Herrin Zoning Plans Move Toward Final Proposal
Herrin's Zoning Commission will draft a recommended ordinance after two planned meetings this week ahead of a June 2 council presentation. The hearings featured heated exchanges over strip zoning with Mayor Henderson backing five-block commercial strips on Park avenues and Alderman McCarty opposing any strip zoning.
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Herrin
Commission
Charles G. Sadler
Sadler
Fred A. Henderson
Henderson
Jack McCarty
McCarty
Park
Monroe Avenue
Action Committee
Jackson County to Adopt Centralized License Check System
Jackson County and Murphysboro will install a teletypewriter linked to a Springfield computer for rapid license and vehicle data. The system will let officers pull owner name, address, and car description from a license number in seconds, aiding criminal investigations.
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Jackson County
Springfield
Raymond Dillinger
Murphysboro
Williamson County to Mail 48900 Tax Bills This Week
Deputy Tax Collector Adolph Fluck said 48 900 tax bills totaling 4 651 069 will be mailed Saturday with first installment due by July 17. A 1 percent monthly penalty starts July 18. Banks and the Marion courthouse will collect payments. Back taxes add 251 349 to reach 4 902 418. Sept 1 is second real estate installment due date.
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Williamson County
Adolph Fluck
Fluck
Flack
Marion
Herrin Park
Herrin Mosquito
Morphysboro Man Bound Over In Child Incident Case
Willie Drayton 44 of D Street was ordered bound over to the Jackson County grand jury on charges including burglary attempted report incident and taking improper liberties with a minor. He posted 3000 bond and remains free. The April 6 arrest followed a report by a 93 year old girl in Murphysboro who identified Drayton as the suspect. Judge Peyton Kunce presided. the next grand jury session is set for June 28.
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Morphysboro
Grand
Jackson County
Willie
Little Twist
Drayton
D Street
Murphysboro
Peyton Kunce
Police hunt for stolen truck loaded with wheat
Union County authorities seek a blue pickup with a white top belonging to Atwood Head of 300 Maple St Anna. Sheriff Hewitt Lamer said the theft occurred Friday night from Head's residence after he worked late in a wheat field and planned to unload it the next day.
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Atwood Head
Maple St
Anna
Union County
Hewitt Lamer
Head
Lamer
Carbondale resident recalls Ireland travel differences
Pat Rodd of Carbondale brought back a photo from Ireland last month noting fewer cars there than in Carbondale but greater railroad courtesy. She described crosswise crossing gates, a telephone box, and a sign saying Use Telephone In Case of Undue Delay near Galway.
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Pat Rodd
Carbondale
Ireland
County
Galway
Rodd
Dunkel resigns as Carbondale Teen Town director
Carbondale Teen Town shuts its doors after director Bill Dunkel resigns citing lack of interest vandalism and money problems. He charged the Teen Town Board failed to meet since January and noted no official treasurer. He proposed forming an adult committee and urged board action to restart activities.
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Carbondale
Bill Dunkel
Dunkel
Teen Town
Hogan Center
Teen Town Board
Carbondale Plans Regional aid for planning staff
The Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission agreed to back Carbondale in establishing a planning staff with space provided. A committee including Robert McGrath and Susan Casey will assist Mayor Keene and City Manager Norman in selecting personnel. The commission also considers charging for services beyond basic contracts and expanding Citizens in Planning courses to Jefferson County communities. A July 7 designation day dinner for regional officials is planned, with Gov. Kerners and Rep Gray attending.
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Carbondale
Greater Egypt
Allen Y. Baker
Pinckneyville
Commission
Baker
Jefferson County
Dave Morris
Illinois Business and Economic Development Department
Benton
Jackson
Williamson
Perry
Franklin
Jefferson
Otto Kerner
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Robert Carlock
Minneapolis
Minn
Chicago
Grants progress seen for Carbondale projects
Rep. Kenneth Gray and Councilman Frank Kirk said Saturday federal grant applications are proceeding without delay. In Washington, a Southern Illinois official noted Carbondale delays pending Greater Egypt Planning Commission approval. Johnson County cancer drive raises over $1,100, crusade chairwoman reports.
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Kenneth Gray
Wes
Frankfort
Carbondale
Frank Kirk
Gray
Kirk
Washington, D.C
Illinois
Greater Egypt
Johnson County
Tom Anderson
Rt. 3 Vienna
Crusade
Mosquito district annexation vote set for Monday
Citizens of the Carbondale Mosquito Abatement District will vote Monday on annexing two areas east and west of the current district. No new taxes for existing residents. annexed areas face a tax cap of 2.5 cents per $100 and no voting rights for newcomers.
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Carbondale
C. L. Vineyard
Lakeland Subdivision
Snider Hill
Morningside Subdivision
Rendleman Road
Lewis Lane
Rt. 13
Park Street
City Hall
Illinois Central Railroad
Westside
South Oakland Avenue
Vineyard
Lincoln Playground Recreation Center opens in Carbondale
The Lincoln Playground Recreation Center at Lincoln Junior High opens Monday at 3 30 am. An experimental model play road run by the Carbondale Park District and SIU recreation staff aims to counteract boredom by offering all day activities for all ages and incomes.
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Carbondale Park District
Southern Ilinois University
Lincoln =Playground
Frank Kowal
Southern Illinois University Recreation Department
Lincoln Playground
Kowal
SIU
SIU Recreation Department
Carbondale
Man charged in shooting in Carbondale
A Carbondale man, Charles Moore, 20, is jailed in Jackson County on aggravated assault charges after a Friday night shooting injuring James Chappell, 1204 N Wall St. Chappell was taken to Doctors Hospital in serious condition with a bullet lodged in his lung.
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Carbondale
Jackson County
Charles Moore
E. Oak St
Circuit Court
James Chappell
N. Wall St
Chappell
Doctor’s Hospital
Moore
Death of Southern Timors student linked to car crash
A Jackson County coroner's jury heard that Robert Anners, 23, a Southern Timors University student, died after being struck on the New Era road near Carbondale by Phillip Smith, 23. The body contained 7 percent carbon monoxide, and witnesses said four beers were consumed before the crash. The jury could not determine if beer use or carbon monoxide contributed to the death or its source.
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Jackson County
Southern Timors University
New Era
Carbondale
Robert Anners
Phillip Smith
Smith
Raymond Dillinger
Anners
Flynn
Anner
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Robert Wesley
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First Baptist Church
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