Groups hope to save Lesser Opera House
The Lesser Opera House, built in 1914, sits vacant as locals push to save it as a memorial to the Gualdoni family. Community leaders discuss city ownership, historic status, and possible grants while reminiscing about cinema, live music, and its former role as a social hub for Lesser and nearby Sesser.
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Lesser Opera House
Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinoisan
Elnora Shurtz Burkett
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Sesser
George Stankard
Darrel Robinson
The
Sesser Homecoming Association
Hubert Gualdoni
Chester
Charles Gualdoni
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Stankard
Opera House
Bob Swinson
Carbondale
Neysa Cummings
Christopher
John Mercer
Ned Mitchell
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IUC Researchers Seek Drought Resistant Soybean Varieties
Southern Illinois University Carbondale scientists John Yopp and Oval Myers pursue drought tolerant soybean via climatic chamber and greenhouse tests. A $3,500 ISPOB grant supports continuation of a 1980 project that aimed to test up to 200 cultivars. It remains unknown which varieties outperform others in drought tolerance.
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Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
John Yopp
Oval Myers
Gram Operating Board
ISPOB
Myers
Grant To Train Illinois School Bus Drivers
The Educational Service Region in Franklin County received a highway safety grant to develop a statewide school bus driver refresher training curriculum. Illinois Department of Transportation announced the grant and Elvis Nolen said a model package will be created. The $12,000 funding includes federal Highway Safety Act funds administered by the Division of Traffic Safety.
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Carbondale
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Jackson County
Illinois
Code Enforcement Division
Educational Service
Franklin County
Illinois Department of Transportation
Elvis Nolen
Division of Traffic Safety
Johnston City residents back sewer main extensions plan
About 15 Johnston City residents voiced support for a grant project to extend sanitary sewer mains at a recent hearing. Mayor Bill Stevens said the group shared the council’s concern and noted the town’s good chances for a Community Development Assistance Program grant. Without the grant, the city would face revenue bonds or a general obligation bond referendum.
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Johnston City
Bill Stevens
Stevens
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
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