Rural fire protection gaps eyed in county meeting
Jackson County officials and rural delegates met to discuss fire protection deficits in Murphysboro Somerset Ora Levan and Pomona townships. They pressed for help with personnel equipment radio comms and facilities while stressing reliance on volunteer units and local funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Somerset
Ora
Levan
Pomona
Bill Kelley
Kelley
Earl Summers
Summers
Reginald
Bo’’ Stearns
Pomona Township
Stearns
Pomona Resi
Truck Crash on I 57 Kills Driver From Sterling
Ronald R. Bohms 39 of Sterling died when his semi left I 57 north of Marion and overturned after colliding with a pickup driven by 79 year old Thomas W. Gray of West Frankfort. Gray was listed in good condition at Memorial Hospital in Marion. The crash occurred about 6 20 p m Tuesday as the semi attempted to pass the pickup. Bohms was relocating from Greenville Mississippi to Sterling and was hauling tractors. funeral arrangements are pending. Gray is the father of former U S Rep Kenneth J Gray.
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Ronald R. Bohms
Sterling
Marion
Illinois
Thomas W. Gray
West Frankfort
Memorial Hospital
Bohms
Greenville
Miss
Wilson Funeral
Mr. Bohm
Allen Funeral Home
Rock Falls
Gray
FBI
Wiseman
Witte
Coroner clears pilot in hijacking death justifiable
Williamson County coroner's jury ruled the shooting of Barbara Annettee Oswald, 42, during a helicopter hijacking by three Marion inmates was justifiable homicide. Pilot Allen Barklage wrested a handgun from Oswald, fired five shots, killing her as the helicopter neared the prison. The inquest noted Barklage faced extreme risk and landed the craft near the administration building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.R. Walley
Williamson County
Marion Federal Penitentiary
James R. Wilson
Virginia Witte
Marion
Barbara Annettee Oswald
Richmond Heights
Allen Barklage
Barklage
Wilson
Vietnam
Oswald
Hal Yenger
Robert Brake
Brake
Martin McNally
Garrett Trapnell
James K. Johnson
Clyde E. Jones
FBI
Michael Wiseman
Williamson County Detective Unit
Witte
Lakeview Drive
Wiseman
Williamson County Sets Property Tax Deadlines
Williamson County Board of Commissioners set deadlines for paying property tax bills. A 1 percent penalty applies to the first installment starting July 31 and the second on Sept 1. Tax bills totaling 8.58 million dollars were sent to the Marion Post Office for 37,579 parcels. Bills total 479,312 dollars more than last year as new properties boosted assessments. The board also approved two motor fuel tax funded resolutions for a Grassy Creek bridge and for matching federal funds to repair off system roads, enabling rock additions on ten east county roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Allen Cobb
Marion
Fred Thane
Grassy Creek
Thane
Carbondale to propose new offer in police talks
Carbondale City Manager Carroll Fry will meet with police negotiators at 10:30 a.m. Thursday to present a new contract proposal aimed at breaking an impasse. The session marks the first talks since May 26 after a court rejected forced arbitration. the police have worked without a contract since May 1.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Carroll Fry
Fry
Robert Gore
Carbondale Police Officers’ Association
CPOA
Jackson County Circuit Court
Richard E. Richman
Gore
Scott Ratter
John Womick
Paul Sorgen
Fran Rogers
Murphysboro approves tree replacement program and street work
Murphysboro City Council adopts an ecological measure to replace trees removed due to age or disease.owners can notify the city to receive two new trees per removed tree. The council also approves a 250000 street improvement project on North 18th 19th and Logan Streets funded by motor fuel taxes with work set for this year.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinois
Murphysboro
Mike Bowers
Bowers
18Th
Logan Street
18Th Street
Walnut
19Th Street
Gartside Street
Council
Illinois Department of Labor
Charlotte Groves
Cleveland
Ohio
Mt. Carbon
Groves
Derailment Blocks De Soto Main Line Near Crossing
Four Illinois Central Gulf piggyback flatbed cars derailed around 2:35 a.m. about 350 feet north of De Soto's main crossing. The northbound track was damaged and closed until about 6 p.m. No injuries were reported as a switch out of adjustment caused the cars to jump the track. no cars or cargo were damaged, while the southbound line was cleared and usable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
de Soto
Illinois Central
Paul Seaton
Seaton
Meter Reading Becomes High Risk Job Says Reader
Ben Gelman notes meter readers face ire from customers and even booby traps as heat and rising bills push the role into a high risk profession. He cites dogs chained to meters, weeds concealing meters, and a poison ivy covered meter on one route. He also shares garden highlights about volunteer plants and sunflowers around readers' homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Company
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Vergennes
Gorham
Dowell
Jacob-Fountain Bluff
Dents
Alto Pass
Jerry Worthen
Worthen
Bob Chapman
Bradley Township
Wilburn Lipe
Makanda Township
DeSoto
Elkville
Donald Wisely
Vergennes Township
Wisely
Don Struve
Chester Steele
Steele
Somerset Township
Murphysboro Township
The
Health and Safety Committee
ED Greer
Interstate 57
Gray Is
the Father
U. S
Rep
Kenneth J. Gray
Kenneth Gray
Ben Gelman
Hermione
Ermintrude
Tony
Jack
Byline
B.G
Alice North
Illinois 13
Crainville
Illinois 148
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