Sparta teachers oppose district cuts plan at hearings
The Sparta Education Association criticizes superintendent Jerry Ritchey’s cost cutting plan as premature and warns against rushing changes that could raise class sizes and disrupt education. It cites seven alternatives including restructuring grades and potential tax increases, while Ritchey says only one option would cut 13 positions. Additional hearings were set for Evansville and Central Attendance Center.
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Ron Poppenhagen
Southern Illinoisan
Sparta
Sparta Education Association
Jerry Ritchey
SEA
The
Board of Education
Tration
SEA Statement
Ritchey
Illinois Office of Education
Ellis Grove
Evansville
Central
Area community colleges keep costs below state average
Southern Illinois community colleges Rend Lake Logan and Shawnee charge lower tuition than the statewide $500 annual average for full time study. Rend Lake bills $450 for 15 credits, Logan $384, and Shawnee about $300 per year. Illinois Eastern District charges no tuition, just up to $60 per quarter. books and lab fees add roughly $75 to $200 annually.
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Rend Lake
Inn
John A. Logan
Carterville
Shawnee
Allin
Illinois Community College Board
Logan
Don Middleton
Student Services Office
Loren Klaus
Illinois Eastern Community College
Illinois
Olney
Mount Carmel
Fairfield
Robinson
Middleton
Kelley
RLC
Klaus
Carbondale Student's History Essay Published in Illinois History
Paul Lorenz Jr of Carbondale High School saw his history paper on Lincoln and a near duel with James Shields published in Illinois History, after class publisher involvement. Editor Jo Anne Nast noted the rarity of Southern Illinois student pieces, with two more area students already selected for the March issue.
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Linda Applegate
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale High School
Paul Lorenz Jr
Pee Lincoln
Illinois History
Illinois State Historical Library
Illinois State Historical Society
Paul
Patricia Grimmer
Jo Anne Nast
Lincoln
Grimmer
Paul’s
Illinois
James Shield
Shield
Springfield
Sangamo Journal
National Historical Society
Morris Library
Tim Evetts
Marion High School
Rachel Budelsky
Gina Anderson
Herrin High School
SIEG Faces Future Without State Funding In Illinois
Southern Illinois Enforcement Group drug squad led by Richard Pariser may lose about 110000 this year if Gov. Thompson's budget proposal passes. MEG units cut risk extended crime, with 1300 drug sales arrests and 29 million dollars in drugs seized in 1981. If disbanded, only admin staff would remain. officers would return to parent departments.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern
Pariser
SIEG
MEG
Williamson deputy earns federal commendation for cocaine case
Williamson County deputy sheriff Robert McCluskey received high praise from Clifford Proud of the Southern District of Illinois for his role as a Special Agent with SIEG. The notice cited his professionalism in an investigation leading to arrests on November 7 and seizures of about nine kilograms of cocaine in Florida and five kilograms in Southern Illinois.
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Williamson County
Southern Illinois Enforcement Group
Clifford J. Proud
United States
Southern District of Illinois
Proud
Rick Pariser
SIEG
Robert McCluskey
Jerald Kobler
United States Attorney For
McCluskey
Drug Enforcement Administration
Florida
Illinois
Carbondale police approve new contract pact
The Carbondale Police Officers Association and the city administration reached a new contract granting a 6 percent base salary raise for officers earning $8.17 hourly and a $25 increase to the annual uniform allowance from $300. The City Council must approve the terms, which conclude a history of lawsuits picketing and bargaining tension.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Police Officers Association
Michael van Milligen
CPOA
CPCA
Coyote loses squatters right on road near Marion
On South Market Street Road near Marion a coyote sat on the highway prompting Marion police and animal control to intervene. A small caliber rifle ended the stand off with no injuries. Officials noted the animal seemed sick or poisoned and feared it would be gone before further responders could help. Coyotes have increased around the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge nearby.
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Dave DeWitte
South Market Street
Marion
Shiloh Church
Lake of Egypt
Rick Wells
Wells
Franklin-Williamson
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
South Market Street Road
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Red Devil
Murphysboro
Herrin
Tigers
Red Devils
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Community College
Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinois
Bob Kelley
CCHS
Jerry
Sieg Board of
Williamson
Carbondale Police
Coyote
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