Accident kills Marion man on Illinois 13 near Crab Orchard
Richard Miller 36 of Marion was killed in a three vehicle crash about two miles east of Crab Orchard on Illinois 13. His carryall van was crushed by a tractor trailer whose load spilled. Traffic halted about 90 minutes. Miller, a Central Illinois Public Service Co. employee, is survived by wife Gayle and three children. Funeral services are planned in Marion with burial at Rosehill Cemetery.
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Richard Miller
Route St
Marion
Crab Orchard
Illinois
Miller
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Williamson County
James R. Wilson
Margetta Martinko
Route 1
Harrisburg
Blin
Norris City
Wilson
Mr. Miller
Mitchell
Rosehill
Paxton
Paul F
Sara Barlow Miller
Gayle Fuerer
Zion United Church of Christ
Carbondale
Barbara Gayle
Brent Lee
David Richard
Robert
Charles
Wichita Falls
Tex
Mary Alice Einhaus
Sally Bayles
Pittsburg
Susan DeSaegher
Arbitrator backs teacher in district salary dispute
Arbitrator George Jacobs sided with Reading specialist Barbara Lamphere in a dispute with Murphysboro Unit School District 186 over experience level and salary advancement. The board tabled the matter, with action expected at the next meeting.
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Murphysboro Unit
Barbara Lamphere
Lamphere
George Jacobs
American Arbitration Association
Area highway work plans total more than $17 million
The Southern Illinoisan reports proposed 1977 highway spending across 11 southern Illinois counties totaling 25.18 million dollars. Projects in Jackson Williamson Perry Franklin Union and Randolph counties total over 17 million, including bridges, resurfacing, widening, and land acquisition along routes such as U.S. 51 Illinois 13 14 37 148 127 and 3. Named projects include rebuilds on Tower Road Carbondale and several bridges on multiple local roads.
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Jackson
Williamson
Perry
Franklin
Union
Randolph
Daniel Walker
Worthen Bayou
Sand Ridge
Drury Creek
Buskydell Road
Jacob
Kinkaid Hill
Tower Road
Carbondale
Chautauqua Street
Gartside
Johnson - Williamson County
Franklin - Williamson County
Jordan Curve
Illinois 13
Illinois 37
Whiteash Road
Spillertown Road
Illinois 148
Freeman Spur
Herrin
29Th St
West Monroe
Crab Orchard Creek
Corinth
Pulleys Mill
Red Barn Road
Pittsburg
Power Line Road
Herrining
Franklin County
Lesser
McLeansboro
Benton
Washington Street
Maple
du Quoin
Perry County
Illinois 127
Perry-Washington County
Pinckneyville
Old du Quoin
Illinois 14
Illinois 154
Pyatts Road
Reese Creek
East Park St. Blacktop
Pyatts Wye
Hog Creek
Kimwell Road
Little Muddy River
Corgan Road
Union County
Jonesboro
Lick Creek
Newton School Road
U.S. 51
Dongola
Cypress Road
Anna
Murphy School Road
Wyes
Steeleville
Percy
Cox Creek
How-to Wesla Pickard Demonstrates A-Listed Cake at Show
Wesla Pickard of the Akin Alpha Psi 4-H Club demonstrates how to bake an A rated cake at the Franklin County food and flower demonstration show in Benton. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Evan Pickard of Thompsonville and did not win a chance to go to the Illinois State Fair. Her sister Karen was first alternate to give a food demonstration. Judy Henshaw of the Christopher Beavers 4-H Club won the right to represent the county as the food and flower demonstrator at the state fair. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Rayburn Henshaw. Eleanor Sieveking of the Sunshine Lassies 4-H Club will attend food classes at the fair. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Sieveking of Thompson.
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Wesla Pickard
Akin Alpha Psi 4-H
Franklin County
Benton
Evan Pickard
Thompsonville
Springfield
Karen
Judy Henshaw
Christopher Beavers
Rayburn Henshaw
Eleanor Sieveking
Sunshine Lassies
4-H Club
Robert Sieveking
Carbondale Forest Service Office to Close Next Week
The U S Forest Service in Carbondale will close June 18 after a reorganization eliminates the SIU Carbondale unit. The office handled flood prevention, resource conservation and rural development for Illinois and surrounding states, while remaining staff transfer to St Paul West Virginia Pennsylvania and other posts.
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Carbondale
U S. Forest Service
Southern Illinois
The
Forest Service
Southern Ilinois University
William Troxel
Troxel
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
St. Paul
Minn
West Virginia
New Hampshire
Ohio
Malheur National Forest
Oregon
Pennsylvania
North Central Station
Siu-C
Murphysboro Names Shields Works Chief
James Shields, 43, of 806 Illinois Ave., was named superintendent of public works by the Murphysboro City Council on Tuesday. A former alderman, he has 11 months with the department of streets, which Mayor Michael Bowers said will be renamed the department of public works as streets and water functions are merged later. Shields replaces the retiring Supt. James Penrod, who served over 20 years.
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James Shields
Illinois Ave
Murphysboro
Department of Streets
Department of Public Works
Water Department
Shields
James’ Penrod
Discharged miner returns to job at Zeigler coal mine
Gary Beasley a cutting machine operator at Zeigler Coal Co. No 4 mine near Johnston City was restored to his job after arbitration. Beasley had been fired for cursing a supervisor, a 5 day suspension followed by dismissal on June 2, sparking wildcat strikes by about 6 000 workers at 18 Illinois coal mines Thursday and Friday.
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Zeigler Coal Co
Johnston City
Gary Beasley
UMW District 12
Kenneth Dawes
Beasley
Illinois
Logan House Ruins Demolition Contract Awarded
The last ruins of the Logan House in Murphysboro destroyed by fire in June 1975 will be demolished within three weeks. Edwards Excavating Co. of Murphysboro received the demolition contract. Gene Rath, co owner of the Logan House property, says there are no current plans for the former restaurant site.
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Murphysboro
Edwards Excavating Co
Gene Rath
Rath
Ambulance Operators Refuse Leg lawmakers Plea to Resume Service
Ambulance operators of the Pulley Ambulance Service refuse lawmakers pleas to restart service in Marion. Ronald Pulley cites $50,000 due from Medicare and IPAC as condition to resume. Mayfield Ambulance Service in Marion expands staff to cover calls. IPAC and Medicare officials eye payment status and potential arrangements with the city.
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Pulley
Marion
Ronald Pulley
Gene Johns
Illinois Public Aid Commission
E.E. Jeter
Herrin
Mayfield Ambulance Service
Pete Mayfield
IPAC
House
Parish
Medical Claims Payment Office
Mayfield Service
Rend Lake board bans free use of district facilities
Rend Lake Conservancy District members decided to prohibit board members from using or receiving free access to district facilities. They cited legal limits on compensation, noting board salaries cap at 3,000 a year. The board also advanced a 1.5 million state grant plan for a sewage disposal station in Ewing, cost expected at 2 million, to be shared by the district.
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Rend Lake
DeMaris Berry
Southern Illinoisan
Rend Lake Conservancy
Howard Campbell
Frank Feltmeier
William O’sullivan
Feltmeier
O’sullivan
Ewing
Charles Covington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Johnston City Bank fires head bookkeeper amid conflict claims
Dorothy Frye says her firing from the Bank of Johnston City stems from alleged school board conflicts involving the bank. Bank officials deny it, calling the charges sour grapes while Mitchell accuses board members Cardwell Babington and Engram of conflict due to bank ties.
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Bank of
Johnston City
Dorothy Frye
Johnston City State Bank
R. L. Markley
Markley
Engram
Mitchell
Illinois Attorney General
I’m
Lick Creek Budget Hiked By School Board
The Lick Creek Grade School District 16 Board of Education approved a $4,119 budget amendment Tuesday. Superintendent Leon Russell said the increase funds transportation amid higher operation and maintenance costs and salaries and reduced state aid.
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Lick Creek
Board of Education
Leon Russell
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