Goreville boards weigh consolidated district plan
Goreville elementary and high school boards heard arguments pro and con on unifying their dual districts. State officials outlined boundary challenges with adjacent districts and eligibility rules. Officials noted potential tax shifts and added state aid, with boards not yet deciding on consolidation.
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Dave DeWitte
Goreville
Illinois Office of Education
Lick Creek
Buncombe
New Simpson Hill
Jerry Kincaid
State Office
Division of Recognition and Supervision
Simpson Hill
Vienna
Rend College advances to second planning phase and course expansions
Rend Lake College Board of Trustees approved a second phase plan with FGM Architects to model ideas and budget up to 45000 for immediate and future needs after phase one staff discussions. The board also extended the agricultural program, added five new classes including diesel engine and microbiology, and sought a department head for science and health programs. John Peter Adragna declined a police academy instructor position after initial hiring.
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Rend Lake College Board of Trustees
FGM Architects
Mount Vernon
Dave Scott
Scott
John Peter Adragna
St. Louis
Thompsonville district wins full recognition
Thompsonville Grade School District gained full recognition after a December visit by Illinois Office of Education officials. Superintendent Hewey Tweedy reported $172.35 from December surplus equipment sales to the district, with the high school netting $689.40. The board adopted a policy granting private or parochial school pupils placement in their chosen grade after teacher evaluation and principal review.
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Thompsonville
Board of Education
Illinois Office of Education
Hewey Tweedy
City manager Fry in stable condition after infection
Carbondale City Manager Carroll Fry remains stable at Methodist Hospital in Rochester Minnesota following a gas toxic infection. A team of plastic surgeons will perform skin grafting to repair knee damage, as he recovers from multiple surgeries. Randy Jackson said Fry may move from the ICU today, with no new infection in 24 hours.
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Carbondale
Carroll Fry
Methodist Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Randy Jackson
Fry
Jackson
Courthouse Repair Urgently Demanded by Judge Richman
Circuit Judge Richard E. Richman warned the county board he will rent office space at county expense unless the courthouse is repaired immediately after ceiling collapses and water damage threatened court operations. A chunk of ceiling fell on a court reporter’s desk but she wasn’t injured.
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Richard E. Richman
Richman
Rhoda Corder
Bill Frazier
Irvin Phoenix
County Board
Phoenix
William South
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Kincaid
Regional Board of School Trustees
Kindergarden
Gary \aughn
Vaughn
Rend College
O.R. Walley
Rend Lake College
Ann Schottman Knol
The
Southern Illinoisan
Remington
Savage
S.E.B
Enne
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