VTI dorms age as plans for new campus stall
Two decades into the effort SIU C VTI now the School of Technical Careers remains in wartime barracks south of Carbondale. Budget gaps and IBHE guidance slow a Carbondale campus rebuild as fire and maintenance risks mount and enrollment grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Butler
Southern Illinois University
Vocational-Technical Institutte
VTI
School of Technical Careers
SIUC
SIU
Illinois Board of Higher Education
IBHE
John A. Logan Junior College
Carbondale
Carterville
Rt. 13
Williamson County extends tax bill mailing deadline to Aug
Williamson County Board of Commissioners extended the tax bill mailing deadline from June 1 to August 1 saying personnel and funds are insufficient to complete bills on time. Residents will have about 30 days to pay personal property and first installment real estate bills. The board may move the second real estate payment date from September 1 in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.R. Walley
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
William J. Sinks
Earl Jent
Johnston City
Welfare Services Board
Union County Opens Mental Health Unit at County Hospital
The Union County Mental Health Department starts operations at Union County Hospital in Anna after board approval and a local tax levy. The office runs 8 am to 4 30 pm weekdays and crisis calls are answered 24 hours by hospital staff at 833 8551. New hires include Richard Johnson as director earning 13000 dollars, Donald Merkley 12250 as school social worker, and Carla Parr 5900 as office manager. The program covers school children in five districts, former psychiatric patients, and public crisis services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County Mental Health Department
Union County Hospital
Anna
County Board of Commissioners
Donald Merkley
Carbondale
Carla Parr
Makanda
Richard Johnson
Chicago
Anthony
Donald A. Hecke
T. Richard Mayer
Dean Stuck
Leasure
Stuck
SIU Board of Trustees
Big Muddy monster sighting fades with reports
Police in Murphysboro and nearby towns say no official record of a white bear or monster being killed over the weekend. Chief Toby Berger notes earlier tips suggested a white bear or a bovine misidentification, with no confirmed sightings since Tuesday night. Two prior sightings last week sparked the rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Toby Berger
Berger
Gorham Grand Tower
Deputy Harmon suspended for 30 days by Williamson County Sheriff
Williamson County Sheriff Russell Oxford suspended Deputy Terry Harmon for 30 days without pay. Oxford will present complaints to the merit board. Harmon claims the suspensions are personal revenge and political conflict. Harmon, from Marion, says he was off sick with a doctor advised two weeks rest and that he later worked for the county highway department. The case references prior grand jury testimony and ongoing disputes over jail staff pay and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson
Russell Oxford
Terry Harmon
Oxford
Harmon
Merit Board
County Board of Commissioners
Marion
Sheriff’s Office
Vada West
Dean West
West
Urban Renewal Staff Moves in Carbondale
Carbondale's Urban Renewal division shifts from 212 S University Ave to remodeled offices on the ground floor of the former Brentwood residence hall at University City 606 E College St. The 12 staff members will operate with $5,400 remodeling costs plus utilities funded by the city, while federal government covers urban renewal costs and forbids rent. Health Department offices will follow in the back half of the former recreation building. CEMREL plans occupy 114 floors of the Dorchester residence hall.
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Carbondale
S. University Ave
University City
E. College St
Urban Renewal Division
Brentwood
Jackson County Health Department
University City Complex
Cemrel
Dorchester
Carbondale ambulance contract shift and incidents
Carbondale shifts ambulance service to SIU Health Service under a six month contract with a 15 to 30 day option. A minor crash on Rt 13 involved Lloyd Glasser and Annetta O Rea with treatment at Doctors Memorial Hospital. Igor Shankovsky was struck on the head and treated at SIU Health Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homewood
Carbondale
Glasser
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Carbondale Fire Department
Charles McCaughan
S. Mlinois Ave
Igor P. Shankovsky
S. Hayes St
Shankovsky
Health Service
SIU Health Service
Samuel McVay
Carbondale-Siu
SIU Board of Trustees
Fire at Cobden home destroys dwelling
Firefighters were called to a house owned by Karl Sweitzer on Route 3 Cobden about 9 a.m. and were still on the scene at noon. The damage details were not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobden
Karl Sweitzer
Rt. 3
Logan College Eyes Garment Worker Training Plan
John A. Logan College near Carbondale may start a training program for garment workers to meet local industry needs. Associate Dean Jack Hill aims to present a plan to the college board by August, with approval from the Illinois Junior College Board. The program targets the general public and could include aid recipients with transportation and child care support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Holter
Southern
Illinois Junior College Board
Hill
Charles Morgan
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Morgan
Arson Suspected in Herrin House Fire
Fire Chief Laverne Kerley said arson is suspected in a Sunday night blaze at the Don McKnight home on Madison Street in Herrin. Deputy State Fire Marshal Leslie Rose planned an on scene investigation. The house owned by George Forbes of Carterville suffered extensive interior damage. no estimate was available. The Herrin Fire Department responded at 8 50 p m Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don McKnight
Madison Street
Herrin
Laverne Kerley
Leslie Rose
West Frankfort
George Forbes
Carterville
Randolph County two killed in farm and mine accidents
Randolph County Sunday left two dead in separate incidents. Paul Schmidt, 56, of Berkeley Missouri, died in a farm accident near Ruma when he was run over after apparently falling from a tractor. Robert Bailey of Belleville died at Mine Pit 6 near Marissa while testing a conveyor. he was crushed after stepping onto the running belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph County
Gary McClure
Paul Schmidt
Berkeley
Ruma
Robert Bailey
Belleville
Sparta
Marissa
Schmidt
Bailey
River King
Peabody Coal Co
SIU Carbondale reorganizes Anthony Hall moving day
SIU Carbondale shifts most academic affairs offices in Anthony Hall as Danilo Orescanin becomes executive vice president and campus president designate. The plan relocates offices across floors to place the president closer to Derge and reassigns provost and staff roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Hall
SIU
SIUC
David R. Derge
Robert G. Sayer
Derge
Danilo Oresccanin
China
Orescanin
Rino Bianchi
Bianchi
Charles Richardson
Anthony
Malone
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Edward Flentje
Flentje
Springfield
Siu-C
Flentie
House Appropriations Committee
Daniel Walker
Arden Pratt
Harry Sonderstrom
Sonderstrom
Terry Brown
Brown
Dean Pratt
Pratt
Williamson County
Ber
Welfare Advisory Board
Jerry Eberhard
Jent
Services Board
Circuit Clerk’s
Circuit Court
Fred Thane
Thane
Charles L. Brymer
White Ash
Bear
Monster
Logan
Illinois Heart Association Board of Directors
John A. Logan College
City
Southern Illinois University Health Service
Lloyd H. Glasser
Gartside St
Annetta L. O’rear
State Office
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Cashner Funeral Home
Red Bud
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
J. Keith Leasure
Academic Affairs
C. Eugene Peebles
Peebles
Layer
Jane Chrichton
John Baker
Malone’s
Baker
William Appelgate
I. Clark Davis
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