Six of seven panelists back Jackson remap plan
Six of seven Jackson County reapportionment committee members approved a compromise district plan based on population shifts. Larry Sipe missed meetings for Marine Reserve duty and contested the plan, alleging partisan bias, while Republican Robert Crim and Democratic chair Sharon Kowalzik called it fair and apolitical. The board will vote at 7 p.m. Monday, with a possible June 29 fallback. Population figures for districts are listed, showing less than 10 percent variation.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Larry Sipe
Barbara
Republican Committee
Robert Crim
Democratic Committee
Sharon Kowalzik
Crim
Lipe
Kowalzik
Dowell wins sewer loan after years of delays
Dowell Illinois will receive a $500000 loan from the Farmers Home Administration for its sewer project after four and a half years since septic tanks were deemed a health problem. The EPA had granted 75 percent and the village will cover 25 percent with 220 homes served. The plan includes pumping to Elkville and expanding its treatment plant with a village loan of $89439 to support that upgrade.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Dowell
Jerry Williams
Farmers Home Administration
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Williams
Lage
Toam
EPA
Elkville
Fmha
William Alexander
Benton
Steven Kessler
Herrin Revitalization Committee Seeks More Developer Interest
More than six development firms show interest in Herrin commercial development. Committee chair Bill Barras says the group aims to contact as many parties as possible in this initial month and is pursuing diverse directions.
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Theresa Churchill
The
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin Com
Bill Barras
Father’s Day posters span two decades at Marion store
A Sher man's Department Store display in Marion showcases pasteboard Father’s Day ads from the early 1960s to 1981. Manager Charles Prater recalls saving them for usefulness, highlighting signs with crowns, astronaut themes, and Gillette Blue Blades.
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Cathy A. Monroe
The
Southern Illinoisan
Sherman’s Department Store
Marion
Charles Prater
Mons
Tony Curtis
Prather
Curtis
Gillette
Blue Blades
Prater
Farmer 21 nearly loses feet in farm auger accident
Louis Ligon 21 of Orient suffered partial ankle amputation injuries when his pants leg entangled in a grain auger at R E Van Clootre’s Illinois 127 farm south of Vergennes. Deputies reported the incident happened about 2 p.m. and he remained in serious condition at Firmin Desloge Hospital in St. Louis.
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Jackson County
Louis Ligon
Firmin Desloge Hospital
St. Louis
R.E. van Clootre
Illinois 127
Vergennes
Ligon
Percy woman Veronica Gall sentenced for Feb murder
Veronica Jean Gall 19 of Percy received a 20 year sentence from Circuit Judge Carl Becker for the Feb 9 killing of Janet Kay Blout of Cutler. Gall also known as Rhonda Clark and Veronica Clark was convicted May 5 by a jury. She claimed the Percy trailer shooting was an accident.
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Veronica Jean Gall
Percy
Department of Corrections
Janet Kay Blout
Cutler
Randolph County
Ardell
Rosemarie Donelson Becomes Williamson Detectives First Woman
Rosemarie Donelson, 21, is named the Williamson County Detective Unit’s first female detective after moving up from crime scene technician. She works mainly on Herrin cases, notes women face chauvinism but urges patience and preparation, logs long hours, and remains on call weekends.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinois
Rosemarie Donelson
Williamson County
Miss Donelson
Creal Springs
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Marion
Herrin
Johnston City
Bunny buys Hart bakery but Southern Illinois stores face fate
Bunny Bread Co. completed its purchase of Interstate Brands, owner of Hart's Bread, with Sikeston bakery unaffected. Murphysboro and Marion stores reportedly laid off staff as managers declined to comment, while Sikeston bakery remains open as a Bunny Bread store.
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Bunny
Hart Bakery
H.B. Koplowitz
Hart's Bread
Southern Illinois
Hart’s Bread
Sikeston
Bunny Bread Co
James Dalby
Anna
Interstate Brands
Dalby
William Smith
Murphysboro
Marion
Darlene Lindsay
Bunny Bread
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Jackson
Kinkaid
Levan
Degognia
Somerset
Pomona
de Soto
Carbondale
Makanda
Greater Egypt
Herrin Group
Jerry Lower
Dad
America
Fathers Day Council Inc
Agree Developers
Detroit
Ralph Korte
Barras
Farmer
Percy Woman
Williamson Detective Unit
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