Herrin council buys fire truck and bans liquor on city property
Herrin City Council approved an $85,727 purchase of a fire truck from Towers Fire Apparatus Co. and adopted an ordinance banning liquor on city property during working hours. Alderman Ritter opposed the truck purchase for not being the low bid. The city also budgeted $46,500 for Oak Street paving, discussed vacating West Taylor Street, awarded a $35,625 contract to sandblast and line a 100000 gallon water tower, and proposes lake safety and speed limit measures including signs and passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.R. Walley
Southern Illinois
Herrin
Towers Fire Apparatus Co. Inc
Freeburg
Victor Ritter
FMC Fire Apparatus Corp
Tipton
Ind
Paul Francis
Oak Street
Taylor Street
Mario Ottolini
Charlie
Victoria Magnotti
N. 20Th St
Diversified Coatings Ltd
Mascoutah
Universal Tank and Iron Works
Indianapolis
Carsrud
Illinois Avenue
Towne Central
Illinois Department of Transportation
Walnut Street
Mount Vernon
General Telephone Co
Central Ilinois Public Service Co
Hans Fischer
Carbondale Public
College
First National Bank of Carbondale
City National Bank of Murphysboro
UMIC
Mill Street
Charles Goss
Goss
Hardford Fire Insurance Co
Carbondale council backs a sewer rate increase
Carbondale City Council informal approval for a 30 percent sewer rate rise, with a public hearing planned before July 9 and formal action July 16. The hike, first in seven years, would raise the per thousand gallon rate to 1.09 while a minimum monthly charge remains 3.27, with residential funds funding Northwest Wastewater Treatment Plant and half of residential revenues returned to the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Carbondale
Carbondale Community High School
Carroll Fry
Big Muddy River
Ilinois
Fry
Towne Central
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
South Illinois Avenue
Donn Carsrud
Marion man held after car misses girl and hits boss
James L. Miller 24 of Route 1 Marion was arrested early today after police accused him of trying to strike his girlfriend with a car. He allegedly struck Warren L. Beasley who pushed Sue Garvey from the vehicle. Beasley remains in good condition at Marion Memorial Hospital. Miller faces aggravated battery charges in Williamson County Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Miller
Route 1
Marion
Sue Garvey
N. State St
Warren L. Beasley
Miller
Beasley
Ms. Garvey
Mill
W. Main
Williamson
Ron Eckiss
Marion Memorial Hospital
W. Main St
Marion road crews push progress on northwest streets
City reports three miles of streets in Marion's northwest section completed. Crews move to the northeast spreading oil and rock and are about 60 percent finished. Council earlier voted to repair and cover roads most severely damaged last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Henry Burress
Burress
Carbondale Council Backs Cedar Lake Beach Oversight
City officials pledged to monitor Cedar Lake development and cooperate with the Friends of Cedar Lake to address issues from the Poplar Camp beach. The group voiced concerns about property impact, costs, and erosion while city staff outlined planned improvements and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
To Woolf
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Cedar Lake
Friends of
Carbondale Community High School
Poplar
Friends of Cedar Lake
Janey Fryman
Poplar Camp
Sheila Steele
Council
David Arey
Southern Isis University-Carbondale
Arey
Scott Ratter
Wis
Beach
Pee Ratter
Resaaben
Ratter
Public Works Department
Helen Westberg
Ded
Hans Fischer
Fischer
Jailbreak blamed on human error in Franklin County Jail
The Southern Illinoisan reports a field inspector cites human error and weak procedures as factors in three inmates escaping Franklin County Jail. Prisoners fled through a hidden hole aided by improvised tools, prompting state alerts and questions about jail aging and management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy Saxenmeyer
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin County
Illinois Department of Corrections
Ron Wells
Marion
Robert E. Price
Zeigler
Brian Denton
Christopher
Daniel M. Drysdale
Bill Willis
Willis
Southern Illinois legislators grow voting clout at Capitol
Tony Stevens reports that Southern Illinois lawmakers, led by figures like Sen. Gene Johns and Rep. Bill Harris, see stronger influence in the 81st session. The 89-88 House split forces cross party cooperation, with southern delegates gaining seniority and smoother passage through shared effort across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Paul Powells
Clyde Choates
Capitol
Springfield
Illinois
59Th
Gene Johns
Bill Harris
Marion
Jim Rea
Christopher
Rea
Ken Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Burbee
Appropriations II Committee
Bob Winchester
R-Rosiclare
Vincent Birchler
D-Chester
Birchler
Harris
Bruce Richmond
D-Murphysboro
Richmond
Sen. Johns
Ralph Dunn
du Quoin
Sparta approves cemetery care contract with Gue bert Design
Sparta City Council accepted a one year contract at 11724 dollars from Gue bert Design and Services of Marissa to maintain Bethel and Caledonia cemeteries. City Clerk Ronald Cavalier stated it was the lowest of seven bids and covers duties such as digging graves seeding fertilizing and snow removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta City Council
Guebert Design and Services
Marissa
Bethel
Caledonia
Ronald Cavalier
Cavalier
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Cecil Isaacs
Laverne Kerley
Towers
Kerley
Herman Garavalla
Quaglia
Francis
Charles McEvers
Ritter
Adrian Chamness
Theodore Bollmann
Isaacs
Lawrence Lipe
Ottolini
East Stotlar Street
Norge Plant
Carbondale Council
Jerry
Webb
Charlotte Martin
Urphysboro
Riverside Park
Hometown
Jerry Martin
Joe Jines
Don Eubanks
Benton
Robbie Dunbar
Dunbar
Federal Penitentiary
Wells
Bureau
Sparta
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