Murphysboro council braces for veto override vote
Murphysboro aldermen anticipate a mayoral veto override on employee contracts after eight to one approval. Three say they will override, three undecided, three won't reveal votes, and one, Joseph Bastien, will be absent on vacation. A meeting with the mayor and auditor tonight will influence positions.
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Murphysboro
Joseph Bastien
Leonard Pullis
Mark Kennedy
Sydney Appleton
David McDowell
Bill Daum
Ronald Williams
Bowers
Appleton
Bastien
Daum
Anna Woman, 48, Stabbed to Death in Anna
Deatha Whitlow, 48, of 109 Olive St., was found with multiple stab wounds at her Anna home by friend Kenneth Davis at 10 45 a m Saturday. Thomas Guinn, 36, of 106 Lime Kiln Rd., was jailed after questioning and arrest. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Anna
Deatha Whitlow
Olive St
Kenneth Davis
Lawrence Boyer
Boyer
Thomas Guinn
Lime Kiln Road
Union County
Guinn
Union County Hospital
Lutz & Rendleman Funeral Home
Emergency state declared for Grand Tower school site
Shawnee Community Unit School Board declared a state of emergency at a special meeting to address elementary classroom needs for 80 to 90 students next fall after the Grand Tower Elementary School was destroyed by fire on June 1. The board weighs options including four portable classrooms or a geodesic dome, with state assistance anticipated and a decision due at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
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Shawnee
Donald Taylor
Cide
Taylor
Grand Tower
New York
Murphysboro Head Start homeless as fall looms
Murphysboro Head Start, run by SIU Carbondale, still has no building for the September start. Director Linda Mehnert cites lack of suitable options and regulatory barriers, noting the program serves about 40 children and may have to operate from homes if no space is found by August.
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Brad Betker
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Linda Mehnert
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Park Board
North 14Th Street
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Head Start
SIU C cuts off new admissions for fall term
Southern Illinois University Carbondale will stop admitting fall semester freshmen early in August marking the fifth straight year of closing new freshman submissions before classes begin. Acting VP John C. Guyon cites full housing tight scheduling and space as reasons. Housing director Samuel Rinella notes all on campus dorm space will be filled by August with limited off campus options. the cutoff affects only freshmen, not returning or transfer students.
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Southern Illinois University-Car
Pondale
Siu-C
John C. Guyon
Guyon
Samuel L. Rinella
SIUC
Baptist Student Center
Freeman
Wilson Hall
Stevenson Arms
Water lines too small prompt Kinkaid district crisis
The Kin kai d Reed s Creek Conservancy District struggles to meet demand as federal funding for larger water mains stalls. Low usage estimates led to undersized lines, bottlenecks from De Soto to Elkville, and multiple breaks and boil orders. District officials urge lawmakers to fund bigger mains.
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Ann Schottman Enot
Bob Chapman
Murphysboro
Chapman
Mardale
de Soto-Elkville
de Soto
Elkville
Willisvile
Ava
Campbell Hill
Oroville
Water systems report generally no problems this year
Southern Illinoisan reports most area water systems can meet demand. Kinkaid asks conservation during peak hours while Carbondale Cedar Lake supply serves Crab Orchard South Highway Bumcombe Lakeside districts. Marion's plant pumps about 2 million gallons daily. Rend Lake district says no problems. Cambria faces mysterious water loss costing 15000 to 17000 yearly. Anna-Jonesboro commission relies on underground wells.
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Kinkaid
Carbondale
Cedar Lake
Crab Orchard
South Highway
Bumcombe
Lakeside
Scott Ratter
Atter
Marion
Bert Swafford
Perry County
Willisville
Clifford Henson
Henson
Franklin County
Munici
Rend Lake
Larry Foster
Rend Lake District
Herrin
Johnston City
Carterville
Cambria
Anna-Jonesboro Water Commission
West Frankfort names interim city clerk after firing
West Frankfort Mayor Mike McClatchey announced Deputy Clerk Carolyn Martin will serve as temporary city clerk after the council voted 3-2 to dismiss John Pellew. The move followed accusations Pellew and Commissioner Simmons bought gas tanks and pumps for city vehicles without council approval and Pellew allowed minimal office time amid alleged “senile” remarks in city hall conversations.
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West Frankfort
Mike McClatchey
John Pellew
McClatchey
Carolyn Martin
Pellow
Simmons
Carbondale crime up 18 percent in four months
Carbondale police report an 18 percent rise in overall crime January to April this year from the same period last year. Rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts and auto thefts all rose, with 89 more incidents. burglaries grew 36 percent, concentrated in the southeast quadrant where many rentals are. Police cite unemployment and gas budget as possible factors.
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Tom Woolf
Carbondale
Edward Hogan
Hogan
Department
Kimmel Aims for Open Police Communication Plan
Republican candidate P. Michael Kimmel outlined, if elected, ways to improve ties between Jackson County's state's attorney office and law enforcement. He would publish a newsletter on law changes and cases, hold regular meetings with police, travel countywide, and stage township hearings to educate voters on the law and encourage compliance.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Jackson County
P. Michael Kimmel
Kimmel
John Clemons
Carbondale
William Schwartz
Clemens
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Fred Harkins
George Culley
John Simmons
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