Carbondale reviews energy saver code project
Carbondale City Council reviews an energy efficiency building code aimed at homes, led by the Energy Advisory Commission. The plan raises R values for walls from R-11 to R-19 and ceilings from R-19 to R-33, with costs for a $60,000 house projected between $300 and $500, while a similar 960 square foot test home showed $1,500 extra but lower annual heating costs. The council delays action two weeks for public input and seeks a public hearing, while also pursuing a formal city coalition to oppose rate hikes with CIPS and ICC involvement. Further action includes approval of a downtown passenger depot plan and a postponed 1982 library budget request.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Carbondale Home Builders Association
Commission
Chris Robertson
Council
EAC
Robertson
Archie Jones
Albert Kent
Murphysboro
Kent
Helen Westberg
Chamber of Commerce
Hans Fischer
Publc
Coucil
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Fischer
Quincy
Macomb
Michael Bowers
ICC
Illinois Commerce Commission
CIPS
Preston Levi
Utilities Committee of
Southern Counties Action Movement
Levi
Carrol Fry
Fry
Eldon Gosnell
Illinois Department of Transportation
Gosnell
Carbondale Public Library
Paul Sorgen
Marion voters file for vacant commissionership Aug 19 primary
Two candidates filed for the Marion public health and safety commissioner seat as the filing window opened. The council set a primary date of August 19 with a general election on September 23. Six candidates have announced, including Thomas Hancock Williams Snyder Smothers and Boys, with the top two advancing to the November contest. The post pays 5400 annually and the winner serves the remaining two and a half years of the term left by the resignation of Joyner.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Marion
Robert Butler
David D. Hancock
Val Jean Thomas
Maureen Johnston
Butler
Ron Joyner
Joyner
Lawrence Fearer
Thomas
Gene Johns
State Department of Administrative Services
Williams
John A. Logan College
SIUC
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Logan District Board of Trustees
W. Boulevard
George Snyder
Neon Sign Co
Herrin Inc
S. Fozzard St
J.P. Smothers
S. Buchanan St. Paul
Bainbridge Road
Marion opens new landfill without permit again
Marion Illinois opens a new landfill without a permit 1442 months after a $3000 penalty for unauthorised operation. IEPA warns of possible penalties up to $10000 plus $1000 per day, while Mayor Butler defends action and cites ongoing permit review. The site near Spillertown, open 8 am to 5 pm, is expected to last four years.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Robert Butler
IEPA
Springfield
Terry Ayer
Ken Mensing
Collinsville
Spillertown
Stae Pollution Control Board
Butler
Cedar Grove
Missouri- Pacific Railroad
West Frankfort Boil Water Order May Be Lifted Soon
West Frankfort Mayor Mike McClatchey says the boil-water order for the eastern half of the city should be lifted in the next day or so. A 12-inch main split on East Main Street Friday caused the order, with two additional breaks in the east section over the weekend. Repairs are complete and officials await laboratory test results before lifting restrictions.
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West Frankfort
Mike McClatchey
East Main
McClatchey
Herrin Buys Ambulance For Eight Thousand Five Hundred
The City of Herrin purchased an $8,500 ambulance Monday to replace a leased unit used by the Herrin Volunteer Ambulance Service. The vehicle meets Illinois DOT specs and can carry up to four patients, with operation anticipated by weekend. Funds drawn from a roughly $16,000 ambulance reserve to buy from Kittinger Fair Funeral Home in Carmi, replacing the Indiana rental at 350 a month.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Illinois Department of Transportation
Theodore Bollmann
Kittinger Fair Funeral Home
Carmi
Bollmann
Southern Illinois crops dry as no rain forecast through Friday
Amid central Illinois floods, Southern Illinois faces real drought with advis ers warning no rain before Friday and a high pressure front likely keeping dry conditions through Saturday. Wheat heads shrink while corn and beans struggle to establish deep roots. some fields may benefit only marginally from any moisture. Regional extension agents report uneven rainfall with pockets of severe drought and ongoing concerns for yield in Williamson Randolph counties. Local farms await moisture to salvage late-season crops and planting delays, though forecasts show little relief in the near term.
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Ann Schottman Endt
Southern Illinoisan
Central Illinois
Southern
Illinois
Karol Ditzler
Southern Illinois Airport Weather Service
Jackson County
Bob Frank
Frank
Williamson County Extension
Michael Plumer
Plumer
Randolph County Extension
Charlie Williams
Steeleville
Rabies Quarantine Prolonged in Jackson County
Area rabies outbreak persists as Jackson County quarantine remains active due to lab delays in testing a Murphysboro bat and a De Soto dog. A skunk from Ava awaits testing. Williamson County reports no new rabies cases after May, with 37 animals tested and 20 pupils receiving treatments following a Herrin rabid dog incident. Roads back to normal noted by local police.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Theresa Churchill
Jackson County
Ava
Ashley
Williamson County
Herrin
Williamson-Franklin
South Side School
Gene Clark
Police Department
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Europe
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Energy-Saver’ Code
Senior Citizen Council
Jerry Lower
G. W. Dietz
de Soto
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