Gray pro tem in House unseen bid for power
U S Rep Ken Gray of West Frankfort has served as speaker pro tem eight times this congress, not seeking the speaker post but stating he is active in the legislative process. He presided briefly over a vote to authorize military action against drug trafficking and notes his seniority and auctioneering experience aid his role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Landis
Gray
U.S
United States
National Institute of Health
Renovation Unites Bi-County Services at Frankfort Workshop
Renovation of the Franklin Williamson Workshop in West Frankfort brings together Mental Health Services of Franklin and Williamson Counties programs under one roof. The facility at 902 W Main St hosts a workshop for disabled workers, Youth Services Bureau, Family Counseling, and administrative offices. a $21,000 state grant funded a commercial kitchen enabling employment and training.
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Kay Herstedt
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin-Williamson
West Frankfort
Sue Suter
Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services
Franklin and Williamson Counties, Inc
W. Main St
Youth Services Bureau
Cunningham
State Department of Rehabilitational Services
Ms. Suter
Carbondale seeks state grant to fix senior center roof and furnace
Residents have contributed 50000 toward rehabilitating the Carbondale Senior Citizens Center and officials seek a 90000 Community Development Block Grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. The effort aims to leverage local matching funds to boost the project score. Meanwhile the YMCA mulls future day care plans as the park district prepares its own facility and rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Don Monty
Jackson County
YMCA
Carbondale Park District
Ed Reeder
Park District
Reeder
Carbondale Clinic Draws Fire From Marion Memorial Board
Williamson County employer offers health insurance requiring use of the Carbondale Clinic prompting concern at Marion Memorial Hospital. The clinic allegedly usurped market share, with Allen Industries of Herrin cited as a client, though hospital officials stressed no grievance and noted competition within their service area. The board discussed HMO Illinois use and market reach by the Carbondale Clinic during a regular meeting.
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Williamson County
Carbondale
Marion Memorial Hospital
Carbondale Clinic
Marion Memorial
HMO Illinois
L.C. Cavaness
Allen Industries Inc
Herrin
Merle Aukamp
Aukamp
Marion Penitentiary Lockdown Questioned by Advocate
A prisoner rights advocate told a House subcommittee that the nearly two year lockdown at the U S Penitentiary at Marion heightens danger, while Bureau of Prisons officials say extraordinary measures are needed to maintain order at the nation s highest security prison. Marion, once a successor to Alcatraz, holds the federal system s most violent inmates after Alcatraz closed in 1963.
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Washington
House
U.S
Marion
Alcatraz
Bureau of Prisons
Alcatraz Island
Jan Susler
West Frankfort board selects bus leasing plan
The West Frankfort School District voted 5-0 in a special session to lease buses for the next school year, with Fred Kondritz and Jack Wall absent. R. W. Harmon of Kelton, Missouri won the three year bid at 294,885 dollars first year plus 10,000 to 15,000 for trips, including drivers, fuel, and maintenance. The district will sell its fleet for 101,000 dollars, invest the proceeds, and begin payments early. Superintendent Terry Warren notes the transportation fund shows a 28,000 dollar deficit and that leasing yields higher state reimbursement, though costs may exceed keeping own buses.
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Kay Herstedt
Southern Illinoisan
West Frankfort
Fred Kondritz
Jack Wall
R.W. Harmon
Kelton
Harmon
Terry Warren
Warren
The
Benton Keen on Science
Board notes Science Research Associates test results for 1 163 district students show district performance above national averages with many 70s and 80s. Joette Poole reports results by grade level and explains 70 signifies beating 69 of 100 peers nationwide.
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J. Susan Jacobsen
Southern Illinoisan
Benton
Joette Poole
Science Research Associates
Poole
Benton Middle School adopts dress code and grade policy
Benton board approved a new middle school handbook for fall. It bans shorts and imposes dress rules for grades five through eight while raising passing standards to a 2.0 average and no more than one failed subject. Principal Hart Lewis noted more improper dress among fifth to eighth graders previously.
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J. Susan Jacobsen
Southern Illinoisan
Benton Middle School
Hart Lewis
Lewis
Marion lockdown deterrent cited by officials in House hearing
Prison lockdown at Marion, the nation’s longest, may deter inmate violence elsewhere. Director Norman Carlson and Marion warden Jerry Williford told the House Judiciary subcommittee transfers to the facility have reduced attacks in other prisons while work continues to ease confinement and explore alternatives to rectal searches. Legal action and inmate complaints are ongoing in federal court in Southern Illinois.
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Norman Carlson
Bureau
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Courts, Civil Liberties
Administration of Justice
Marion
Carlson
Jerry T. Williford
Southern Illinois
Williford
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Boren
Franklin-Williamson Workshop
Suter
Commission On Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
Gale Kear
Duncan Simpson
the Corporation
Jackson Ymca
Marion Hospital
Science
Jeff Troutt
Bill Alexander
Georgia Reed
Reed
Alexander
Benton Federation of Teachers
Dwight Nase
Mother Nature
Elm
Hall Streets
Cambria
Carterville
Roy Wade
Roy Adams
Don Fisher
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