Circus band works behind the glitter with non stop set
In Murphysboro, Carson and Barnes Circus kept two daily shows moving as eight musicians played through almost two hours of continuous music. Band leader Perry Johnson, a former London and Bargas Circus musician, explains the demanding schedule while members like Wayne Reynolds adjust to circus life and routines.
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Nick Sortal
Southern Illinoisan
Carson and Barnes Circus
Murphysboro
Perry Johnson
Johnson
Bargas Circus
Great London Circus
California
Mexico
Wayne Reynolds
Colp free on recognizance in New Haven theft case
Bill Colp, director of Carbondale's former New Haven Center nursing home, released on recognizance after his first court appearance on theft over 150 dollars. The New Haven Center and Colp face felony theft charges in grand jury indictments from May 31. The fund from patient accounts was allegedly diverted to corporate use between 1977 and 1978. HUD owns the property after a foreclosure settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
New Haven Center
Bill Colp
Colp
Jackson County
Corporation
Howard Hood
Bill Green
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Stricken at Kiwanis banquet Melvin Farlow dies at 57
Melvin Farlow of McLeansboro died at the West Frankfort Franklin County Country Club after a heart attack. The Rend Lake College founding board member slumped while speaking to the West Frankfort Kiwanis Club, was treated at Union Hospital, and pronounced dead in the emergency room. He served on Rend Lake College board 1966 to 1973 and chaired it twice. Funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Farlow
McLeansboro
Rend Lake College
Ina
Farlow
West Frankfort
Rend Lake
Former Menard worker may not face charges says state
Randolph County State's Attorney William Schuwerk Jr. announced that Menard Correctional Center employee Robert Sutton will not face criminal charges over an alleged death threat against Warden James Greer due to lack of probable cause. Sutton, suspended for 30 days, allegedly attempted to hire a prisoner to kill Greer. The case moves within the state personnel system, with potential discharge actions and possible Civil Service Commission review if Sutton disputes the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menard
Brad Berker
Sutton
Greer
Illinois Department of Personnel
William Boys
Don Kinsel
Bureau of Employee and Labor Relations
Department of Personnel
Gayle Franzen
Franzen
Kinel
Jackson County Ambulance Chief Resigns Amid Grant Battle
Patrick Voorheis, 28, director of Jackson County Ambulance Service, resigns amid a clash with the county board over pursuing a state grant for a paramedic program. The board previously voted against the $48,000 grant, citing costs and staffing concerns, as the ambulance panel considers a $104,000 loan to cover payroll and expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Lance
Illinois Department of Public Health
Kelley
Voorheis
Voorhe
Carbondale approves revised design for new train station
Carbondale council approved a simplified movable depot plan for the railroad relocation project. The 3,960 square foot station on Illinois Avenue between Elm and Cherry will cost 316,800 for building and 200,000 for site work and can be jacked up and moved as needed.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
U.S. 51
Pleasant Hill Road
Jack E. Olson
Belleville
FGM Inc
Amtrak
Illinois Gulf Central Railroad
Illinois Avenue
Elm
Cherry Streets
Olsen
Eldon Gosnell
Charles Watkins
Gosnell
Illinois Gulf Central
ICG
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Peter C. Alexander
Helen Westberg
Watkins
Anonymous tip sought in Herrin slaying of Regina Costellia
Williamson County investigators urge an anonymous caller who described himself as a small business man to come forward. He claimed to have seen Regina Oliver Costellia in Herrin the night of June 3 as she was killed, and to have been in a Bank of Herrin parking lot near 101 S. Park Ave. during early hours. Deputies noted no name was given, and lie detector tests cleared several locals. Sheriff Jerald Kobler said Terry Costellia, husband, returned from Kentucky and was interviewed. their two year old son Anthony remains with the father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Regina Oliver Costellia
Herrin
Jerald Kobler
Kobler
Terry Costellia
Costellia
Kentucky
Anthony
Carterville Water Restored After Burst Line
Water service returned to Carterville Cambria Hafer and the Carterville West Water District around 4 p.m. Tuesday after a 10 inch line from the filtration plant fractured near Carter and Ridge streets likely from an old mine sink. A boil order remains until sampling confirms safety. John A Logan College also affected as workers excavated a 40 by 6 by 8 foot section of Ridge Street.
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Carterville
Cambria
Hafer
Carterville West Water District
Carter
Ridge
Water District
John A. Logan College
Ridge Street
Woman escapes as Herrin home burns down
Pauline Bean fled her three bedroom residence at 806 N 26th St as flames swept the south side workroom. Firefighters fought attic blaze for hours after a nap interrupted by a crackling noise. Neighboring family and pets were spared but a new air conditioner and color television were lost. The cause remained undetermined though wiring was suspected.
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Cathy Saxenmeyer
Pauline Bean
Herrin
N. 26Th St
Mrs. Bean
Willie Bean
Carbondale
Cook Addition
Lindell Carrasco
Johnston City
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Reynolds
Circus
Tom Ryan
Ryan
Western Illinois University
Carson
Barnes
Joe Jines
Sharon Brunkhorst
Danny
Murphysboro Watch Circus
New Haven
Civil Service Commission
Fisher
Department of Corrections
Ambulance Service
Bill Kelley
Gary Hartlieb
Ambu
Carbondale Council
Oks
Alexander
Hans Fischer
Carterville Water
Herrin House
Viola Rosenow
Ben Gelman
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