Downtown Benton to get new look with two major renovations
Mayor Pat Bauer announced two major projects to revitalize Benton’s downtown. A public square perimeter facelift adds brick sidewalks lighting and landscaping funded by state and federal sources and a storefront grant program offers 2500 matching funds to 11 applicants including Betty Moore to support remodeling.
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Benton
Pat Bauer
Betty Moore
JR. Moore
Jack Russell Fish Company
East Main Street
Moore
Marion Recycles Herrin Lake Water To Ease Drought Pressures
Marion officials announce they will pump about 600000 gallons daily from Herrin City Lake to supplement their 2.3 million gallon daily usage. The move follows weeks without significant rain and a long delay on Sugar Creek Lake construction, with conservation urged and restrictions possible if rains fail. Herrin shares water via a 15 year old agreement. Rend Lake Water District serves Herrin.
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Marion
Robert “Dog” Connell
Herrin City
Connell
Herrin
Sugar Creek
Creal Springs
Rend Lake
Marion hospital braces for Medicaid funding shortfalls
Hospitals face recurring Medicaid and Medicare funding crises as Illinois lawmakers debate a better funding mechanism. Memorial Hospital reports Medicaid patients make up 25 percent of admissions with higher shares in obstetrics and NICU care. statewide losses and unpaid care total about 2 billion dollars in 2000.
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Keim
Maroney
Memorial Hospital
Memorial
Springfield
Howard Peters
Illinois Hospital Association
Illinois
Peters
Carbondale High School Class of 1952 Reunion Details
The 1952 Carbondale High School class plans a 50 year reunion July 12 and 13 starting at a private residence then at Giant City Lodge south of Carbondale. Efforts to locate classmates include Carole Anderson Irle Patsy Bandy Ann Borresen Collett Ronald Cox Nancy Fey Yates Patsy Hiller Strum Nancy Mutz Flaim Martha Newcomb Crane Sue Roberts Dilda Roberta Seeger Ruppel Luella Smith Lipe Pauline Starling Farrar Leona White Whittenberg Bob Whittenberg. Call Charlene Williams Fox at 457-4614 or Mary Bowen Jenings at 985-2288 with information.
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Carbondale
Carbondale High School
Carole Anderson
Irle
Patsy Bandy
Ann Borresen Collett
Ronald
Charlene Williams Fox
Mary Bowen Jenings
Giant City Lodge
New playground project planned for Pinckneyville district
Pinckneyville district outlines a 2.34 million dollar grade school expansion with eight rooms and long range plans including repaving multiple lots and playgrounds. State funding and a large construction grant are sought while local funds are pledged. District 50 officials emphasize long range planning.
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District 50
O’leary
Refunds raise questions in Pinckneyville county labor costs
Bigham Reiman notes a paper trail will be kept for all refunds to ensure proper refunds and county proof. Taxpayers must spend four dollars on taxable purchases under the 7 percent rate to get one penny back. Checks will be issued to all receipts within the proper period, but refund timing remains uncertain and depends on available funds.
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Bigham-Reiman
Cairo teachers, board near stalemate in talks
Cairo School Board and the Cairo Association of Teachers have seen little movement in summer negotiations. Spokesman Ron Newell said the union mailed July 25 to set a new session, but the district replied that talks cannot begin until July 10 when board attorney Barney Mundorf returns from vacation. Newell described a four year deal while noting the gap remains wide and urging a return to the table. The district canceled the end of school over 17 lost days, a point the teachers view as punitive. Supt. Robert Isomor and Mundorf were unavailable for comment.
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Cairo
Cairo School Board
Association of Teachers
Cairo Association of Teachers
Ron Newell
Barney Mundorf
Newell
Robert Isomor Mundorf
Demolition Begins at University Mall Carbondale
Demolition of University Mall in Carbondale starts with local labor expected to handle most work and May 2003 completion cited. Hoar Construction hired as fast, local-knowledge partner. Mall manager Debbie Tindell says two major big box retailers have signed or negotiated leases, names to be disclosed upon signing.
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University Mall
Debbie Tindell
Hoar Construction
Tindell
Big Box
Man charged after Kroger robbery in Murphysboro
A Murphysboro man, Michael Ray Bower, 46, was charged with armed robbery and unlawful use of weapons by a felon after an armed robbery at Kroger Pharmacy in Jackson County. Off duty officer aided, deputies found vehicle and suspect and arrested him on an unrelated warrant.
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Murphysboro
Kroger
Jackson Square
Michael Ray Bower
Bower
Osamu Tsukimor
Deaths across several towns. multiple services set
Margie Ola Hester, 86, died July 1 at home near Cypress with a graveside service July 3 in Vienna. Judith Ann Wallace, 61, died June 30 to July 1 in St Louis area. funeral July 3 in Harrisburg with burial at Sunset Garden Cemetery. Allie Myers, 90, died June 30 in McLeansboro. services July 1 at Blooming Grove Cemetery. Rosia Craig, 89, of Lake of the Ozarks died July 1. graveside July 3 at Old Du Quoin Cemetery. Lester H. Frick, 76, died July 1 in Cape Girardeau. funeral July 3 at Lutz Rendleman in Anna.
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Cypress
Margie Ola Hester
Vienna
Steve Heisner
Bailey Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
West DeYoung St
Marion N
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Carondelet
St. Louis
Harrisburg
Judith Ann Wallace
St. Louis University Hospital
Pankeyville Baptist Church
Ernie Fowler
John Lee
Sunset Garden Cemetery
Reed Funeral Chapel
Pankeyville Baptist Church Building Fund
Mcleansboro
Allie Myers
Hamilton Memorial Nursing Center
Blooming Grove Baptist Church
Steve Shoultz
Chris Hortin
Blooming Grove Cemetery
Harre Funeral Home
Dowell
Rosia Craig
Lake of the Ozarks
University Hospital of Columbia
Jonesboro
Lester H. Frick
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Lutz & Rendleman
Anna
Richard Reynolds
Funeral
Notices From Local Water Districts And Holiday Schedule
The Devil s Kitchen Water District issues a boil order district wide due to low pressure. Lake Egypt Water District lifts the boil order east of Boles. Carbondale observes Independence Day on July 4 2002 and Friday pickup for Thursday routes. Bag and Bundle landscape waste collected Wednesday. Contact Maintenance and Environmental Services at 457 3275 for details.
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Devil’s Kitchen Water District
Lake Egypt
Carbondale
Maintenance and Environmental Services Office
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