Dental Clinic Demonstrates Brushing Techniques
Larry and Shirley Doyle of Carbondale demonstrate proper tooth brushing as Ms. Treece a West Frankfort senior participates in the University of Carbondale dental clinic this past weekend showing correct technique and routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry
Shirley Doyle
Carbondale
Ms. Treece
West Frankfort
Dental One
University In
Donna Treece
Southern
Iois University-Carbondale
Beth Doyle
Pleasant Hill overpass work to start in May
The city council approved overpass plans for Pleasant Hill Road linking Wall Street to U S 51 with a four lane concrete road and bike path. Bids will be let March 20, contractor to proceed within 60 days of award. construction expected to take 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Pleasant Hill Road
Eldon Gosnell
Illinois Department of Transportation
Wall Street
U.S. 51
Springer Ridge Road
Gosneil
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Southern Illinois Power Co-op
Marion Civic Center to revamp lighting
Marion Cultural and Civic Center plans a $20,000 lighting upgrade funded by a $1,000 Marion Rotary gift and local donations. The project adds a dimmer system 24 new lighting installations and a pre set light board. The center aims to attract larger productions and will offer mini grants of up to $100 to nearby arts groups while assessing federal funding impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Marion Cultural and Civic Center
Marion Rotary
Brad Faughn
Faughn
Marion
Sinkhole on Williamson County road to be filled with gravel
A 100-foot-wide sinkhole on Sycamore Road in Williamson County is to be filled with about 200 tons of gravel after stabilizing Monday afternoon. The road is expected to reopen by 5 p.m. Containing the sinkhole required repairs to a broken 4 inch water line while officials assess mine subsidence in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave DeWitte
Williamson County
Williamson County Highway Department
Carterville
Sycamore Road
Williamson County Superintendent of Highways
Bill Gayer
Gayer
U.S. Department of Mines and Minerals
Committee to tour eight Jackson expansion cites
The Jackson County Board ad hoc building committee will tour about eight sites within Murphysboro city limits for county office and jail expansion. The group will consider a factory building owned by Brown Shoe Co. and rented to Turco Manufacturing on South 20th Street and will seek public input after narrowing choices.
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Ann Schottman Enol
Southern Illinois
Jackson County Board
Mary Nell Chew
Herrin planners renew bid for new city zoning map
The Herrin Plan Commission renewed its request to update the city zoning map, noting the current map is about 10 years old and that the city council had not responded to prior updates. The commission also recommended approving zoning to permit two four apartment complexes on Clark Trail and Midway Avenue with construction to begin within 18 months. Charles and Vera Lucas of Zeigler prepare for the queens season by erecting a wire fence around their garden plot after retiring nine years ago and moving from Chicago to Southern Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Plan Commission
Commission
Dorothy Rancilio
Plan Commission
Clark Trail
Midway Avenue
Douglas Cox
Charles and
Vera Lucas
Maple St
Zeigler
Southern Illinois
Chicago
Prison rights group sues for access to all inmates
The Marion Prisoners Rights Project filed an $875000 federal suit to regain access to all inmates at the U S penitentiary in Marion. Plaintiffs include Leonard Peltier Daniel Caldwell Dennis Barron Tyrone Thomas Bey and project attorneys. Defendants named are J D Henderson Harold Miller and Richard Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
U.S. Penitentiary At
Marion
U.S. District Court
Carbondale
Rights Project
J.D. Henderson
Federal Prison System
Harold G. Miller
Richard Phillips
Miller
Marion Prisoners Rights Project
Project
Martha Easter-Wells
Jaqueline Abel
James B. Roberts
Janet Mitchell
Leonard Peltier
Daniel Caldwell
Dennis Barron
Tyrone Thomas-Bey
Hunger strike inmates hospitalized at Anthony prison
Theresa Churchill reports two inmates Paradise 27 and R F Youngblood 38 on hunger strike since Jan 19 have been hospitalized at the U S Penitentiary in Anthony Paradise collapsed Feb 15 and Youngblood required hospitalization Feb 16 Paradise a diabetic attributes self imposed fasting to insulin timing disputes with prison staff. Paradise denies wrongdoing and Attorney Brian Glick notes potential dangers while prison officials cite normal blood sugar and insulin tolerance. Garnett began and ended hunger strike after 12 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
U.S
Marion
Anthony Paradise
R.F. Youngblood
Paradise
Richard Phillips
Marion Memorial Hospital
Youngblood
Brian Glick
Alabama
Glick
U.S. Supreme Court
Michael Garnett
Mine official at Benton reappoints Spitzner to IDMM post
Russell Spitzner has been reap pointed assistant director of the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals by Gov. James R. Thompson. Spitzner, paid $27,806, works out of the agency's Benton office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Russell Spitzner
Ilinois Department of Mines and Minerals
James R. Thompson
Spitzner
Agency
Benton
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Jerry Lower
Pleasant Hill
Charles Watkins
Archie Jones
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Matthew Coulter
Paul Matalonis
SIUC
Poplar Street
Main
Jackson Streets
Memorial Hospital
Nathan Nagle
Shirley Holmes
Bill Potter
Ron Blosser
Pat Dougherty
Joe Moore
Don Dalesco
Dale Ritzel
Betty Smith
Randall Nelson
John Yow
Green Earth
Marion Civic Center
Rotary Club
Reagan
National Endowment For the Arts
NEA
Illinois Arts Council
Civic Center
Hafer
Williamson County Board
Curtis Palmer
Williamson Coal Company
Jackson
Herrin
ED Greer
James L. Foreman
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