Williamson County mulls individual meters for 700 housing units
The Williamson County Housing Authority studies installing gas and electric meters for its 700 units to promote energy conservation. Rent could be lowered as it stops redistributing utility service from Central Illinois Public Service. Costs for a two to three year modernization are being estimated. The plan requires HUD approval.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County Housing Authority
Housing Authority
Central Illinois Public Service
Authority
Jacob Rendleman
Carterville
The
CIPS
Arthur Pratt
U.S. Department of Housing
Rendleman
Don Beltz
Energy
William Humphreys
Robert Power
Marion
United Design of
St. Louis
Hall Electric
Pinckneyville
Lymar Manor
Herrin
Percy to open Carbondale office with public ceremony
U S Senator Charles Percy will establish a Carbondale office in the Federal Building at 205 W. Cherry St. The office will operate Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with Connie Milligan of Vienna as staffer. Two officials from Percy's Springfield office will visit monthly to discuss local projects and problems with federal agencies.
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Evan M. Davis
U.S
Charles Percy
Carbondale
Federal Building
W. Cherry St
Connie Milligan
Vienna
Dale Milligan
James Thompson
Marion
Percy
Centralia
Everett Dirksen
Wallie McDougal
Milligan
Ms. McDougal
Springfield
Illinois
Carbondale Federal
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Alan Dixon
Mount Veron
Washington
Chicago
Rural Ava dog kills rabid skunk confirmed
Jackson County Rabies Control Officer Vicki Ashley confirmed a second rabid skunk killed by a family dog in Ava Illinois. The skunk was found in the back yard of the Charles Huth farm on Route 1 and tested positive by the Illinois Department of Public Health. The dog is in 30 day quarantine and livestock in the area are under special controls. Additional specimens from other areas are being tested with results expected later this week.
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Jackson County
Vicki Ashley
Charles Huth Farm
Route 1
Ava
Illinois Department of Public Health
Huth Farm
Sato Road
Car Hits Utility Pole Knocks Out 300 Homes in Illinois
A single vehicle struck a utility pole on Illinois 37 shortly after 2 am, cutting power to about 300 customers. About 200 in northern Johnston City and others along 37 and in southern West Frankfort were out for 90 minutes. Most power restored by 3:30 am, with 50 to 60 more in West Frankfort back by 9 am after repairs. Police reported no injuries.
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Illinois 37
Glen Smith
Central Illinois Public Service
Johnston City
Frankfort
West Frankfort
Smith
Illinois
Restoration work starts on four Randolph historic sites
Local groups and state funds back a summer effort to restore four Randolph County sites and four in Monroe County. A $31,082 state grant will cover salaries and equipment rental while CETA funds of $31,648 fund 10 youths plus Menard Center inmates for clean-up, painting, and maintenance under project director Jack Asbury.
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Karen Ramsey
Southern Illinois
Randolph County
Monroe County
CETA
Ard Correctional Center
Jack Asbury
Asbury
Historical Society
Bar in Carbondale to Sell After Tough Times
Ortho Bartholow confirms Second Chance at 213 E. Main St in Carbondale will be sold for 250000. He cites 60 percent drop in six months and the 21 year drinking age as factors along with a weak economy and fuel costs, noting May 9 was last open night.
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Tom Woolf
Illinois
Carbondale
Champaign
Ortho
Bud
Bartholow
E. Main St
R’’, Inc
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Inmate Strike Remains On Minds At Marion Penitentiary
Inmates at the U S Penitentiary in Marion say the protest for better conditions persists in their thoughts and letters, though the prison has shut down industries and moved outputs to Raybrook. They describe ongoing hardships, tightened security, and a continued refusal to work while court challenges on prisoner rights proceed.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinois
U.S
Marion
Richard Phillips
Anthony Saia
Phillips
Raybrook
N.Y
Richard Thompson
Food Service
Saia
Thompson
Michael Garnett
Garnett
Carbondale
Rights Project
Seventh Circuit
Project
James Roberts
Connecticut
Arlington
UMW officials to pass up finais in contract tour
UMW leaders plan visits in Illinois and nearby states as they push the new contract proposal with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association. Miners will vote Saturday after District 12 meetings and 48 hours of study, with District 23 leader Killion explaining the plan due to Thomas Gaston's illness.
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UMW
Finais
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinois
United Mine Workers International
Illinois
Washington
Sam Church
Carbondale
Springfield
Church
Alabama
Wilbert Killion
Kentucky
Dent
Thomas Gaston
Killion
Gaston
District 23
District 12
Mount Vernon
Three bids filed for Carbondale council seat
The Carbondale City Council received three new applications before the noon deadline, increasing the applicant pool to eight for the vacant seat left by Susan Mitchell. Neil Dillard, Gayle Klam, and Joy Cullum Mark joined Sammye Aikman, B. C. Boone, Paul Matalonis, Benjamin Shepherd, and Joyce Webb. The council will narrow to three finalists at the June 8 meeting and interview them openly on June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Neil Dillard
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Gayle Klam
Joy Cullum Mark
Thomson-McKinnon Securities
Sammye Aikman
B. C. (Blanchard) Boone
Paul Mat Matalonis
Benjamin Shepherd
Joyce Webb
Susan Mitchell
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Williamson County
ED Greer
Sparta Pentecostal
Charter Oak School
Ing Act
Prairie du Rocher
Sparta
Shiloh College
Shiloh Hill
Monroe County Historical Society
Belle Fontaine
Carpenter’s
Holiday Inn
Peoria
Ann Arbor, Mich
Ann Arbor
Detroit
Carbondale Council
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