Diploma Day at Carbondale High School Class of 1975
Class speaker Steven Rouhandeh urged 298 graduates at Carbondale Community High School District 165 to lead their own lives rather than blindly conform. He and 10 other students were honored for academic excellence, including Susan Coleman, Elizabeth Ekker, Steven Elizer, Richard Hillegas, Christie Hindersman, Janet Nelson, Philip Simon, Kathy Trummer, Gwenna Weshinskey and Gregory Withers.
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Steven Rouhandeh
Carbondale Community
Bowen Gymnasium
Rouhandeh
University of Illinois
Attitudes, grads told at Marion High School exercises
The 275 Marion High School graduates heard speakers Diane Kaeser and Kevin Trammel stress attitudes and communication as keys to the future. Top scholars Michael Brown Janis Wolaver Dirk Luckett Dale Bathon Debbie Cooper Linda Dingrando Nancy Peacock and Steve Greenwalt were recognized. Brown Wolaver and Kaeser posted perfect 4.0 GPAs. Supt. A C Storme said education is a community investment.
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Marion High School
Diane Kaeser
Kevin Trammel
Miss Kaeser
Trammel
Michael Brown
Janis Wolaver
Dirk Luckett
Dale Bathon
Debbie Cooper
Linda Dingrando
Nancy Peacock
Steve Greenwalt
Brown
Miss Wolaver
Miss Kaeger
Supt
A.C. Storme
Herrin High graduates 202 teens at ceremony
Herrin High School held its 2025 graduation in the gym with 202 seniors marching. Valedictorian Terri Beare urged graduates to pursue dreams while salutatorian Kris Miriani stood beside her. Seventeen students earned a 4.5 average over four years, including Beare and Miriani. Awardees named include Christopher Botwinski Christine Branca Marsha Chamnness Timothy Childress Jim Clanahan Richard Clarida Gayla Davie Mike Dunning Sally Fischer Frances Fogerty Mike Kirby Eart Mann David Molla Chris Ogden Lynett Vaughn and DAR Award recipient Leeann Fosse.
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Terri Beare
Robert Beare
Herrin High School
Kris Miriani
William Miriami
Miss Beare
Christopher Botwinski
Christine Branca
Marsha Chamness
Timothy Childress
Jim Clanahan
Richard Clarida
Gayla Davie
Mike Dunning
Sally Fischer
Frances Fogerty
Mike Kirby
Eart Mann
Miss Miriani
David Molla
Chris Ogden
Lynett Vaughn
Leeann Fosse
Leon Fosse
Four top contenders named for Franklin County sheriff job
Franklin County Democrats consider four main candidates to fill the sheriff post after the Williams death. West Frankfort figures William Willis Charles Bray and George W Wilson and Thompsonville resident Dean Westray are discussed as potential replacements with West Frankfort favored due to residency. The final decision rests with the nine-member Democratic county board with some members noting the choice remains unsettled.
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Franklin County
Ralph 3. Williams
Franklin County Board
William Willis
Charles Bray
George W
Bill" Wilson
West Frankfort
Dean Westray
Thompsonville
Charles Dawson
Kirby Webb
Williams
Fom
Willis
Broy
Secretary of State’s Office
Secretary of State
Bray
Wilson
Willams
Rend ‘Lake College
Westray
Sheriff's Department
Jackson County Dismisses Six Speedy Trial Cases
Six Jackson County felony cases were dismissed under the 160 day speedy trial rule. Dismissals include burglary, theft by deception, and car theft charges. one case involved a Southern Illinois University Carbondale student from Park Ridge. The motions were granted by Circuit Judge Richard Richman after defense demands for speedy trials.
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Jackson County
Atty Howard Hood
Richard Richman
James Guory
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Park Ridge
Erline Harvey
S. 8Th &T
Murphysboro
Montgomery Wards
Sam Jones J J
Jones
Glenn Prano
Kilo’s
General Telephone
Larry Davis
Carbondale
Doris Randolph
Cynthia Lynn Bryant
Elmer Lee Downs
Floyd Tibbs
Route 4
Medlin, Zimmer and
South of
Peyton Kunce
Band and eighth graders clash resolved in Dongola
Dongola Unit School District keeps band intact after a conflict with physical education. A proposed ban on eighth graders in the district band failed, prompting a scheduling committee to align band and PE sessions. The board also hired James Webber as unit district principal at 14 000 a year, replacing James Jenkins.
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Dongola Unit
Board of Education
Sical Education
James Webber
Jacksonville
Webber
Triopia
Concord
Arizona State University
Webster College
Webster Groves
University of Missouri of St. Louis
James Jenkins
Sharp Rock Falls Wins Kinkaid Lake Access Rights
Sharp Rock Falls Inc a private developer near Ava gains access rights on Kinkaid Lake for a proposed 1000 acre recreation complex. The three year lease with three five year options allows two piers for temporary mooring but bans boat rental. District previously leases two marinas and requires liability insurance. Sharp Rock plans include campsites cabins and a new 40 acre lake with future sanitary facilities.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Mindsa
Kinkaid Lake
Ava
Ava Blacktop
Sharp Rock
Conservancy District
Jim Gibbs
Dale Peters
Gibbs
Peters
Thursay
Jack Miller
Dave Fliger
Sharp Rock Group
Daniel Graff
C. J. Pierce
Melvin Kiehna
Donald Graff
Mt Vernon Politician Leslie Elliott Dies at 49
Leslie Elliott of Mt. Vernon a prominent Jefferson County minister and politician dies at a St. Louis hospital at age 49. He served four years as county treasurer and was a 1974 candidate for the General Assembly. Cause given as a blood clot in the lung during recovery from kidney stone surgery.
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St. Louis
Leslie €. Elliott
Mt. Vernon
Jir
Jefferson County
Elliott
General Assembly
Accident kills area policeman near Mt Vernon
An off duty Mt Vernon policeman Ronald Lacey was at home Thursday loading his .45 caliber pistol when it discharged killing him. Authorities said the incident was accidental.
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Mt. Vernon
Ronald Lacey
State suit against city still stands
Judge Dorothy Spomer denied Marion's motion to dismiss a state suit filed by the Illinois attorney general in Williamson County circuit court. The complaint accuses Marion of violating an EPA agreement by neglecting solids in treated sewage, failing to provide samples and monthly reports, and not maintaining proper chlorine levels. The state seeks compliance rather than the full $850,000 penalty, with fines up to $16,000 per violation and $1,000 daily thereafter.
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Marion
Dorothy Spomer
Williamson County
Illinois Attorney General
Larry Eaton
Environmental Control Division
Attorney General Office
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Huyiron- Mental Protection Agency
William Novick
EPA
Eaton
Robert Butler
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CCHS
Herrin High
Merrill Perlman
U.S
Kenneth Gray
Barney Browning
Southern Illneis University- Carbondale
Cathy Mescher
Butch Nevious
Bart Mann
Millard
Pee Wee’ Brown
Athy Braswell
Donald Burk
Ed Greer
James Bilderback
Dongola
Sharp
Leslie Elliott
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