Appropriations Uncertainty Delays Area School Budgets
District superintendents in Du Quoin Murphysboro and Marion face delays in finalizing next year budgets as Governor Thompson's proposed 330 million boost to state aid remains uncertain. They describe budgeting as guesswork delaying salary talks, equipment buys, and class-size decisions while awaiting final state appropriations and potential formula changes.
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Nancy Weil
Southern Illinoisan
James Thompson
Jacob Whitecotton
du Quoin
Ernest Bozarth
Murphysboro Unit
A.C. Storme
Marion Unit
Murphysboro
Thompson
Whitecotton
Storme
Bozarth
Kinkaid Lake may name new concession operator soon
Kinkaid Lake could have a new concession operator this year pending federal bankruptcy court action. The KCD board voted 5-0 to back Bill Williams of Belleville for a marina and related facilities, aiming for a quick season start and input into fees and operation after court approval. Williams plans cleanup work and prioritizing fishing, campgrounds, then marina restaurant, with full operation within about three weeks after court clearance.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Kinkaid Lake
Reed’s Creek Conservancy District Board
Bill Williams
Belleville
Kincaid Village Marine Corp
Ava
KCD
Richard Daniel
Kincaid Corporation
East St. Louis
James Lawder
Williams
Mike Bowers
Conservancy District Board
Close
Bowers
Federal Bankruptcy Court
Kincaid
Lawder
Wildcats send off for state tourney in Champaign at Assembly Hall
A-J Anna-Jonesboro High School fans bid good luck to their state bound Wildcats who beat Du Quoin to reach the University of Illinois Assembly Hall. Coach Mike Crews’ team owns a 21-8 record and faces Harvard at 8:30 p.m. in the Class A state tournament quarterfinals.
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A-J
Anna-Jonesboro High School
Champaign
Wildcats
du Quo
University of Illinois Assembly Hall
Harvard
Mike Crews
Du Quoin gains permanent Franklin EMS ambulance service
Franklin County EMS Inc. board votes to make its trial run permanent in Du Quoin handled from Marshall Browning Hospital. The service will also cover Pinckneyville while a new ambulance is bought for operation by early next week.
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Elizabeth Renshaw
Southern Illinoisan
du Quoin
Franklin County Emergency Medical Service Inc
Marshall Browning Hospital
Pinckneyville
Jack Frey
Franklin County Ems
EMS
Franklin County
Frey
David Hosler
Berra Ambulance Service
Johnston City
Tri-State Ambulance
Benton
Jackson County
Carbondale
Stink Rises in Energy Over Sewage Lagoon
Energy residents face a long running sewage odor issue as talks on linking Energy and Herrin sewer lines convene at 7 p m. Officials, board members, and engineers from both towns attend the meeting while residents push for a solution. Citizens fear property devaluation and ongoing odor problems have spurred calls to merge systems and pursue grants.
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Pete Rosenberg
Southern Illinoisan
Energy
Herrin
Cecilia Griffith
Griffith
Energy Board
Frank Snider
Snider
Illinois Enviromental Protection Agency
Elverado School Locks Check Yields No Drug Findings
Elverado High School lockers were searched by a drug-sniffing dog from regional sheriff departments with no drugs found. Superintendent William Valerius said the scan reassured officials though cautioned there could be hidden items some day. Students were kept in classrooms and the dog did not search the parking lot.
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Elverado
William Valerius
Williamson County Sheriff's Department
Valerius
Jackson County
Elkville
Williamson County
U.S. Supreme Court
Southern Five completes jail study for five southern Illinois counties
A regional jail feasibility study is complete and copies are being prepared for Johnson Massac Pope Pulaski and Union counties. A March 26 meeting at Karnak Grade School will include county representatives. The effort aims to address jail facility needs across the region.
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Southern Five Regional Planning Commission
Illinois
Philip Fletcher
Southern Five
Johnson, Massac
Pope
Pulaski
Union
Karnak
Fletcher
Johnson County
Gray aide named executive vice president at Southern Illinois Inc
Bill Nolen 51, longtime aide to Rep. Ken Gray, was selected as executive vice president of Southern Illinois Inc. He will take the post April 1 on a nine year contract after being chosen from 50 applicants. Nolen joined Gray's staff in 1964 and returns after Gray won his 11th term in Congress.
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Ken Gray
Southern Illinois Inc
Bill Nolen
John Brewster
Nolen
Gray
House Public Works Committee
West Frankfort Democrat
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Franklin Ems Ambulance Service
Williamson's General Fund
el Paso
Texas
Hartec Enterprises
Larry Woolard
Big Muddy Community Action Agency
Hartec
Benton High School Board
Benton Consolidated High School
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