McVey Gets 2 Year State Sentence For Misconduct
Former Herrin mayor John B. McVey will serve a two year state prison term concurrent with a four year federal sentence. Judge William Lewis sentenced McVey after a guilty plea to official misconduct in Williamson County. Russell, the former water department chief, also pleaded guilty and received three years probation plus fines. Both men faced charges tied to gravel purchases charged to the city and used on private property.
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Karen Rothe
Herrin
John B. McVey
Williamson County
William Lewis
Lewis
McVey
Marion
Robert Howerton
U.S. District Court
William Juergens
Riggs Excavating and Landscaping Co
Little Grassy Lake
Herrin Water
Basil Russell
Lewis Friday
Russell
J. C. Mitchell
Dortella
Howerton
Lloyd Meenese
Robin Avery
Water Department
Southern Illinois Stone Co
Bumcombe
Dixon Springs
Meneese
West Bryan
James Riggs
Riggs
Jackson County
Erton
Landlords sue Carbondale over low income housing land sale
Two Carbondale area landlords John Ham and Kenneth Marquard filed separate Jackson County Circuit Court suits challenging the city’s 51 cent per square foot sale of land north of Mill Street for an 231 unit UMIC Goss led housing project. The suits allege state law requires a public sale and seek an injunction halting transfer of deeds.
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Carbondale-area
City of
Carbondale
John Hams
Kenneth Marquard
S. James St
Jackson County
Southern Illinoisan
Ham
Mill Street
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Umic Securities Inc
Memphis, Tenn
Charles Goss
William L. Broom III
Ham and
Marquard
Broom
Howard Hood
State Attorney General’s Office
Umic Securities
Goss
UMIC
Forest Avenue
Poplar Street
University Heights
Eldon Gosnell
Carbondale Housing and Urban Renewal
Wall Street
Journal
Chicago
St. Louis
The
Gosnell
Carrol Fry
John Womick
Neal Eckert
Circuit Court
Richard Richman
Raul Ayala
Ayala
SIU hearing set on home economics move
An informal public information hearing is scheduled for August 14 at 10 a.m. in the SIUC Student Center to discuss moving the home economics education department from Quigley Hall to Pulliam Hall. Rep. Bruce Richmond leads the session amid opposition from students faculty and others who helped secure the $2.2 million building.
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DeMaris Berry
Southern Ilinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Bruce Richmond
D-Murphysboro
SIUC
Uals
Home Economics
Quigley Hall
Pulliam Hall
Wham
College of Education
Warren Brandt
Richmond
Williamson County detective unit hires West Frankfort veteran
Samuel Jordan, a three-year West Frankfort police veteran, was hired to fill a vacancy on the Williamson County Detective Unit. Jordan, 24, began work Monday, replacing Mel Williams who left May 15 to take a private industry job in Indiana, supervisor Michael Wiseman said.
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Samuel Jordan
West Frankfort
Williamson County
Michael Wiseman
Jordan
Wiseman
Mel Williams
Johnston City
Indiana
Union County Queen contest entries sought
Entries are being accepted for the Miss Union County Queen contest to be featured on the August 21 grandstand program of the Union County Fair. Delta Theta Tau Sorority coordinates the event. contestants must be 16 to 22, never married, and residents of Union County or an adjacent county without a queen contest. The winner receives four $25 bonds, merchant gift certificates, and use of a car during the fair week donated by Rudd Ford of Anna.
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Union County
Ballard
Rudd Ford
Anna
Jean Hill
Man of La Mancha Audiences Rave at SIUC Season Finale
Ben Gelman reports that SIU Carbondale Summer Playhouse closes its season with a stirring Man of La Mancha. Steven Kosinski leads as Don Quixote with Cheryl Foland as Aldonza Dulcinea and a strong Sancho Panza from Russell S. Drummond. The production features a vivid dungeon set, dramatic lighting, and standout numbers including I'm Only Thinking of Him.
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Walter Mitty
Vantes
New York
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Aldonza
Don Quixote
Dulcinea
Sancho Panza
Ant
Dr. Carrasco
SIU C
Steven Kosinski
Cervantes
Cheryl Foland
Aldonza Dulcinea
Eliza Doolittle
Fair Lady
Russell S. Drummond
Sancho
Randall Black
Padre
Garth Schumacher
Daniel Deuel
Nadine Haynes
Antonia
Ann Solley
John Seibert
Barber
Ms. Haynes
Black
Ms. Solley
Schumacher
Darwin Payne
Best of musicals at university shines in small theater
Byline B G praises the university musical season calling the orchestra sound improved in the small theater and the balance with voices better. Tickets remain for tonight and shows Friday Saturday and next Sunday. Next season lists You Cant Take It With You Incident at Vichy Antigone Blues for Charlie and a dance concert.
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The
University Theater
Vichy
Charlie
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John McVey
SIU
Union County Queen
la Mancha
Ben Gelman
Sunday News
Southern Illinois
Lang Reynolds
Richard Ross
David McCracken
Jeff Gurley
Linda Kostalik
Michael Hanes
Byline
B.G
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