Park board accepts Banterra bid for tax warrants in West Frankfort
West Frankfort park district votes to take Banterra Bank's 84 975 tax anticipation warrants bid to cover expenses until tax revenue arrives in late summer. May figures show 2 482 pool users and strong summer programs at the Aquatic Center with Camp Clover and Lunch program funding.
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West Frankfort Park Board
Banterra
West Frankfort
District Park Board
Banterra Bank
Aquatic Center
Kathy Renfro
Walters
Renfro
State of Illinois
Marion man sentenced to eight years in jail
Leon Grider aged 64, a twice convicted sex offender with a long conviction record dating to the 1950s, was sentenced by Williamson County Judge Ronald Eckiss to eight years for unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. Officers testified about a November 2005 incident involving a suspicious van near a Girl Scout cabin linked to the case and gunrunning investigations tying Grider to stolen firearms.
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Marion
Williamson
Ronald Eckiss
Leon Grider
Williamson County
Sean deMello
Grider
deMello
Union County
Illinois
Eckiss
Chester approves annexation and sets center salaries
Chester City Council approved annexation of land for an Illinois 150 east senior living center by The Manor at Craig Farms and established a commercial zoning class. The $3.1 million facility will house 40 residents, employ 31 staff, and generate about $300 000 in payroll plus $900 000 in annual expenditures and $30 000 in real estate taxes. Salaries for city staff were set for 2006 2007. The council authorized a three year trash disposal contract with CWI, reviewed the budget, and approved a World Shooting Complex vendor agreement with a hearing set for July 5.
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Chester
William A. Craig
Michael Greer
Blain Richard
Craig Farms
Illinois 150
Mason Woods
Pinckneyville
CWI
Nancy Eggemeyer
Illinois Department of Natural Resources For
Man posing as rock star sought in Carbondale battery case
Police seek a white man in his 30s about 5 9 and 160 pounds who approached a woman at a business on June 7 in the 500 block of South Lewis Lane. He allegedly held her throat and pushed her to the ground after asking to use a phone and claimed to be with Puddle of Mudd. Call Detective Mark Goddard or Crimestoppers with information.
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Man
Carbondale
South Lewis Lane
Puddle of Mudd
Mark Goddard
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