Williamson museum opens for public tours
Williamson County Area Historical Museum in Marion opens for public tours from 1 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the third Sunday of each month. The eight-year effort by the Williamson County Historical Society transformed the old county jail into a parlor, rooms with a spinning wheel, military artifacts, a jail cell, a gift shop, and an old State Bank of Johnston City fixture collection. Donations are $1 per adult and 25 cents per child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Williamson County
Williamson County Historical Society
State Bank of
Johnston City
Retired Teachers Association of
Ethel Ashby
Marion
Dura-Plex seeks county bonds for million-dollar expansion
Dura-Plex Industries of Herrin asks Williamson County Board of Commissioners to issue about 4.5 to 5 million dollars in industrial revenue bonds to fund an expansion that would add 134 jobs, raise payroll to over 1.8 million annually, and boost gross sales to about 19 million. The plan faces county concerns over debt capacity, with Herrin and Marion Chambers endorsing the proposal. If approved, bonds would be repaid in five years at 9 to 10 percent interest and fund a storage facility for a new line of five to six inch polyurethane foam panels used in rugged, insulated structures. Investors from Saudi Arabia and Japan have shown interest, with bids already placed for barracks in Lebanon and contracts in the Middle East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Reagan
Cathy A. Monroe
Dura-Plex Industries Inc
Herrin
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Dura-Plex
John Hamilton
Hamilton
Williamson County
Marion Chambers of Commerce
James McGath
Saudi Arabia
Japan
Dura- Plex
Lebanon
Egypt
Algeria
Jordan
Libya
Weather outlook calls for humid warmth and storms
The National Weather Service predicts partly cloudy and warm conditions tonight with a chance of thunderstorms and a low in the low 70s. Friday remains partly sunny and warm with possible thunderstorms and highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. The extended Illinois forecast shows a chance of showers or thunderstorms Saturday through Monday with highs in the upper 70s to upper 80s and lows in the upper 50s to upper 60s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Illinois
SIU budget passes intact in Illinois House
The House approved a $149,982,965 SIU appropriation for next year including an 82 percent faculty pay hike. The bill, supported by Rep. Bruce Richmond, passed 119-20, with debates over modest increases and extra funding of $923,000 for an additional half percent salary boost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
House
Southern Illinois University
Bruce Richmond
Murphysboro
James R. Thompson
SIU
Ronald E. Griesheimer
Waukegan
Law
Carbondale
Edwardsville
Thompson
Illinois Board of Higher Education
IBHE
Area bus service may begin July 15
Murphysboro to Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the state highway garage summer bus route approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission aims to start by July 15 with one 32 seat bus ready then a second a week later. Trips to Menard Correctional Center will begin about a week after and university runs align with work shifts. Fares to the university area target about 1.35 to the mall and near 1 for Menard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brad Betker
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Raymond Graff
Menard Correctional Center
Graff
Earl Bryant
Illinois Commerce Commission
Chicago
Walnut Street
University
Menard
University Mall
Garbondale
House panel approves 1981 funds for two coal gasification plants
The U S House Appropriations Committee backed about 55 million for both the Perry County Ohio project and an Ohio proposal to build coal gasification plants. The vote was on a voice vote with design work and some construction funds approved and a possible supplemental appropriation if progress accelerates. The full House and Senate must act. The Illinois Coal Gasification group leads one project amid a multi-year, 200 million federal funding contest with Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Poppenhagen
U.S. House Appropriations Committee
Perry County
Ohio
Paul Simon
House
Simon
Steve Hull
Hull
Senate
Illinois
Illinois Coal Gasification Group
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ED Greer
Johnston City State Bank
Williamson Museum
Pearl Roberts
County Historical Society
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Los Angeles
Dura-Plex Inc
County
Mike Ruffley
McGath
Internal Revenue Service
Metamora
Ann Landers Bridge
S Ender
Grafff
Oks
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