Williamson panel at odds over reserve versus surplus funds
Williamson County Treasurer William Brown told the county board there is no surplus in the general fund to cover a 250000 dust control and ditch improvement program after the board had allocated excess funds. He argued reserves must exceed three million and that current reserve level is about 363000 short. The discussion touched on legality, budget implications, and the use of highway accounts for the project. Brown warned of liquidity issues as he planned to cash in investments.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
William Brown
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Brown
Illinois
Curtis Palmer
Highway Department
Palmer
Sheriff's Department
John Hamilton
Hamilton
Franklin Williamson
Marion Ford Tractor Co
Ervin Baker Motors
Marion
Kankakee
Duane Wittenborn
Rangers Reach Elite Eight State Quarterfinals
Benton Fin finishes with a 27 4 record and advances to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1971. A total of 493 Illinois schools began the quest to reach Champaign.
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Benton
Illinois
Champaign
State's attorney declines probe into clerk clash over jail plans
The Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office will not investigate County Clerk Robert Harrell after he moved jail project drawings from the courthouse lobby. Prosecutor John Clemons cited a conflict of interest since his office represents both the county board and Harrell’s office. Board member Robert Crim plans to discuss further steps after the primary, while Crim contemplates reform ideas for county government and contemplates a write in run for District 4.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Robert Harrell
John Clemons
County Board
Harrell
Clemons
Robert Crim
Board
Crim
D. Blaney Miller
A. Darnecca Miller
Ima Mae Valentine
Clyde Elbert Jenkins
Gas price war in Southern Illinois remains unclear
Local dealers attribute price setting to distributors while officials note it is determined at the local level. Reports show regular gas around $1.14 to $1.25 in Marion, Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, with fluctuating prices as stations adjust after other drops. Experts cite Illinois motor fuel taxes and wholesale trends, but no station can forecast future shifts or pinpoint where a new price war will flare.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Herrin
Marion
Gas For Less
Charlene Walker
Martin
Martin Station
J.D. Street Oil Co
St. Louis
Hugh Watson
J.D. Street
Watson
Charles Mason
Amoco
Chicago
Mason
Missouri
Illinois
Penn plant callbacks lag as 14 Indal workers rehired
Two weeks after Penn Aluminum reopened the Indal plant in Murphysboro, plans to recall up to 150 workers faded. Only 14 hourly employees were brought back, enough for one press crew, with market conditions delaying further hires. Management cited weak demand as the cause, while the city backed the project with 5 million in industrial revenue bonds and IBEW concessions.
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H. B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Penn Aluminum
Indal Aluminum
Murphysboro
Indal
John Hogan
Hogan
Penn
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
WSIU telethon keeps pace as sponsors hope for windup
A mid telethon report from WSIU Carbondale manager Jean Ness Al Pizzato says Festival 82 is on pace with last year’s fundraising but he seeks a bigger final push. With $25,000 raised midway and last year’s $60,000, he warns funding cuts loom from federal to state levels threatening programming quality and staff. He urges $15 gifts and underwriter support to maintain operations and avoid layoff, noting national and state cuts reduce dollars for public broadcasting.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
al Pizzato
WSIU
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Pizzato
Congress
Illinois
PBS
National Endowment For the Arts
Southern Illinois
McNeil-Lehrer
Falwell to Speak at SII Meeting in Carbondale
The Rev. Jerry Falwell, pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church and president of Moral Majority, will be guest speaker at the Southern Illinois, Inc. annual meeting April 26 in the Student Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The event includes LBC Singers performances and highlights Falwell as a national critic of liberal attitudes on sex and violence.
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Jerry Falwell
Virginia Pracher
Moral Majority, Inc
Southern Illinois, Inc
Carbondale
Falwell
Lynchburg
Thomas Road
SII
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
LBC
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