Bank of De Soto to build new facility in Hurst
The Southern Illinoisan notes the Bank of De Soto plans a new facility in Hurst that will be a separate entity, not a branch. Also features Winkler Elementary third graders Jeanne Wang and Vi Ngu modeling school spirit shirts for the welcome event, with Jeanne in the gifted program.
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Southern Illinoisan
Bank of de Soto
Hurst
Hurst Bank
Jeanne Wang
Vi Ngu
Winkler
Carbondale
Jeanne
Bank of De Soto approves Hurst branch facility plan
Bank of De Soto will purchase land in Hurst at Bush Avenue and Illinois 149 to open a new facility possibly by year end. Construction hinges on settling a lawsuit over a multibank holding law, which could affect branch expansion within the county or nearby areas. Mayor Eugene Mize listed this as a 1982 goal alongside a new fire station, park development, cable TV, and elderly housing funds.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinois.n
Hurst
Bank of de Soto
Mike Robison
Eugene Mize
Bush Avenue
Illinois 149
Robison
Illinois
State Commission of Banks
de Soto Bank
Mize
Hestand Street
Russell Street
John A. Logan
Tim Tolar
Bryant
Franklin Hospital board votes to split governance in Benton
Franklin Hospital in Benton will separate its hospital from the skilled care unit and county operations by June 1. The plan ends the 18.5 cent tax rate funding the hospital while preserving care levels and staff, with a 10th board seat for medical staff and a path to a hospital foundation.
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Jean Ann Bailey
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Ann Acton
Benton hospital board cites losses and drops in admissions
Franklin Hospital in Benton reports a 20 percent drop in admissions and similar declines in patient days and beds occupied for the first half of the fiscal year begun July 1. Surgeries are down 25 percent with operating losses near $188,000. The board notes physician departures and Medicare reimbursement effects while exploring not for profit governance and new physician recruitment including an industrial health program and a pediatric practice. The hospital has contacted 156 residents to recruit new doctors.
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Franklin Hospital
Benton
Dave Woodland
Woodland
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mount Vernon
Mental Health Services scraps Johnston City move for Franklin Frankfort site
The Southern Illinoisan reports Mental Health Services of Franklin and Williamson Counties will relocate central offices from Herrin to West Frankfort instead of Johnston City. Administrator Floyd Cunningham cites outgrowing the Herrin building and accreditation needs, with plans for a 37,000 square foot West Frankfort site and satellite offices in ReaClinic Christopher and Shawnee Health Center Hurst plus a church in Marion. A Knights of Columbus donation at Herrin funded the Tootsie Roll sale for the retarded.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan Mental Health Services
Franklin and Williamson Counties
Herrin
Johnston City
Franklin- Williamson
West Frankfort
Floyd Cunningham
Commission On Accreditation of Rehabilitation
National Transformer
Farmers Home Administration
Cunningham
Franklin and
Williamson
Illinois
Pope
Smoler
Youth Service Bureau
Rea Clinic
Christopher
Shawnee Health Center
Hurst
Marion
Herrin Council of the Knights of Columbus
Swinburne finalist for St Cloud State University presidency
Eight finalists including Swinburne vice president for student affairs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale interview in St. Cloud for the presidency of St. Cloud State University. Board will narrow field by mid March with a March 23 24 appointment. the current president left last fall.
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Swinburne
St. Cloud University
Jean Ness
Southern
Siu-C
Albert Somit
Somit
Arthur V. Ciervo
Pennsylvania State University System
William Farrell
University of Iowa
Stanley McAnally
University of Missouri-Columbia
Johns case costs campaign finance probe at $32000
State and Williamson County records show about $32,000 extra spent on investigating and prosecuting State Senator Gene Johns for erroneous campaign finance reports. The county spent $19,033.51, mainly for a special prosecutor and investigators, while the state paid lawyers and travel, with the Board of Elections asserting the overall effort will guide future enforcement.
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Evan M. Davis
Ilinois
Williamson County
Illinois
Gene Johns
Marion
Johns
State Board of Elections
Richard Anderson
Gilbert
Andersen
Board of Elections
Ex mayor Kenneth Martin named to Rend Lake board
Kenneth Martin former Mount Vernon mayor receives a five year term on the Rend Lake Conservancy District Board of Trustees replacing long time chair Charles Covington who served over 25 years. Appointed by Mount Vernon mayor Bill Thackery Martin runs Atla-Seal Glass Co with Marion and Carmi stores. Other board members include Bert Baker, Charles Toler, Winston Fullerton, Wayne DeLap, George Heindenreich and Pete Micheletto. Executive VP Larry Foster notes Baker will form a nominating committee in April with new officers seated in May.
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Kenneth Martin
Mount Vernon
Rend Lake
Bert Baker
Benton
Charles Toler
Winston Fullerton
Ina
Wayne DeLap
West Frankfort
George Heindenreich
Pete Micheletto
Christopher
Larry E. Foster
Baker
Turco helps Du Quoin hotel weather furnace failure
Turco Manufacturing Co of Du Quoin supplied 12 kerosene heaters to the St Nicholas Hotel after a furnace failed on a bitter January day. The heaters were free and may be kept, saving the hotel from complete shutdown while costs for a new furnace are considered. Hotel staff, including Mary Rohr and Joanne Calvetti, credit Turco’s gesture with keeping warmth in the first floor and lounge areas.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinois Atl
Turco Manufacturing Co
du Quoin
Joanne Calvetti
St. Nicholas Hotel
Mary Rohr
Southern Illinois
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Franklin Hospital Board
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Chicago
Franklin County
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Benton Hospital Board
New York
Ohio
Frankfort
Bruce Swinburne
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Phil Gilbert
Rend
Charles J. Covington
Covington
Martin
Bill Thackery
Atla-Seal Glass Co
Carmi
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