Operating engineers to vote Tuesday on new contract
A three week old strike by Southern Illinois Local 318 operating engineers nears a vote on a tentative contract. Wardell Riggs says a Tuesday 7:30 p.m. meeting in Harrisburg will decide if the union accepts the proposal amid ongoing talks with area contractors and a federal mediator attending.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Ilinoisan
Southern Illinois Operating Engineers
Wardell Riggs
International Union of Operating Engineers
Harrisburg
Riggs
Edward Richards
Cairo
O. M. Hudgens
Egyptian Contractors’ Association
Contractors
CIPS Talks Near Settlement With Southern Illinois Workers
Negotiations between Central Illinois Public Service Co and Southern Division IBEW Local 702 continued into early Sunday after a marathon session in Springfield. Electricians negotiator Joe Craddock reported slight progress on a new contract for about 240 CIPS employees after the old agreement expired July 1. Union business manager George Smith said the union can strike at any time, and at 10 15 p.m. Saturday officials were very close to a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Illinois Public Service Co
CIPS
Southern Illinois Electrical
Springfield
Joe Craddock
Southern Division
Craddock
West Frankfort
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
George Smith
Fumes blamed for blast at asphalt storage tank
A state deputy fire marshal said fumes in a partially filled Wilson Asphalt Co tank were ignited by heat from a welder's torch. Two men died William Hutchinson and Loran Farris while 30,000 gallons burned near Marion. Fire crews from Marion West Frankfort and Johnston City fought the blaze from 8:10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Rose
West Frankfort
Wilson Asphalt Co
Marion
William Don Hutchinson
Rt. 5
Loran Farris
Rt. 1
Johnston City
Hutchinson
Apartments Receive Weekend Water After Main Break
A 12 inch water main break on Washington street cut supply to two apartment buildings in the 600 block of East Browning street Marion. City workers hooked a garden hose to the block water line to provide a temporary system for the weekend. The break is expected to be repaired Monday. A resident reported water arrived Friday but she had to borrow water Saturday for coffee.
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East Browning Street
Marion
City Water Department
Washington Street
Water Department
Traffic Woes Prompts Action After Jonesboro Pedestrian Death
In Jonesboro residents on Heacock street urge fixes after a 15 year old boy, William Wright, died and two others were injured when struck by a car driven by Joseph Williams. Miller and Raft survived. Williams faces involuntary manslaughter charges. Mayor Landreth proposes stop signs at Jasper Heacock and John Heacock, with a 30 mph speed limit being enforced.
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Jonesboro
William R. Wright
James Raft
David Miller
Joseph H. Williams
Heacock
Miller
Union County Hospital
Anna
Craft
Williams
Robert McClelland
Heacock Street
Main Street
Anna- Jonesboro High School
Floyd Landreth
Jasper
John and
Landreth
Reenactors Question If Route Is Harder Now
Eight Chicago area men retrace Marquette and Jolliet’s 17th century voyage. They face flooding and faster current, and note modern obstacles like locks and dams. Reid Lewis portrays Jolliet and reporters describe modern challenges.
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DeMaris Berry
Jacques Marquette
Louis Jolliet
Chicago
Illinois
Marquette
Jolliet
Bill Dwyer
Reid Lewis
Rev
Charles McEnery
Four Month Canoe Voyage Recreates Jollet Marquette Trek
A 14 year old from Elgin joins a seven man crew recreating the 1673 Joliet Marquette route. The 3,000 mile voyage began May 17 in Michigan and ends September 19 in Green Bay Wisconsin. Jeff Le Clerc wears buckskin and moccasins and blogs his experience while learning Midwest French history.
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DeMaris Berry
Jeff le Clerc
Elgin
Louis Jolliet
Iowa
Jeff
Jacques Marquette
Jolliet
Michigan
Green Bay
Wis
Midwest
Wisconsin
Marquette
Judy Staab
Hannibal
Fox River
Reid
United States
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
Lewis
Grand Tower homecoming opens with surprise air event
Grand Tower's three day tri centennial celebration began slowly but gained pace as visitors arrived for major events in late afternoon and evening. An unscheduled incident occurred when a plane carrying the Southern Illinois University Parachute Club clipped a rock on takeoff, damaging the left aileron. The jump was planned over the levee.
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Grand Tower
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale Parachute Club
Front Street
Chanute Air Force Band
Civil Defense
Southern Illinois
Tom Stewart
Herrin
Stewart
Chanute Air Force Base
Carolyn Kay Paulus
Elmhurst
Southern Illinois Arts and Crafts Guild
Ild
Jackson County Historical Society
John A. Logan
Golden Eagle Club
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Drowning victim Eddie Gibbs recovered from strip pit
Eddie Gibbs 18 of White Ash was found in a strip pit east of Energy after being reported missing Thursday night. Divers located his body at about 12 35 pm Friday after a long search. The case notes Gibbs swam with companions, and his funeral is set for Monday in Johnston City with burial at White Ash Cemetery.
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Eddie Gibbs
Energy
Gibbs
Williamson County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff’s Office
Eddie Leon Gibbs
Marion
Ezza
Geneva Robertson Gibbs
Johnston City
White Ash Pentecosta Church
Betty South
Loretta Wallace
Rt. 1
Wanda Wallace
Norma Foster
Leavenworth
Kan
Freddie
James
Stanleyville
N.C
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Dallas McCoy
White Ash Cemetery
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Tual
Carbondale
Jackson County
Pierre Menard
Chester
Randolph County Historical Society
The
Historical Society
Scott Ebaugh
SIU
Terry Richardson
Carbondale Community High
Ralph Frese
Missouri
Dan Walker
Ed Cash
Sam Hogue
J. D. Smith
Williamson County
Chanute
Santa Claus
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