Demolition derby survivor ticketed on a public road
Mitchell Norris 26 of Dowell was stopped on Charlotte Hills Road near Pinckneyville after the Perry County Fair demolition derby. Deputies charged him with no valid registration and driving an unsafe car. the wrecked vehicle had no lights or windows but Norris posted bond and was released.
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Mitchell Norris
Norris
Dowell
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Charlotte Hills
Jackson board boosts insurance tax to fund county services
The Jackson County Board approved a tax increase totaling about $150,000 to cover workman’s compensation and liability insurance for the highway department ambulance service nursing home and general county employees. No payments will occur before June 1 1982 to allow the fund to grow.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinois
Jackson County
Douglas Eriksen
Ees
Illinois
IMRF
Eriksen
Board expands control over Southern Illinoisan travel and dues
The Jackson County board debated limiting officeholders power over travel costs, professional dues, and meetings. By a 7 to 5 vote with one abstention the board retained most rights while establishing a county salary schedule. The panel left mileage decisions for officeholders, though some warned against restricting reimbursements. Circuit Judge Richman criticized the move as overblown with little evidence of abuse.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Richard E. Richman
Richman
Judge orders guilty verdict in drug case
Williamson County Circuit Judge William A. Lewis directed the jury to find Charlie Jackanicz guilty after statements he made on the stand. The two day trial ended with the defendant convicted of possession of about 65 grams of marijuana and the judge ordered a pre sentence investigation. The state also seeks forfeiture of the automobile used in the alleged felony connection.
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Williamson County
William A. Lewis
Lewis
Charlie Jackanicz
West Frankfort
Randy Patchett
Jackanicz
Herrin
Detective hiring snafu unresolved
Williamson County Detective Unit Board failed to resolve a certification dispute over Rosemarie Donelson. Sheriff Kobler refused to deputize her due to lack of merit certification, despite board approval and three towns already sworn in. The board will revisit at the Aug. 5 meeting.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinois.n
Williamson County Detective Unit Board
Marion
Robert Butler
Intergovernmental Board
Williamson County
Jerald Kobler
Rosemarie Donelson
Donelson
Ron Lee
Kobler
Miss Donelson
Johnston City
Carterville
Herrin
Illinois
Shawn Denney
Randy Patchett
Butler
Patchett
Billy Carter to Visit Three Area Cities
Billy Carter former president's brother and Tidwell Industries spokesman will visit Southern Illinois July 31 to Aug 2. He'll appear at Royal Mobile Homes dealers in Murphysboro Marion and Mount Vernon with events daily. Williams plans peanut distribution and notes Carter is a teetotaler.
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Billy Carter
Tidwell Industries
Southern Illinois
Carter
Royal Mobile Homes
Murphysboro
Marion
Mount Vernon
Gale Williams
Williams
Marion Royal
Abandoned strip mines become prime sites for area landfills
In Southern Illinois abandoned strip mined land offers cheap disposal sites and low tipping fees. Experts note environmental regulations and soil types shape site choices, while some mines provide natural liners due to clay under shale. Currently over half of regional waste goes to landfills on former minelands, including Jackson County and Herrin sites.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Illinois
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Southern
Raul Piskin
Piskin
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Natalie Trimble
Eugene Dybvig
John Clemons
Robert Harrell
Shirley Booker
Don White
Clemons
Harrell
Snafu
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Spillertown
Herrin Municipal
East of Energy
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Franklin County
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Benton
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de Soto
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Anna
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