Sidewalk Renovation Underway in Johnston City Project
Paul Robertson of Marion hammers forms for concrete as workers repair downtown sidewalks. Repairs extend to the Illinois 37 Broadway intersection. A $249,000 U S Economic Development Administration contract funds street and sidewalk work. Three Star Construction of Marion leads the project.
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Paul Robertson
Marion
Johnston City
Illinois 37
Broadway
U.S. Economic Development Adminis
Tration
Three Star Construction of
Du Quoin unit to take option on tracts for middle school
Du Quoin Unit School District 300 votes 6 to 1 to take 90 day options on two land parcels for a proposed middle school north of Marshall Browning Hospital and west of town on Illinois 152. North site about 20 acres at $2 000 per acre, west site about 10 acres at $5 000 per acre. If approved by CDB and matched by a local vote, a bond referendum could return.
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du Quoin
Karen Rothe
Southern Illinoisan
du Quoin Unit
Board of Education
Marshall Browning Hospital
Illinois 152
North Site
Jacob Whitecotton
West Site
Whitecotton
Illinois Capital Development Board
CDB
Dirt work aims to make I 57 Marion exit safer
Illinois DOT District 9 is moving dirt from one side of the I 57 Illinois 13 interchange to fill holes and level steep slopes near Marion. Roy Harris says the project will remove dangerous guardrails and steep banks once the dirt fills the holes at a cost of 331000, with completion expected by September and heavy equipment on site.
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Illinois Department of Trnsportation
Roy Harris
DOT District 9
DOT
Marion
Ber
Harris d. Harris
Harris
Derailment Near Gorham Halts Line No Major Damage
A Missouri Pacific freight train derailed in Gorham around 10:15 p.m. Only the lead engine left the tracks as the speed was slow, with a suspected switch malfunction cited by engineer James R. Dunn. No volatile cargo involved and traffic was restored today.
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Gorham
Missouri-Pacific
Jackson County
Don White
Sheriff’s Office
James R. Dunn
Federal Railroad Administration
National Transportation Safety Board
Norge president to join Magic Chef in Cleveland
Barabara Schechter reports former Norge Co. president Robert L. Chaplin has accepted a job as corporate vice president with Magic Chef Inc. of Cleveland Tennessee, starting July 1. The Norge sale to Magic Chef fell through in April, with talks ending amid Magic Chef’s recent acquisitions. Norge, a Fedders division, employs about 1,000 in Southern Illinois and will begin its three week summer vacation.
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Barbara Schechter
Southern Illinoisan
Norge Co
Tennessee
Herrin
Robert L. Chaplin
Norge
Magic Chef Inc
Cleveland
Chaplin
Magic Chef
Fedders
Illinois
Lawsuit Forces Hurst to Cancel June Jubilee
The Hurst Community Council canceled the three day June Jubilee planned for June 23 to 25 after a $2 million lawsuit filed last week over an accident at the 1977 Harvest Festival. A city lawyer will inspect the insurance policy, which is lost in the mail. The group may owe contracted carnival rides and has raised about $4,500 for a senior citizens center and community building.
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Hurst
Florine Burkhardt
e@ group
Carbondale district trims funds to cover deficits
Carbondale Elementary School District 95 trustees transfer 6100 from surpluses to cover potential deficits in transportation and education funds as state funding delays loom. Treasurer John Barbie says $29,000 may be needed in transportation if quarterly funds aren’t released. $32,000 moves from working cash to education. Board also addresses motorbike safety, suspends a student after a closed session, and approves roof repairs at Lewis School for 1780 by Highway Roofing Co.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Elementary School District 95 Board of Education
John Barbie
Barbie
Barbre
Mara Lou Hawse
George Edwards
Edwards
Carbondale
Lewis School
Hawse
Harold Bardo
Highway Roofing Co
Peter's Toy Box opens at Carbondale Library for kids
The Carbondale Public Library launches Peter's Toy Box offering 65 toys puzzles and games for children two years and older. Funded by a $500 donation in memory of Peter Borgia the program aims to provide unique educational and fun wooden toys for borrowing two per family for two weeks with no renewals.
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Sherri Good
Carbondale
Peter
Mary Gates
Illinois 13
Eileen Borgia
Gates
England
Illinois
W. Walnut
Library Information Desk
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Jerry Rainwater
Dianna Kuhnert
Herman Krone
Thomas Weinberg
Gayland Chancey
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E. M. Webb
Jim
Lincoln
McKinley
Paradise Prairie School
Paradise Prairie
Carbondale Grade Board
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