Marion Wildcats pom-pom squad state champions in Downers Grove
The 24 member Marion Wildcats Pom-Pom Squad won the novice division at the Illinois Drill Team Association state meet in Downers Grove. Their eight minute show used no props and featured a medley including If My Friends Could See Me Now Sing Sing Jump Shout Boogie and disco version of If My Friends Could See Me Now. The squad earned state after a first and two seconds at Benton sectional on Feb 7 and was named top squad at a summer camp. The team performs at Marion High School games and has been invited to SIU Carbondale events.
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Marion Wildcats
Downers Grove
Benny Goodman
Barry Manilow
Linda Clifford
Barbara Koller
Benton
Koller
Marion
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIUC students oppose merging men's and women's athletic programs
Graduate Students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale press to block the merger of men’s and women’s programs arguing it would undermine the women’s program led by Charlotte West. Debbie Brown says the men’s program cannot be trusted to carry weight and calls for equal funding. The board will decide on a $10 temporary athletic fee continuation and a student referendum by Oct. 1 on fee allocation.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Graduate Student Council
Debbie Brown
SIU Board of Trustees
Charlotte West
Ms. Brown
Somit
Brown
SIUC
Inmate stabbed to death at Marion prison
Nathan Cowger 26 serving life for kidnapping and extortion at Oklahoma victim Ella Shelton was found with multiple stab wounds in his Marion Federal Prison cell. An inmate is believed to have stabbed him and the FBI is investigating. Cowger had tied and abandoned an 88-year-old woman to a tree, triggering widespread inmate animosity.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
U.S. Penitentiary
Marion
Nathan Cowger
Richard Phillips
Marion Memorial Hospital
Cowger
FBI
Conger
Ella Shelton
Oklahoma
Jewell Shelton
Ohio
Midwest City
Okla
Marion Federal Prison
Arson suspect held after church fire at Pinckneyville
A basement storage fire at First Pentecostal Church in Pinckneyville prompted the arrest of Jerry Eugene Huggins aged 17 a church member and student at Pinckneyville Christian Academy. He faces aggravated arson charges and is held at Perry County jail awaiting court. No injuries were reported as congregants evacuated and flames were contained to the basement.
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First Pentecostal
Pinckneyville
Jerry Eugene Huggins
Route 3
Bill Buxton
Huggins
S. First St
Williamson board tightens control on budget balance
Williamson County narrowly covered a $135000 deficit last year with interest from reserves as an audit warned of rising risk from federal cuts and a slowing economy. The board plans tighter revenue spending monitoring and faces loss of 45 CETA salaried employees by September.
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Williamson Board
Williamson County
Williamson County Board
Curtis Palmer
Mattingly presses subdivision rules for orderly growth
Williamson County board member Bill Mattingly said he will vote against approving all subdivision plats until a county subdivision ordinance ensures provision of essential facilities. He criticized lack of procedures for street and improvement standards, citing Lake of Egypt area road inadequacies. The 41-lot Pulley’s Mill subdivision, by John Montgomery, was approved 2-1 despite objections from the Soil and Water Conservation District noting 20 of 40 acres are prime farmland. The site lies west of Illinois 37 in Pulley’s Mill, south of a county road.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County Board
Bill Mattingly
Palmer
Pulley’s Mill
John Montgomery
Goreville
Mattingly
Lake of Egypt
Lake Area
Montgomery
John Hamilton
Curtis Palmer
Williamson County Soil and Water Conservation District
Illinois 37
Heisner Quits as Perry County Treasurer
Perry County Treasurer William Heisner resigns effective June 30 after 22 years in office. He cites growing regulatory burden and delayed tax bills as key factors while planning to tend his farm and travel. The Perry County Board will appoint his replacement.
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Heisner
Perry County
Brad Berker
Southern Illinoisan
William Heisner
Keisner
Democratic
County Board
HUD stance on Murphysboro hostage claim clarified
HUD partially denies and confirms city is ineligible for an Urban Development Action Grant until Murphysboro and the Jackson County Housing Authority select a suitable site for about 30 low income units. HUD cites slow site progress and potential strings on other programs, while local officials debate timing and location.
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H. B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Murphysboro
Michael Bower
HUD
Judy Russell
Chicago
Russell
County Housing Authority
Housing Authority
James Seed
Housing Authority Board
Sydney Appleton
Seed
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
UDAG
Physboro
CDBG
Appleton
Bowers
Carbondale
Rante
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Jerry Lower
Barbara Keller
Grad
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Illinois
Hamilton
Highway Department
Claunch Motors
Herrin
Brewster Motors
Pierce & Sons Motor Company
du Quoin
Office of General Assistance
Creal Springs
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Mental Health Services
Franklin- Williamson
Farmer’s Home Administration
Youth Services Bureau
Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission
Mrs. Russell
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