SIU to open community development office this fall
SIU Carbondale announces a major push to boost Southern Illinois economy by creating a community development office this fall. President Albert Somit frames the effort around economic development, coal leverage, and stronger local governance while seeking private funding and board approvals.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinois An
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIUC
Albert Somit
University House
Southern Illinois
Somit
University
Siu-C
Office of Regional Service and Research
SIU Board of Trustees
Illinois Board of Higher Education
SIUC task force backs service office and funding plan
The task force recommends coordinating teaching research and service at SIUC with adequate funding and a dedicated director reporting to the president. It urges universitywide service awareness, advisory councils, college level offices, and a public records system to track efforts.
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Somit
Task Force On Service
Elmer Clark
SIUC
Southern Illinois
Boat ramp at Murphysboro park a costly white elephant
The Murphysboro Park District’s $80,000 boat ramp on the Big Muddy River has been repeatedly mudblocked by a rock shoal, making canoeing and motorboating impractical. Local officials cite cost, delays, and ongoing trouble, with no plans to remove the shoal.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Murphysboro Park District
Big Muddy River
Riverside Park
Illinois Department of Conservation
Big Muddy
Mississippi River
Park District
City
Robert Wheeler
Park Board
Wheeler
Paul Ice
Conservation Department
Herman Ihle
Don Brewer
Brewer
Weather Outlook Across Regions With Warm Humidity
The National Weather Service forecasts tonight partly cloudy and warm with lows in the low to mid 70s. Saturday will be hot and humid with highs near 90. An Illinois extended forecast calls for a chance of thunderstorms and cooler conditions Sunday through Tuesday, with lows in the upper 60s to low 70s and highs in the upper 80s to low 90s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
Illinois 148 repair area to stay open after public input
IDOT will keep Illinois 148 open with one lane and a temporary detour during ridge replacement north of Herrin. Construction costs about 355000 for Pond Creek and Big Muddy River bridges, with traffic limited to one direction at a time. Public opposition to closing the route led to choosing a slower, cheaper plan over a Freeman Spur detour.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Pee
Herrin
James F. Newton
Illinois Department of Transportation
Carbondale
Newton
IDOT
Freeman
Zeigler
Christopher
Donald Swinford
Freeman Spur
Illinois 148
Big Muddy
Illinois 149
Jim Rea
D-Christopher
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