Benton City Farm Day Opens With Family Fun
City Farm Day in Benton features a last minute race guidance from mother Bobbie to six year old David Levenski, a tricycle event on Benton Square. Scott House enjoys corn as festival highlights include lawn and garden tractor race and farm displays. Benton Promotion Association and Franklin County Farm Bureau organized the festivities with plans to make the event annual.
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Benton
David Levenski
Lett
Bobbie
Benton Square
Scott House
Fort
Benton Promotion Association
Franklin County Farm Bureau
West Frankfort Receives $90,000 for Big Ditch Work
West Frankfort will use 90,000 as part of a 599,000 appropriation to finish the Big Ditch project. Governor Ogilvie signed the bill and the money is now available to build three new bridges, two on Washington Boulevard and one on Illinois Avenue. City officials will advertise for bids.
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West Frankfort
Richard B. Ogilvie
Tom
Griffin
John Gillon
State Division of Waterways
Washington Boulevard
Illinois Avenue
Mike McClatchey
Esposito named to Sinois Heart board
Dr. Andrew R. Esposito of Murphysboro has been elected to the board of directors of the Sinois Heart Association for a two year term. He is a physician, a former Jackson County Mental Health Association president, and a retired U S Marine Corps lieutenant colonel with 34 years in reserve service.
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Andrew R. Esposito
Division St
Murphysboro
Sinois Heart Association
Esposito
Jackson County Heart Association
County Association
Jackson County Mental Health Association
Jackson County
The
American Red Cross
Boy Scouts of America
Dr. Esposito
U.S. Marine Corps
Thellinois National Guard
Carbondale college gets ILEC funds
The Illinois Law Enforcement Commission allocated over 1.9 million dollars to nine central and southern Illinois areas including Carbondale and Shawnee College. Carbondale received 100,140 to create a crime prevention bureau and 85,171 for a police community services program shared with Southern Illinois University. Shawnee College at Vienna received 148,560 for correctional education at the Vienna State Correctional Center, with the program costing 240,000 total supported largely by the grant and 59140 from state per-student funds. The two Carbondale programs will be detailed at a Monday press conference with Police Chief Joe Dakin expected to attend.
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Carbondale
Central
Southern Illinois
Dinois Law Enforcement Commission
Shawnee College
Southern Illinois University
Carroll Fry
Joe Dakin
Ailin
Vienna State Correctional Center
ILEC
Correctional Center
Prisoner escapes Williamson County jail inmate recaptured
George Cunitz a 19 year old Benton resident and Williamson County jail prisoner slipped from Marion Memorial Hospital after removing an air conditioner. He used sheets to descend to hospital grounds and was arrested an hour later on West Wain Street. He faced prior sentences for car theft burglary and has a history in Franklin County and Vandalia state penal farm.
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George Cunitz
Benton
Williamson County
Marion Memorial Hospital
Cunitz
Russell Oxford
Williamson
Marion
West Wain
Franklin County
Vandalia
Royalton water boss to cooperate with EPA
EPA sanitarian Joseph Stuart and Royalton water superintendent Thomas Shafer met after residents complained of pressure cuts and water quality. Shafer said he adds chlorine after repairs and will comply with recommendations while EPA monitors the system for safety and normal operation.
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Royalton Water
EPA
Royalton
Environmental Protection Agency
Joseph Stuart
Marion
Thomas Shafer
Royalton Village
Frank Savka
Spiart
Shafer
Sapasttbons
Stuart
Saise
Missouri man named Scout executive in Egyptian Council
M. B. Stephenson Jr. of St. Charles Mo has been named scout executive of the Egyptian Council Boy Scouts of America. He will start Sept 1 succeeding Gal Stargel who moves to the National Executives Staff in New Jersey. Stephenson has led the St Louis staff 17 years overseeing about 3000 boys in 128 Cub Scout packs Scout troops and explorer posts across 12 southern Illinois counties. The service center is 603 EB Herrin St Herrin.
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M. B. Stephenson, Jr
St. Charles
Boy Scouts of America
Lawrence E. Eichler
Herrin
Stephenson
Gal Stargel
National
New Jersey
St. Louis
Cuba
Illinois
Council
Herrin St
Anna Woman Dies in Rt 16 Crash Near Jonesboro
One person killed and five others seriously injured in a two car collision on Route 16 one mile west of Jonesboro Friday night. Edith M. Hastings, 68, of Anz died hours later at Barnes Hospital St Louis. Clyde Hastings, 68, of Anna. Donna Amos, 20. Charles L. Amos 46 of Temple City Calif. Florence E. Crowell 45 of Amos. and Lillian Amos of Anna sustained major injuries and were treated at Union County Hospital in Anna. Crowell cited for improper lane use. Police say Crowell’s car skidded into the Hastings vehicle. Crowell was alone.
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Rt. 16
Jonesboro
Edith M. Hastings
Anz
Barnes
St. Louis
Clyde Hastings
Anna
Donna Amos
Charles L
Temple City
Calif
Florence E. Crowell
Amos
Lillian Amos
Union Courty Hospital
Crowell
Royalton
Frank Robinson
Royalston
du Quom
Robinson
Mershall Browning Hospital
du Quein
Firmin Desloge
T Robinson
Dlinois Central Railroad
du Quois
Leo Ebbert
Centralia
Hu. Robinson
Carbondale
Cambria
Paul Aldridge
Ori
Doctors Hospital
Carbon- St. Luke's Hospital
Aldridge
Meade
Marion office tracks Big Muddy tributaries for pollution control
Murl Teske heads a Marion Illinois EPA sub unit monitoring Big Muddy River tributaries. The team tests municipal and industrial sewage facilities, checks maintenance, and targets violations through monthly sampling stations. They handle citizen complaints and prioritize cases up the chain to the Pollution Control Board.
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Marion
Karen Rothe
Hlinoisan
Murl Teske
Linois
Ofice
Teske
Big Muddy
Environmental Proection Agency
Pollution Control Board
Ilinois
Fayette
Crawford Counties
Big Muddy River
PCR
Lee heads up candy drive in Southern Illinois
Howard Lee of Du Quoin directs the Lions Candy Day drive in Southern Illinois. Now in its eighth year, the statewide goal is 850000 dollars with a regional target of 35000 for Southern Illinois. Lee, a former Perry County sheriff, chairs projects for sight conservation and restoration.
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Howard Lee
du Quoin
Illinois
Lee
Perry County
Park District appoints Carbondale leaders to posts
Park district board named Richard Kelly of Emer ald Lane Carbondale as Commissioner and Robert E. Brewer of Red Lane Carbondale as treasurer at Thursday’s meeting.
Route 3 crash claims Tennessee woman's life
A Tennessee woman died and four other people were injured when a car driven by Jist Raines collided with another vehicle near the Route 149 junction west of Murphysboro. Ruby Lee Venn, 23, of Paris, Tenn., died at 10:05 p.m. in St Joseph Memorial Hospital. The other injured were David R. Meade Sr., his wife Linda, and their son David Jr. in Carbondale. Raines had minor injuries. The crash occurred about 7:80 p.m. and involved a second car driven by Meade. Meade and family were admitted with major injuries. Police reported the accident and hospital transfers.
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Teske
Imit
PCB
Mississippi
Enforcement Services
Pollution Control Board
Tennessee
Rt. 149
Murphys- ‘Boro
Ruby Lee Venn
Paris
Tenn
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Jist Raines
Houston
Raines
Rt. 3
David R. Meade Sr
Gorham
Meade
Linda
David Jr
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
St. Joseph Hospital
Rt 5
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Carbondale College
Williamson Co
Rodze
Marion| Patina
Ney
Royalton Beys
Cit
Hamson County
Ies Water Co
Rock Island
Oxford
Royalton States
Post Cities Water Co
Cis Coyla
Missouri
M. E. Stephenson Jr
Tte
Reah
Candy Drive
David Mead
Jimmie Raines
Rt, 3
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