bryan Ave
James R. Moore
de Soto de Soto
L. Gene Clark
Sandra Bullar
R-I
Jim Pribble
Oscar
Margaret Breeden
Carl Payne
Campbell Hill
Robert Vogt
Orville
Mayo Clinic
Opal Fry
Kahler Hotel
Second Ave
Rochester
Minn
Terry Ayers
Ayers
Cedar Grove
Spillertown
Missouri-Pacific
Pat Chesley
Attorney General
Chesley
Ken Mensing
Iepa Division of Land Pollution Control
Collinsville
Mensing
Thane
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