New 175 Kilowatt Cummins Diesel Generator Installed
Jack Leslie assistant chief operator at Carbondale water plant oversees the installation of a 175 kilowatt Cummins diesel generator. Together with an existing unit the plant can pump 6.9 million gallons daily, with 1972 peak use at 5.2 mgd. The $15 413 setup may lift fire insurance ratings as treated water remains available during major outages. Carbon filters were installed to improve taste and clarity of Carbondale water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Leslie
Carbondale
James Mayhugh
Carbondale Park Board seeks pool cost estimates
The Carbondale Park District Board waits on cost estimates for a proposed swimming pool before land deals or further planning. A $259,400 HUD grant backs the project with a future matching revenue bond issue. The site and long-term land lease from the city are still under review while planning continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
Bonita Troutt
Carbondale Park District Board
Tom Langdon
Ent of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Park District
Robert Coatney
Murdale
U.S. Postal Services
Coatney
City to grade school parking lot to end dust problem
City officials plan to grade and level the Carbondale Community High School parking lot to curb dust with district reimbursement. School board president Charles Lerner said the June 21 meeting will address parking lot issues. Residents have urged action from both city council and school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Community High School
Carroll Fry
Harold Hill
Charles Lerner
Fry
Lerner
School Board
Rabies Rabies Rules: Jackson County Impounds Unvaccinated Dogs
Beginning July 1 Jackson County will impound dogs that are not inoculated against rabies and found running at large. The move targets public health by removing unvaccinated animals from streets and kennels.
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Jackson County
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Jackson County Humane Society
County Humane Society
Accidents injure two cyclists in Southern Illinois
Two motorcyclists suffered major injuries in separate Southern Illinois crashes. Guy Whitecotton, 16, of Cambria, was hit by a car driven by David Gray, 22, of Herrin on Sycamore road and taken to Herrin Hospital. Kimberly Treece, 19, of Modoc, was injured when her motorcycle collided with a pickup in a parking lot at a truck stop in Ellis Grove and transported to Chester Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Guy Whitecotton
Cambria
Sycamore Road
Colp-Carterville
Williamson County
David Gray
Herrin
West Frankfort Cable Watch Extends Free Hookups
West Frankfort residents may subscribe to cable TV for 60 more days without installation fees as the city council approves a resolution urging Southern Illinois Cable TV Inc to delay charges. The firm nears 1,000 customers as 12 stations provide viewership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois Cable Tv, Inc
Eldor
B. J
Skip” Witunski
Tom Griffin
Griffin
Southern
John Kirby
Refuge okays nets spears for rough fish removal
Crab Orchard Fish and Wildlife Refuge allows removal of rough fish from a 60 acre pond on Wednesday and Thursday. Public may enter 8 a.m. to 7 30 p.m. using dip nets seines spears rods and bows. Fish will be returned to Crab Orchard Lake. Signs mark vehicle routes. info available at the refuge fire station. Louis Bleriot winged the English Channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Arch Melcerhoff
Crab Orchard Lake
Water line ownership unresolved in West Frankfort dispute
About 50 residents north of West Frankfort urged the city council to fix a water line serving 15 families from the old Caldwell area. The council will review whether the city owns responsibility for the line after engineers and attorney Don Lucas study the issue, with a report due June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Trimble
West Frankfort
Old Peabody Coal Co
Caldwell
Mike McClatchey
Don Lucas
Peabody Coal Co
Moore School
Henry Hyder
Hyder
Caldwell Area
Vernon Dodson
Raymond
Lucy Davidson
Kenneth Cook
Cook
Tom Griffin
McClatchey
Hearings Planned on Union County Zoning Proposal
Union County Planning Commission chair Ray Dillow outlined a proposed zoning ordinance and maps to the county board. Public hearings will be held outside incorporated areas with dates and places to be announced, followed by a final proposal to the board. The commission has worked on this plan for years. Dr Carroll Loomis was reappointed to a three year term on the Tri-County Health Department Board, and W R Rendleman was named to a one year term as Union county representative on the health board in the joint Union Pulaski Alexander counties department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Noel Stallings
Ray Dillow
Union County Planning and Zoning Commission
County Board of Commissioners
Dillow
Thompsonville Wins $65,000 FHA Loan for Sewer System
Thompsonville village officials and Farmers Home Administration representatives are advancing a project to upgrade the town sewer system with a 65000 dollar loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompsonville
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
O. E. Flannigan
Benton
Hospital permit clears charge against Union County nurse
A charge of failure to provide emergency treatment against Union County Hospital personnel was dismissed in Jonesboro circuit court after an investigation showed some treatment was available. An ER nurse had telephoned a doctor and treatment was prescribed. Hawk later sought care at Doctors Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. The rest of the text covers a village sewer project and a World War I royal houses note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County Hospital
Jonesboro
Dallas Hawk
Dongola
Atty
James Leaton
Hawk
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
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Carbondale Plans
Bers
Kenneth Miller
Miller
Southern Illinois University Foundation
Park District Board
Jaycees
Evergreen Park
Joyce Bonham
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North
Ilinois Avenue
16Th Street
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Southern Illinoisan News
Carbondale Herrin
Marion
Murphysbors Herrin
East Cherry Street
Herrin, Illinois
Louis Bleriot
France
English Channel
Monument Company, Inc
Rock
Marion—Chester West
Frankfort
Anna
Elkville
Harrisburg
McLeansboro
Vienna
Mt. Vernon
America
Ruby Red
Rock of Ages
George Carter
Gerilyn Turner
Lucas
Sportsmen’s Club
Sportsman’s Club
Lloyd Boyer
James LaVern Sanders
Union County
Flannigan
L & T Construction Co
Grand Rivers
J. B. Construction Co
Indiana
State Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Romanovs
Hapsburgs
Hohenzollerns
Orem Osc
Areecehle
FDIC
W. J. Borgsmiller, M.D
Medical Arts Clinic, Ltd
North 14Th Street
Sullivan’s
Sullivans
Sullivan’s ‘Mobile Home Sales
Howard Sullivan
Revia
Burl Richeson
Jim Pearl
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
Cadillac
GMC
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