Three prisoners escape Franklin County Jail in Benton
Three young inmates slipped from the Franklin County Jail in Benton after hacksawing a bar to a narrow opening. Price, Denton, and Drysdale, all inmates, are sought, each with detailed descriptions. A brown 1970 Chevrolet owned by Trooper Don Eubanks is suspected as the getaway vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy Saxenmeyer
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin County
Benton
Tom Dunbar
Dunbar
Bank of Benton
Don Eubanks
Illinois homeowners over mined land seek relief after collapse
Gene and Susan Fowler lost their Energy home to an abandoned coal mine collapse. Officials say the site sits only 50 feet below the surface with no rock barrier, making it one of the most dangerous areas to build. Federal officials weigh reimbursements for emergency bracing costs and consider a new subsidence insurance program to protect other homeowners.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Gene Fowler
Fowlers
Warren J. Cook
Illinois Geological Survey
Fowler
Cook
Susan
Stephen Hunt
Fowler Sink
Illinois
Hunt
Illinois South Project
Herrin
Mike Schechtman
Illinois South
Federal Office of Surface Mining
Scnechtman
Schechtman
Allen Grosbell
Illinois Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Council
Grosbell
Ray Booker
OSM
Brooker
Walter Heine
Pam Marrolas
Mavrolas
Bye
Grosboll
Truckers strike has little effect on area deliveries
The nationwide trucker strike shows limited impact on Southern Illinois supply chains. Grocers report adequate produce and meats, with timing shifts and cautious stocking as companies reroute to trains. Some plants and retailers note minor delivery delays or altered sourcing, but overall operations continue with no widespread shortages.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Woodrow Boren
Boren
IGA
Herrin
Scott City
Illinois
Jon Nicholas
Norge
Maurice Rosenstock
Smoler Brothers Dress Manufacturers
Herrin Apparel Co
South
Howard Mansker
Spartan Printing Co
Sparta
World Color Press, Inc
Effingham
San Diego
Mansker
Carl Painter
Phelps Dodge Cable and Wire
du Quoin
Painter
Chester
Bill Lang
Lang
Sikeston
Perry County
Danny Fengquay
St. Louis
Gasoline quotas hit Carbondale city departments hard
City budget trims fuel use by 20 percent for May amid higher prices and overages. Police and public works face the steepest cuts as 600 extra gallons of unleaded and 446 gallons of diesel exceed allocations. Fire and water services also go over, with 103 vehicles in the fleet. City Manager Fry says departments must curb usage, while Police Chief Hogan shifts to milage efficient vehicles and foot patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern
Carroll Fry
Police
Public Works
Fry
Edward Hogan
Marion unit fears bond payments over $1500 tax exemption
Marion Unit 2 school officials warn that a $1500 state property tax credit could reduce revenue needed to pay $328,653 in bonds for the upcoming year. Superintendent A. C. Storme says the county could end with insufficient funds if many homeowners take the exemption. The district’s tax base rose, but exemptions may inflate the value and hurt bond payments and state aid requests. About 8,000 of 38,000 parcels have registered for the exemption with no deadline attached.
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Shirley Johnson
Southern Illinoisan
Marion Unit 2
A. C. Storme
Williamson County
Storme
Ning
Final two weeks area legislators aim to finish by June 30
Tony Stevens reports on the looming end of Illinois 81st General Assembly with deadlines near midnight June 30. Southern Illinois lawmakers expect intense sessions, possible highway funding bill trouble due to fee increases, and a slim chance of a special session if key bills stall. The digest lists extensive bill counts, and notes Southern bloc gains in the House.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois General Assembly
Springfield
81St General Assembly
Southern Illinois
58Th
59Th
Ken Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Bruce Richmond
Murphysboro
Redmond
William Redmond
D-Bensenville
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
Vincent Birchler
Chester
Gene Johns
Marion
Rock
Senate
Philip Rock
Chicago
Bob Winchester
R-Rosidare
House
Bill Harris
D-Marion
Jim Rea
D-Christopher
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Robert E. Price
Jacksonville
Brian Denton
Christopher
Daniel M. Drysdale
Price
Denton
Drysdale
Illinois Department of Corrections Bureau of
Ron Wells
Bureau
Bill Branson
Marilee Fowler
William Bye
Indianapolis
Sig Decker
Pinckneyville
Toby Beninati
Scott, Mo
Bob Diffenauer
Kroger
al Powers
David Pulcher
IGA West
Carbondale
Herbert Coles
Anna
Kim Ketter
Big Star
Hogan
Bill Moss
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