Carbondale Leader Harold Calhoun Dies in Crash
Harold R. Calhoun 39, Carbondale chamber of commerce president, died after a two-vehicle crash on Illinois 127 near Hillsboro. Janice Sykes 28 of Sorento also died. Rich ard Fr. Kemple Jr. 23 of Carbondale survived. Calhoun’s ventures included Racquet Club and Calhoun Valley Apartments. Funeral Thursday in Carbondale.
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Harold R. Calhoun
Carbondale
Chamber of Commerce
Illinois 127
Hillsboro
Janice Sykes
Sorento
Illinois State District 11A
Richard Fr. Kemple Jr
Calhoun
St. John’s Hospital
Springfield
Kemple
Hillsboro Hospital
Sykes
Kari
Leann
Old Illinois 13
Calhoun Valley Apartments
Circle Park Manor
Neal Eckert
Mr. Calhoun
Eckert
Chamber
Marvin van Metre
Woodstock
New York
Peter Kost
Charles Notarus
Joanne
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
William Longust
Walker Funeral Home
Nor ge may treat waste to aid EPA rules in Herrin
The Norge Co plans to discharge about 200000 gallons daily into Herrin sewer lines to meet EPA deadlines. City tests show no major issues though pretreatment may be needed for iron. a monitoring device would detect harmful wastes. The plan could bring added revenue and help landfill problems from prior Norge discharges.
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Don Frost
Lipe
Basil Russell
John McVey
EPA
Norge
Sipe
McVey
Shostrom
Juanita Garagiola
Herrin
William Burke
Village of Energy
Herman Branca
Carbondale Considers Ban on Sexual Massage Services
Carbondale council weighs a 13 page ordinance to ban sexual activity in massage parlors and similar businesses. The measure requires licensing, age limits, and daytime operation only, with penalties up to 500 dollars.
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John Trimble
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
John Womick
Neal Eckert
Bryant
Leland G. Stauber
Southern Illinois University -Carbondale
Stauber
Robert Phillips
Carbondale Citizens For Freedom
Phillips
Womick
Peoria
DeJa Vu
New York
Marion plans bond sale to fund local sewer plant
Marion City Council moves to sell bonds to local banks to cover its 1.02 million share of a 4.08 million sewer plant project funded by a 3.06 million EPA grant. Mayor Butler cites December 1 construction deadline and potential refunding or bank purchase options.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinois
Marion
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Crab Orchard Creek
Robert Butler
Howard Hush
Chapman and Cutler
Chicago
Hush
Butler
Bank of Marion
Bank of Egypt
EPA
Glenn Clarida
Betty Fox
Helen Stotlar
Marion’s Massage Parlor Closes as City Suit Dismissed
The Body Shoppe owner Ginni Yarbrough withdrew her injunction suit against the city over a massage parlor ordinance. Mayor Butler notes the ordinance remains valid and the business shutdown is in effect. The suit, filed Feb 3, was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice, allowing possible refiled action.
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Marion
Robert Butler
Ginni Yarbrough
Butler
Illinois Dept. of Registration
Yarbrough
Dorothy Spomer
Second victim dies in truck ambulance crash south of Marion
The second casualty of a collision between a truck and an ambulance near Marion died at Firmin Desloge Hospital in St. Louis at 10:15 p.m. Monday. John M. Pulley, 16, a Marion High student and EMT, died earlier about 8:30 a.m. Monday. The ambulance, driven by John Pulley, crossed the center line and collided head on with a limestone truck on Illinois 37 five miles south of Marion.
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Marion
Firmin Desloge Hospital
St. Louis
Gregory Pulley
S. Mechanic St
Carbondale Doctors Hospital
John M. Pulley
N. State St
Illinois
John Pulley
H. L. Pulley
Pulley
Ronald
Metropolis
Marion Veterans Hospital
Arnold Morse
Wilson Asphalt Co
Herbert Harper
Barham St
Johnston City
City workers may lose sick leave during transition
About 60 employees in Carbondale's Model Cities programs face potential loss of accrued sick leave when they transfer to city employment on July 1. The council debated preserving leave and education benefits, noting the Attucks board's role and the $2.9 million Community Development funding. The issue hinges on liability and legality of carrying sick leave into city payroll.
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John Trimble
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Benjamin A. Shepherd
Attucks Board of Governors
Attucks Board
Shepherd
Model Cities
Carroll Fry
Helen Westberg
John Womick
Womick
Hans Fischer
Neal Eckert
Fischer
Fry
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Jerry Bryant
The
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CCFD
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Carnegie Library Board
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Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
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LeRoy Anderson
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Zoning and Appeals Board
Basil Nelson
L.C. Cavaness
Cavaness
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Adolph Flack
F.E. Holmes
Williamson County Building Commission
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Rex Presson
Civic Center Board
Elsie White
City
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H. L
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Marion High School
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Penny
James
Henry C. Pulley
Elmer Moffett
the Lake of Egypt
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W. D
Dave” Pulley
John A. Logan College
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Mitchell Funeral Home
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New Rosehill Cemetery
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