Cryts rally backs farmer grain issue amid legal fight
At Anna Illinois a rally supporting Wayne Cryts drew about 250 people. Neighbors and officials pressed for changes to bankruptcy and grain warehouse laws. Petitions with 5 020 names and over 500 dollars were handed to Representative Paul Simon as Cryts remains jailed in Arkansas awaiting hearings over 31 000 bushels of soybeans.
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American Agricultural Movement
Smithshire
Monmouth
Union County
P. L. Parr
Parr
Cryts
Cryts Defense Fund
Paul Simon
D-Makanda
Jobless figures show illusory drop as benefits run dry
Zeigler Coal Co announces 420 miners return to full production at Zeigler Sparta and No 11 mines near Coulterville after April shutdowns. Spokesman Mark Jacobson says the mines are back to normal and coal stockpiles have been depleted awaiting new production to fill orders. Unemployment figures in Southern Illinois show small declines but analysts call the drop illusory as benefits run out and workers do not return. Williamson leads at 15.6 percent, followed by Union at 15.2 percent. Randolph and Jackson lower around 8.8-8.9 percent with mixed demand across manufacturing, construction, farming, and retail.
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Zeigler Sparta
Coulterville
Mark Jacobson
Jean Ness
Southern Illinois
Charles Wessell
Harrisburg
Williamson County
Union County
Randolph
Jackson
Dennis Hoffman
Mount Vernon
Jackson County
Johnson
Franklin
Perry County
Storms dampen Herrinfest after solid start Saturday
Herrinfest opened strong with 82 attendance but three days of storms cut weekend crowds. Jaycees president Bill Brown said Saturday morning drew a real good crowd before storms hit, estimating overall attendance down about 80 percent. Road races Monday drew 350 entrants, up 100 from last year, yet daily rain ruined band shows and other acts, reducing overall fundraising. Brown noted Lions Club profits and Cub Scouts concession were also down, but the Jaycees will pursue other fund-raisers.
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Jaycees
Bill Brown
Brown
Lions Club
Cub Scouts
Chester native named to Carbondale chamber job
Larry Lauterjung, 27, a Chester native, was named executive director of the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce. He replaces Ronald Steele who left in April to open a day care center in Ironton Missouri. Lauterjung has prior Chambe r experience in Mount Vernon and worked with the Council of Smaller Enterprises. He and his wife Renee will live near Cambria.
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Jean Ness
Southern
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Raul Ayala
Lauterjung
Carbondale
Convention Center
Renee
Cambria
Randolph nursing home pact extended
Normal operations continued at the Randolph County Nursing Home in Sparta under a two week extension of an employee contract that expired Monday. Local 2404 of AFSCME had sought a two week extension. the extension was approved by the county board after weeks of wage scale talks and a push to add Lincoln's Birthday as a paid holiday. The union had earlier asked for a 40 cent raise, then dropped to 30 cents. the county offered 15 cents hourly.
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Randolph County
Sparta
Paulette Buch
C. J. Smith
Steeleville
Cryts rally marks fight to shield farmers from elevator rules
Several hundred residents attend a rally in Anna to back Wayne Cryts amid his fight against federal bankruptcy law. In Little Rock Judge Charles Baker said he would release Cryts, ending the case as he considers improving protections for grain stored in bankrupt elevators. Support comes from state and federal officials and farm groups, while Illinois lawmakers push bills to prioritize liens on grain and strengthen elevator bankruptcy controls.
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Cryts
Morris Sanders
Bingham
Fayette County
Sanders
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Missouri
Peale
Anna Monday
American Agriculture Movement
Illinois Farmers Union
National Farmers Organization
Sandy Cryis
Cryis
Bob Winchester
Illinois House
Senate
Paul Simon
Carbondale
House of Representatives
Murphysboro
Equality
Simon
Wayne Cryts
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