Authorities fear Fossey jailbreak by enemies
Dunklin County Jail in Kennett Missouri tightens security amid rumors of a planned escape by Southern Illinois artist Weldon Fossey. Authorities believe enemies, not friends, orchestrate the break, while Fossey remains in his cell painting. He faces extradition and a life sentence in Michigan for attempted safe burglary.
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Fossey
DeMaris Berry
Dunklin County
Kennett
Weldon Fossey
J.T. Terry
Missouri
Michigan
Jefferson City
Baker
Terry
Carbondale OKs ethics code for city officials
The Carbondale City Council unanimously approved a city ethics code after a year of work. It bans officials from accepting gifts from firms doing business with the city and restricts conflicts of interest. An ethics board may hear violations, with removal and prosecution processes outlined. The meeting also extended a Humane Society contract and rezoned a credit union property to secondary business.
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Sherrie Good
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Neal Eckert
Eckert
Hans Fischer
Fischer
John Womick
The
Humane Society of Southern Illinois
Eugenia Hunter
Humane Society
Society
Carroll Fry
Eldon Ray
Fry
Ray
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale Employees’ Credit Union
West Main and
Dixon Streets
Police contract talks off until court rules on arbitration
Carbondale police officers pause negotiations after the city rejected binding arbitration. CP O A president Robert Gore said the appeal of a court decision is underway and will resume only if the city boosts its offer above a 6.3 percent raise for 10 months plus another 6.3 percent in year two. If the appeal fails, the union plans to lobby for mandatory binding arbitration.
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Carbondale Police Officers’ Association
CPOS
Robert Gore
CPOA
Jackson County
Richard E. Richman
Goro
Westernaire Estates
Strauss
Butler
Marvin Dusch
Mental health unit eyes buying Smoler Building in West Frankfort
Franklin Williamson Mental Health Services board plans tonight to option the Smoler Building on West Main Street for 180 client capacity, aiming to consolidate four Ordill area facilities destroyed by fire. Administrators seek a $500,000 Farmers Home loan and note the 1960-built plant’s closure and prior layoffs.
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Mental Health Unit
West Frankfort
DeMaris Berry
Southern Illinoisan
Board of the Mental Health Services of
Franklin and
Williamson Counties
Floyd E. Cunningham
The
Mental Health Agency
Ordill
Herrin
Cunningham
West Main Street
Farmers Home Administration
Smoler Brothers
Herrin Apparel Co
De Soto teachers press for group contract fight with board
De Soto Consolidated Elementary School teachers, 17 staff with 12 in the De Soto Education Association, seek a group contract from the De Soto School District 86. The board, led by Jesse Crow, refuses to negotiate, citing a need to preserve good relations while rehiring teachers each spring is seen as a de facto annual contract. The DEA calls for formal talks, noting many months have passed without a contract.
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de Soto
de Soto Education Association
DEA
Jesse Crow
Crow
de Soto Consolidated Elementary School
Dara Layman
Illinois Education Association
Tower Road residents win one four way stop approval
The Carbondale City Council approved posting a four way stop at Kent Drive and Tower Road as part of Tower Road rebuild. It rejected a second four way stop at Sunset Drive and Tower Road for 90 days. Don Prosser led a 70 sign petition urging protection for 60 plus children crossing Tower Road. A 3-2 vote kept Sunset Drive on hold with a 90 day traffic flow study planned.
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Tower Road
Carbondale
Kent Drive
Sunset Drive
Don Prosser
Prosser
Chatauqua Street
Old Illinois
Marion council cuts appropriations by almost two million
The Marion City Council filed a 10.7 million dollar appropriations bill for public inspection, showing a near two million cut from last year’s budget. The plan funds a new water filtration plant, hospital operations, and various city departments while noting a 15 percent raise in salaries and retirement contributions. A public hearing is set for Friday at city hall to discuss federal revenue sharing allocations and other general revenue items.
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O. R. Walley
The
Southern Illinoisan
Marion City
Marion Memo
City Hall
Civil Defense
Illinois Municipal
Police
Marion Civic Center
Marion Industrial Park Commission
Ray Smith
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Charles Baker
Oks
Joe Jines
Vacation Bible School
John Halliday
Emily Sullivan
Dana Myers
God
Ing
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Marion Council
Rial Hospital
Recreation Department
Carnegie Library
Department of Public Affairs
Department of Accounts and Finances
Department of Public Health and Safety
Smith
Jerry Allen
Everett St
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Robert Butler
Zoning Commission
Louis Strauss
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