New Jackson County Board Plan Reduces Members to Fifteen
Jackson County adopts a plan to form five districts with three members each for a new 15 member county board. The shift from 26 seats will largely trim seats in smaller townships and centralize voting power in Carbondale Township, with eligibility questions for township supervisors unsettled pending state action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Jackson County
Supreme Court
Jackson County Board
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Elk
Vergennes
Ora
Bradley
Degognia
Kinkaid
Levan
Somerset
Fountain Bluff
Sand Ridge
Grand Tower
Murphysboro Township
Pomona
Makanda
Charles Gray
Archie Stroup
Clyde Winkler
John L. Wright
Carbondale Township
Pomona Township
John Gasaway
Reginald
Bo”’ Stearns
Makanda Township
W. I. Brandon
Mary Chew
J. C. Penn
Wilbern Lipe
Murphysboro SEWER project Phase One Starts Amid EPA Rules
Construction begins on a $1.6 million sewer upgrade for Murphysboro aimed at fixing plant shutdowns caused by high Big Muddy River stages. The city’s share runs about $800,000 funded by revenue bonds, with water bill increases projected around 20 to 25 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Big Muddy
John Blankinship
Harrison
Mt. Carbon
Blankinship
EPA
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Midwest Security Co
Lift Station Construction Starts on Murphysboro Sewer System
William Skelcher of Metropolis operates a backhoe at the new lift station site. The $29,000 contract with Oakes Construction Co. covers an overhead walkway and access to keep the station active during high Big Muddy River stages.
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Oakes Construction Co
Metropolis
Riverside Park
State Environmental Protection Agency
William Skelcher
Mur
Physboro
Clude
Big Muddy
Williamson County Five indicted after IBI raids
A Marion circuit court grand jury indicted four persons withheld names on tampering and burglary charges. Richard Shively and Leroy Sam Knight face explosives possession and two burglary counts tied to 1700 sticks of dynamite thefts April 12 from Atlas Chemical Co. and Dooley Brothers. Dynamite sold April 13 to IBI agent August Yount for arson, with George H. Smith facing a related federal charge later dropped. Others indicted include Ralph McGough, Paul Wayne Morris, Billy Bob Barnes, Ira Nell Jones, Earl Riggs, Lee Meyer, Donald Grimes, Terry Samples, Sam Drennan, and Herbert Hagler on various theft, weapon and property offenses across Williamson County.
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Marion
Richard Shively
Leroy Sam Knight
Johnston City
Atlas Chemical Co
Dooley Brothers
Illinois Bureau of Investigation
August M. Yount
George H. Smith
Herrin
Smith
IBI
Ralph McGough
Paul Wayne Morris
Paul Robertson
Billy Bob Barnes
Energy
Ira Nell Jones
Williamson County
Earl Riggs
Rt. 2
Carterville
Juanita Riggs
Lee Meyer
Donald Grimes
Bee
Terry Samples
Lyle Copher
Delores Copher
Lavina Copher
John Copher
Wesley Copher
Sam Drennan
Herbert Hagler
Carbondale
Riviera Drive-In
Etherton Oil Co
Epps Motors
Marion man loses fraud case appeal five years prison
J. C. Smothers former operator of the Southern Illinois Coal Coop Sales Co. of Marion was denied relief on his appeal and faces five years in federal prison. He was found guilty of defrauding two banks of more than 750000 with false shipping records and invoices.
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Marion
J. C. Smothers
Southern Illinois Coal Coop Sales Co
Henry S. Wise
Danville
Smothers
Vermillion County
Wise
Smoth
East St. Louis
First National Bak
St. Louis
First National Bank of
Goreville
Gorham Bank
Smother
St. Louis Bank
New Murphysboro Postmark Unveiled at Apple Festival
Murphysboro Postmaster Bill Ley presents the first two copies of a new USPS stamp and an Apple Festival postmark to Mayor Bruce Richmond and Marion Nash. Ceremony honors the new postal service system with events in post offices across Southern Illinois.
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Murphysboro
Bill Ley
Bruce Richmond
Marion Nash
Ley
Richmond
Nash Froday
United States
Postal Service System
Illinois
Pair of white swans halt traffic on Rt. 13 near Carbondale
A mated pair with clipped wings wandered onto Route 13 west of Carbondale. The Jackson County Humane Society Shelter took custody after Mrs. Paul Gibson drove the shelter truck to capture the birds with help from bystanders. The swans await claim in a shelter cage and may be adopted by nearby residents if unclaimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 13
Carbondale
Jackson County Humane Society
Paul Gibson
Marion plans to end Crab Orchard Lake pollution
Engineer Glenn Clarida testifies at a continuing hearing on Marion’s plan to curb pollution of Crab Orchard Lake by expanding a new aerated holding pond and controlling sewer discharge. EPA seeks a 3000 fine. city argues the act may be premature and will pursue final plans by August 1 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Clarida
Crab Orchard Lake
Marion
Federal Fish and Wildlife
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Carl Austin
Chicago
Deneen Watson
Clarida
West End Creek
Crab Orchard Creek
Sanitary Water Board
Albert Anderson
Rodger Walker
William Novick
Kustin
Pollution Control Board
Post Office Buys Second Carbondale Site For 216000
The U S government purchased a 9.5 acre Carbondale site east of Penneys for 216000 for a new sectional post office serving Carbondale and 93 associated offices in Southern Illinois. Hoel Steffen Construction Co. of St Louis bid 1984290 to build the facility with award planned mid July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Carbondale
Penneys Department Store
J. W. McKinney
J. W. Rendleman
Illinois
U.S. Corps of Engineers
St. Louis
Hoel Steffen Construction Co
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Illinois Sanitary Water Board
Hunt
James G. Hunt
National Institute of Mental Health
Southern Illinois University
Marion Man
O. R. Walley
Jonesboro
Clark E. Newton
Post Office
Mardale Shopping Center
Penneys
U. S. Department of Justice
K. O. William Sandberg
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