Illinois high school rodeo queen vows pageantry and hard work
Vienna teen Jamie Renee Taylor, 17, won the Illinois High School Rodeo queen title at the State Finals in Peoria. The role blends photogenic modeling with public speaking, interviews, and rodeo rule knowledge while she competes in at least one event. She advances to the National High School Rodeo Finals in Douglas, Wyoming, with Laura Kemp also earning a nationals spot. Jamie, a Vienna High sophomore, plans future appearances and ongoing riding as she prepares for nationals.
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Kristi Bengon
Southern Illinoisan
Vienna
Jamie Renee Taylor
Peoria
Jamie
Douglas
Wyo
Steve Eli
Eli
Laura Kemp
West Frankfort
Illinois
Janice Taylor
du Quoin
Carbondale University Mall
Goreville
Vienna High School
Clay Hurst
Buncombe
Clay
Court orders miners back to work at Old Ben 2
U.S. District Judge James L. Foreman issued a temporary restraining order against United Mine Workers Local 2250 and scheduled a Wednesday hearing to show cause why an injunction should not be issued. About 400 miners from Old Ben Coal Co. No. 25 near West Frankfort stopped work July 16 over safety concerns and a claimed threat by a pit boss.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Hlinoisan
Old Ben Coal Co
No. 25
West Frankfort
U.S
James L. Foreman
East St. Louis
United Mine Workers
Kim Conley
Conley
Old Ben
Old Ben No. 21
Lesser
Old Ben No. 25
Marion district exits high school dropout program at John A Logan
Marion Unity School District voted to withdraw from the AEP dropout program at John A Logan College, citing high per pupil costs and limited benefit. Marion funded about $14,000 of the $79,000 program, with seven of ten slots used last year and three students completing the program.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Marion Unity
John A. Logan College
Williamson County
Marion
Carterville Unity
A. C. Storme
Storme
AEP
Marion High School
Herrin
Crab Orchard
Johnston City
Johan Obis
Ms. Obis
Inoperable Marion Fire Hydrants Prompt Repair Effort
Marion reports about a dozen fire hydrants are nonfunctional after June inspection by Fire Chief Charles Heyde. Many more may be damaged or leaking, with car strikes and backups causing moisture buildup and freezing risk. City water crews repair hydrants while awaiting five replacements and backup pump connections to cover affected blocks.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
Charles Heyde
Heyde
City Water Department
Mace named executive consultant to higher education panel
George Mace, former SIU Carbon dale vice president, officially becomes executive consultant to a 45 member blue rib bon panel of educators, business, and government leaders. The commission, led by Robben Fleming and backed by the American Council on Education, will tackle six questions on research, economy, college prep, liberal and vocational balance, international ties, and funding shifts amid cutbacks. Other members include Richard Atkinson, William Baker, Robert McNamara, Benjamin Peyton, Barry Munitz, and Donald Blinken.
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George Mace
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Mace
SIU C
SIU
National Commission On Higher Education Issues
Robben W. Fleming
Corporation For Pub
Lic Broadcasting
American Council On Education
Richard Atkinson
University of California
San Diego
William O. Baker
Bell Laboratories
Robert S. McNamara
The
World Bank
Benjamin F. Peyton
Tuskegee Institute
Barry A. Munitz
University of Houston
Donald M. Blinken
State University of New York Board of Trustees
Marion hospital seeks bond issue backing expansion plan
Marion Memorial Hospital officials asked Marion civic leaders to back a bond issue of about 3 million dollars to fund expansion. Plans call for 30 additional beds, a larger emergency room, expanded coronary care, and new respiratory therapy. occupancy has ranged 74 percent to 95 percent seasonally.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Marion Memorial Hospital
Marion
L. C. Cavaness
Cavaness
Marion Rotary Club
William B. Litthers
Nolen England
England
Sai
Kroger
Herrin Mayor Swinford Pushes Herrin Deals in D C Visit
Herrin mayor Donald Swinford joined more than 100 officials in a White House briefing on the nations economic recovery program. He met with Housing and Urban Development officials about flood relief downtown development and two stalled housing projects and learned Herrin may gain funding in the next fiscal year. The trip was financed by city funds and local donations.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Washington, D.C
Herrin
Donald Swinford
Swinford
White House
Illinois
Tim McNamara
Treasury Department
Edwin Harper
Health and Human Services
Richard Schweiker
Agriculture
John Black
Terrell Bell
George Bush
Reagan
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
White City Park
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
The
Herrin Rotary Club
Bank of Herrin
Jurisdiction dispute over Kinkaid spillway swimming
State agencies clash over who can close the Kinkaid spillway as swimmers use the lake behind it. Illinois Division of Water Resources retains ownership of the spillway while the Conservation Department may oversee lake use, a public protest is planned to press for access and cleanup.
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Ann Schottman Enol
Southern Illinoisan
Kinkaid Lake
Illinois Department of Conservation
Chuck Tamminga
Tamminga
Illinois Division of Water Resources
Don Vonnahme
Water Resources Division
Water Resources
Conservation Department
Kinkaid-Reed’s Creek Conservancy District
U.S. Forest Service
Self
Vonnahme
Raymond Lenzi
Southern Illinois People’s Development Cooperative
Lenzi
Crab Orchard
People’s Development Cooperative
Kinkaid Spillway
Shelby Slusher
Kinkaid Board
Carbondale
Elkville
Kinkaid
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Richard Carter
Jamie Taylor
Isa
Marion Hospital
Washington
State
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