Public Meetings Schedule for Southern Illinois Area
Delta Regional Planning Commission holds hearing on Alexander County zoning ordinance at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Egyptian School Anna Drive in Anna. Multiple local boards meet Thursday including Carbondale and Pinckneyville district boards, plus special housing project session at Jackson County Authority. Community events include campus drive-ins listings in Carbondale Marion Murphysboro and nearby towns with films, screenings, and a diabetes screening in Johnston City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Regional Planning Commission
Alexander County
Odinance
Anna Drive-in
Campus
Riviera Drive-In
Belgium
Orpheum
Marion
Jackson County Housing Authority
Thority Office
8Th
Bridge Streets
Mt. Carbon
Carbondale Citizens Advisory Committee
Carbondale
Lincoln
Glendale
Carbondale High School Board
Pulaski County
Pinckneyville
District 100
Murrphysburg
Johnston City
Franklin - Williamson
Bi- County Health Department
Lion's Club
Duplicate Bridge Club
Carbondale Community Center
Two Injured in Related Accidents Near Herrin
Two people were injured in related accidents about three miles south of Herrin this morning at 8 a.m. on Route 148 near the Carterville blacktop. Eight year old Greg Wicks of Herrin was in good condition at Herrin Hospital. Jane Newbold of Herrin suffered minor injuries but did not require hospitalization. Deanna Tinckham of Carterville and Carol Merritt of Marion were involved in the sequence, with Kennedy of Herrin and a driver unnamed. Carol Merritt was ticketed for failure to reduce speed and Tinckham likely cited for failure to yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Greg Wicks
Herrin Hospital
Jane Newbold
Rt. 148
Carterville
Deanna M. Tinckham
Tinckham
Brenda K. Kennedy
Kennedy
Carol 5
Merritt
Marion
Wicks
Rt 51 Detour Troubles Shaped by Truck Activity
Carbondale street superintendent Harold Hill stated that fallen signs on West Sycamore and North Michael streets Likely resulted from a large truck causing detours near Rt 51. Several trucks attempted the northwest route to bypass construction on the north south corridor, damaging parkways as they turned. Signs were probably knocked down since Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Sycamore
North Michael Streets
Carbondale Street
Harold Hill
Rt. 51
Hill
Marion schools face severe building fund deficit audit warns
The Marion Unit Two School District audit reveals a serious deficit in the building fund and a smaller shortfall in the education fund. Gray Hunter and Stenn billed over 34,000 with 81,700 from federal funds. building fund starts with a deficit and may end $110,900 to $115,000 red. Education fund shows a small operating deficit with $336,000 balance. Arm strong notes working cash borrowing must be repaid and state aid may vary by up to 75,000 to 150,000 monthly. ADA and ADM figures cited, with proposal to shift to weighted ADM for more funds per pupil. Residents hold low tax rates. 62% of funds come from state and federal sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Unit
Gray
Hunter and Stenn
Cer
Armstrong
Storme
Marion
Illinois
Four new faculty named for Marion Unit Two program
Five new teachers and staff were announced by the Marion Unit Two Board of Education. New hires include four faculty for the Williamson County Special Education Program and one junior high librarian. Salaries, contracts, and a new fire escape bid were outlined. The district also discussed reemployment for federal and state projects and education credits for foreign study trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Unit
Kochan
Re. 2
Carbondale
SIU
Crittenden
Woth
Kynion
Sandra Kaymmith
Sandra French
Smith
Creal Springs
Marion
Storme
Fire destroys trailer near Carbondale on New Era Road
A large trailer owned by Paul Parrish on New Era Road near Carbondale burned Tuesday at about 6 50 p m. The trailer was unoccupied and Parrish was preparing to move it. No injuries were reported. Funeral services are Thursday for Emma Lee Hull, 51, a former Randolph County resident who died in San Diego California. The Rev Orlando Brakemeier will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs Hull was born June 21 1917 in Cora. She was married in Las Vegas New Mexico to John Hull. Surviving are her husband and her father George Choate and a brother John Choate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Paul Parrish
New Era Road
Rt. 2
Ilinois
Parrish
Schroeder
Chester
Emma Lee Hull
Randolph County
San Diego
Calif
Orlando Brakemeyer
Evergreen Cemetery
Hull
Cora
George C
Ida Pearl Bull Choate
Las Vegas
N. M
John Hull
Carterville Debates First Zoning Ordinance
Carterville City Council and zoning commission members met to discuss a proposed zoning ordinance. No action was taken, but the council will consider the matter at the July 1 meeting. Experts said there is a consensus on needing an ordinance that locals can live with.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Zoning Commission
Jim Rayfield
Greater Egypt
Murphysboro Unit Announces Summer Bus Routes and Schedules
Murphysboro Unit School District 186 outlines seven bus routes for grade school summer classes at Carruthers Junior High School. About 320 pupils registered as classes start Monday, with pickups from Town Creek to Westwood Hills and rural roads, ending at 11:50 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Leland Lockard
Carruthers
Leckard
Town Creek
Commercial
Lincoln School
20Th
Walnut
Longfellow School
Gartsile
Logan
14Th
Gartside
Bill and
Gene
6Th
Walnut Streets
Washington School
Lucier
Hanson
Maple
Illinois Avenue
Harrison Avenue
Norman Williams
William Gilmore
Carryall
West-ood Hills
Rt. 149
Tower Grove Cemetery
Ava Blacktop
Fred McLaughlin
Harrison Road
City Rt
Whitt
Jackson to Lead Poor People's Rally in Carbondale
The Rev. Jesse Jackson of SCLC will visit Carbondale Tuesday to lead a Poor People's Campaign rally and tour, with plans still informal. Local organizers Rev. Lenus Turley and SCLC members meet to plan, and a task force arrives Monday to finalize details for Attucks Park noon rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Jackson
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Carbondale
Jackson
Illinois
Lenus Turley
Attucks Park
Caryondale
Rockford
Ilinois
Turley
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Southern Hingis Inc
Hersh
North
Win Street
Hersin
Walnut Street
Murphyshort
Southern Trinolsen
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Associated Press
Mason
William
Eral
Sterme
Area Vocational Center
North Dakota
Europe
Contac
Ravants
Wizard Air Freshner
N. Park
Foster Grant
Benton
Public Sq
W. Frankfort
E. Main
Anna
West Frankfort
Benton, Anna
Iarhondaie
Smith-Alsop Quality House
WU Olya
Sawyer
Helleny
Brook
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