Giant City Lodge to Get $4 Million Expansion and Renovation
The Illinois Department of Conservation plans a 4 million dollar expansion and renovation of Giant City Lodge in Makanda. Bid letting could occur in April with work starting soon after. Projects include new cabins, an outdoor pool, meeting rooms, and road improvements while preserving the lodge’s historic character. Completion is expected in about two years.
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Tim Landis
Southern Illinoisan
Makanda
Illinois Department of Conservation
John Comeric
DOC
General Assembly
Downstate
Northern Illinois
Chicago
Comerio
Fischer-Stein Associates
Carbondale
Civilian Conservation Corps
Giant City
Murphysboro approves zoning update plan and studies
Murphysboro City Council accepts a contract with Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission to update the zoning ordinance and comprehensive plan, both from the 1960s, in a yearlong project not to exceed 20000. The panel also reviews a Tax Increment Financing district proposal, a proposed downtown development study, and a proposed city backed superfund to aid local merchants.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Greater Egypt
Rome Tavern
North 9Th Street
Kirkikis
Gerpdc
Public Improvement Committee
Council
Mur
Physboro
Robert Vancil
Vancil
Ward
David McDowell
McDowell
Bill Daum
Walnut Street
Mt Vernon feud ends in shotgun shooting injuring two
In Mount Vernon on Tuesday, Luther Wyatt and Roberta Jones were shot in the legs during a feud between Wyatt and Bruce D. Thomas. Wyatt was listed in good condition. Jones was treated and released. Thomas, 20, was captured after a foot chase and charged with two counts of attempted murder, aggravated battery, and escape.
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Mount Vernon
Luther Wyatt
Roberta Jones
Wyatt
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ms. Jones
Bruce D. Thomas
Ron Massey
Thomas
Massey
Murphysboro Jaycees honor Mileur with distinguished service award
Murphysboro council member and chamber executive Raymond Mileur won the 1984 Murphysboro Jaycees Distinguished Service Award. Presented by Robb Summers, Mileur is noted for civic service as treasurer of the chamber, leadership roles, and prior service in the Marines FBI and National Guard.
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Raymond Mileur
Murphysboro
Chamber of Commerce
Murphysboro Jaycees
Robb Summers
Jaycees
Summers
Mileur
Marines
Ber
FBI
Illinois Police Association
Illinois National Guard
Mileur Construction Co
Simon to speak at NAACP banquet in Carbondale
Sen Paul Simon will be guest speaker at the Carbondale NAACP banquet February 9 in the SIU Student Center Ballroom. Rev Al Ross says the event honors local achievement and Simon's advocacy for equal opportunities. Mrs Roosevelt Turley will be cited for church and community service. tickets are $15, available from Rev Al Ross or Carl Flowers.
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Paul Simon
D-Makanda
Carbondale
National Associatio For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Southern Illinois University
al Ross
Sen
Simon
Roosevelt Turley
Lenis Turley
Rock Hill Baptist Church
Turley
Rock Hill
N. Marion St
Carl Flowers
Jury to decide if Batson killed Denson in tavern parking lot
Testimony opened in the Johnson County circuit court murder trial of Mary Batson 36 of Dongola for allegedly backing her car in Buncombe near Bee Hive tavern on Oct 16, striking Brenda Denson and dragging her under the vehicle. Prosecutor Denham urged a non accidental verdict while defense lawyer Brooking urged jurors to focus on the facts and not speculation.
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Mary Batson
Dongola
Brenda Denson
Buncombe
Bee Hive Tavern
Charles Denham
Larry Brooking
Brooking
Murphysboro cable upgrades trigger customer protests
Murphysboro residents protest a converter changeover by TCI Cablevision to expand channels. Manager David Bach cites outage time credits and pro-rated billing for switchers while promising three months free service. City leaders discuss railroad track sale and Kroger store assistance, with belt law opposition failing by 5 to 5.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
David Bach
TCI Cablevision Inc
Bach
Sydney Appleton
David McDowell
Appleton
Illinois Central Gulf
Carbondale
Kroger Company
Jackson Square
Robert Fenwick
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Randy
Curt Ogden
Herrin
Crab Orchard Lake
John McCutchen
Ike Kirkikis
Mt. Vernon
Elizabeth Renshaw
The
Seventh and Herbert Streets
Alan Pelzer
Ray Mileur
Batson
Johnson County
James R. Williamson
Whittington
Franklin County
Leo Desmond
Illinois Department of Corrections
Fenwick
Raymond Miieur
Pansy Jones
Charles McCann
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