Friday community events and meetings listed in Southern Illin book
A listings page outlines a range of activities including a dance at Wit and Wisdom Center in West Frankfort from 7 to 10 p.m. and a Rules of the Road review at Ridgway Senior Center. It also notes a National Association of Retired Federal Employees meeting at Ponderosa Restaurant in Carbondale, a noon constituents visit at Ruma Village Hall, a ham and beans dinner for a WWII memorial trip, a blood drive at Trico High School, and multiple local government and library board meetings across nearby towns. Additional items include the Alto Pass and Jonesboro municipal gatherings, the Carbondale Disability Issues group, and several school, village, and park board sessions scheduled through the evening.
Benton council imposes cost cuts to cover deficit
The Benton City Council, after a two hour executive session, approved measures to save money totaling cuts and cost shifts. Paula Smith will work 20 hours weekly as zoning administrator and code enforcer with reduced benefits, saving about 20000 yearly. Trash rates rise two dollars per household, expected to bring 6000 monthly. funding to Benton West City Economical Development Corp. reduced by 5000 annually. city funding to Benton Civic Center trimmed by 5000. union contracts to be renegotiated. nonunion pay and overtime frozen without council approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Smith
Benton-West City
Waiting rebuild waiting rebuild in Frankfort Heights post office
Frankfort Heights residents wait to learn if the post office will reopen in a new location after a February fire that destroyed five storefronts. Post office officials weigh options while ensuring service and a postmaster site, with ADA renovations planned for the nearby West Frankfort facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort Heights
West Frankfort
Mary Lynn Toliver
Gateway District
Toliver
Jan Bubanovich
the Heights
Heights
U.S
Jerry Costello
Dbelleville
David Gillies
Costello
Postal Service
Pinckneyville pension board keeps Denton pension in full
The Pinckneyville Police Pension Board, after nearly two hours in closed session, unanimously decided to continue paying former Chief Tom Denton his full pension. The board also instructed attorney Dennis Orsey to seek clarification from the Illinois Department of Insurance on a perceived discrepancy between two advisory opinions related to longevity pay and pension calculations. Denton recused himself during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinckneyville
Tom Denton
City Police Pension Board
Granite City
Dennis Orsey
Orsey
Denton
Patrick Mathis
Belleville
Tom Jones
Illinois Department of Insurance
Steger
Terry LaMastus
LaMastus
Jamie Benbrook
Department of Insurance
Trial date set for man accused of possessing child porn
Union County jury trial set for April in the case of William Elsperman a 39 year old southeast Missouri man charged with multiple counts of possessing child pornography Investigators found 28 images on his computer reported by his estranged wife after Elsperman broke a restraining order The pre trial hearing is March 25 and the trial is scheduled for April 12 Defense counsel seeks expert computer analysis of the device
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Union County
Southeast Missouri
William Elsperman
Anna
Patrick Duffy
Duffy
Elsperman
Circuit Court of
Union County Public
Pat Cox
Cox
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Ed Blair
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Ruma Village Hall
Main St
Ruma
Wyat
Bethany Baptist Church
Cypress
Dongola Blacktop
Washington
Sharon Wilson
Trico High School
Campbell Hill
Sallie Logan Library
Walnut St
Murphysboro
Helen Tweedy
Alto Pass
Anna-Jonesboro Water Commission
Jonesboro City Hall
Buncombe Public Water District Board
Makanda
City Hall
Carrier Mills Village Board
N. Mill St
Carterville
Coulterville Public School Board
Crainville
Creal Springs
de Soto Township
de Soto
Energy Village Board
Franklin County
911 Board
Washington St
Benton
Goode
E. Callie
Lesser
Grand Tower
Greater Egypt
Www
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Benton City
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