Herrin chamber studies commuter airline plan in area
The Herrin Chamber of Commerce named a committee to study starting a Williamson County commuter airline if Ozark Air Lines quits service. Chair Bob Brewer, William Bracy, and Virgil Hampton join with former Air Illinois president Gene Dezendolet who will assist in planning. The chamber also outlines a CETA clean-up program, with seven workers to start Monday, under chamber supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County
Ozark Air Lines
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Bob Brewer
William T. Bracy
Williamson County Airport Authority
Virgil Hampton
Gene Dezendelet
Air Illinois
Southern Illinois
Jackson County
Dezendolet
Chamber
Tom Dinnis
Dinnis
Herrin Chamber
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Commere
Chamber Board
Herrin
Bob Ferrari
Mario Ottolini
Frank Hubbard
New tax bills go out in Jackson and Williamson counties
Williamson County will mail 38 278 property tax bills with expected revenue over 9 million dollars while Jackson County bills should arrive by July 5 with installments due August 6 and September 6. The state allows a 1500 deduction for homeowners as of Jan 1 1978, reducing revenue. Tax rates mostly flat with some declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Jackson County
Shirley Booker
Board of Review
William V. Brown
Brown
Rend Lake College borrows to cover June bills
Rend Lake College faces a cash flow gap as state funds arrive late. Trustees authorized a $300,000 tax anticipation loan from Bank of Benton at 5 percent interest. President Harry Braun says it is a cash flow issue, not a crisis, with a projected year-end surplus of $184,000 but insufficient funds in the education and building maintenance funds to cover payrolls due by June 30. State funds will come in August under a new quarterly payment system starting with the 1979 fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Rend Lake College
College Board of Trustees
Bank of Benton
Harry Braun
Housing units caretakers get back pay after audit
Williamson County Housing Authority must pay back wages to two elderly custodial couples in Marion and Herrin after federal Social Security officials ruled the in kind compensation should be treated as income. The authority plans a retroactive arrangement starting 1976, with about 150 dollars monthly per couple, covering rent and taxes while maintaining the current custodial service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley E. Johnson
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County Housing Authority
Marion
Herrin
Housing Authority
Davye Young
Young
Social Security Administration
Floyd Holmes
Marion Highrise
Ray Decker
Jackson County urged to adopt flood insurance despite drawbacks
Jackson County faces a July 14 deadline to join a federal flood insurance program or risk halting all federal flood plain funds including Farmers Home Administration and HUD grants. Elevation requirements could push new construction 13 to 20 feet above ground, a burden for communities. County board delays action, while residents weigh high insurance costs against protection, and lenders warn of cautious financing in flood-prone zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Ann Schottman Knol
Southern
Illinois
Farmers Home Administration
Veterans
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Small Business Administration
Mississippi River
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Hank Martin
Illinois Department of Transportation
Larry Sanders
Martin
Sanders
Jacob Community Center
Martin Twenhafel
Jacor
Larry Lipe
Jackson County Board
Mississippi
Crowds and owners favor heavy horses and mules at Du Quoin
At the Du Quoin Farm and Folk Festival heavy horse and mule shows draw big crowds. Leo Hanks of Burnside displays eight mules and notes his mule Janie was World Championship Mule in 1978. Gene Milleville says over 50 mules and 50 heavy Belgian horses will compete in classes from gelding to best breed herd and team hitch events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Reilly
Southern Illinois
Leo Hanks
du Quoin
Gene Milleville
Hanks
Janie
Burnside
John Lee
West Frankfort
Lee
Halter
SIU C Summer Enrollment Rises to 10 080
SIU Csummer enrollment reaches 10 080 after the 10th day of summer classes, up 245 from last year. Main campus holds 7 869 students with off campus programs at 2 211, mostly at military bases. Final totals may rise with late starting courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siu-C
Southern
Kirby Browning
Browning
Miss Du Quoin State Fair crown goes to Melodi Bennett
Melodi Bennett of Carbondale was chosen the first Miss Du Quoin State Fair in a pageant at the fairgrounds Thursday night. She won the talent contest for singing Send in the Clowns and receives a $1,000 scholarship. Tara Joe Eaton of Elkville was first runner-up and won Miss Congeniality and the swimsuit title. Terry Samuels was second runner-up in a field of nine contestants. Bennett will reign through the 1979 season and be eligible for Miss Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melodi Bennett
Carbondale
Farmer Lee's Fair Stall Show Sparks Family Involvement
Lee, who farms 700 acres and raises Belgians, brings 11 horses to the fair assisted by his four daughters led by youngest Susan who urged him to attend. He notes there are few draft horses left and recalls a past colt sale at 4400 dollars. The event features heavy horse classes, dairy cattle, beef cattle, swine, and sheep with top prizes and a beef steer contest worth 300 dollars as the Grand Champion among 47 steers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Susan
Milleville
SIU chancellor finalists under review by search group
The SIU Chancellor Search Assistance Council assesses finalists Durward Long and Donald C. Swain after campus visits, with Edwardsville and Carbondale panels meeting in open and closed sessions. Kenneth Shaw and Clyde Wingfield will visit next week as part of the process for the Board of Trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University Chancellor
Carbondale
Durward Long
Donald C. Swain
Edwardsville
Kenneth A. Shaw
Clyde J. Wingfield
Keith Sanders
Board of Trustees
Sanders
Illinois
Genral William Scott
Attorney General
SIU
SIU Board of Trustees
Madison County
Nicholas G. Byron
Shaw
Siu-Edwardsville
Wingfield
University of Miami
Florida
Edwardsvile
University of Illinois
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Dezendelet
Ozark
Williamson Airport
Jackson
Williamson
Rend College
Alayne Bickle
College of Education
School of Technical Careers
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