Chester boat dock hinges on public hearing in April
Chester council set a public hearing for April 5 on a riverfront boat dock project approved previously. A $65,000 Illinois Conservation grant backs the plan to occupy shore land on Ferry Street near the old Surf Side site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Chester
Mississippi River
Stanley Maciejski
Illinois Department of Conservation
Ferry Street
Southern Illinois Land Company
Maciejski
Carbondale suspends bar licenses for day and warnings
Carbondale Liquor Control Commission suspended Palm Tavern license for one day on March 30 after a Dec 22 1981 incident involving illegal liquor and a gambling table. Two other bars received warning letters for after hours or underage sales, and April 5 hearings were set for Mundo's and The Club on gambling and underage sales charges. The Bar and Sgt. T. J. McFly's also faced warnings, and The Patrician license shifted from Hoag to The Patrician Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinois
Carbondale Liquor Control Commission
Palm Tavern
Washington St
Palm Tavern, Inc
Russell Branch
Ray Clayton
Clayton
Young Men’s Community Council
Elizabeth Byrnes
E. Main St
Joe McNamara
McNamara
T. J. McFly
Illinois Ave
Gubce Strong
Kmbk, Inc
Mundo’s
Club
The
Patrician
W. Main St
Robert Hoag
Patrician, Inc
Pinckneyville district rehired all but one teachers
Pinckneyville 50 school district board rehired all but one teacher Monday night. The un rehired educator taught learning disabled students and funded by a federal special education program. The district may rehire if federal funds become available. The board heard Don Heelinghouse's gifted program demo and aims to buy a school computer but lacks funds. Easter break set April 9–12. Eighth grade graduation May 27 and last day May 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Pinckneyville 50
Board of Education
Felix Murrel
Don Heelinghouse
Murrel
Johnson County board seeks bids for dump truck and road grader
The Johnson County Board approvedSolicitation of bids for a new dump truck and a new road grader to replace older equipment used by the county highway department Trade-in possible depending on offers. In other business Supervisor of Assessments Bruce Walter reported several tax exemptions requested for religious and fraternal organizations denied by the Illinois Department of Revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County Board
Johnson County Highway Department
Bruce Walter
Sinois Department of Revenue
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Chester Boat Dock
Menard Correctional Center
Chester Memorial Park
Planning Commission
Orville Cook
Robert L. Platt
Cook
Illinois Department of Corrections
Chester City Hall
Illinois
Michael Lane
Ed Fisher
Carbondale
Diet Center
Jackie McCoy
United States
Canada
Barbara Cripps
Marilyn Taylor
Anita Harris
Marion
E. Main
Eker
Diet Center. Inc
Pinckneyville
HMR A
Aie & Diamonds
Ribeye
Ape
Zwick’s
Famous
Oxford
Winteralls
Hanes
AMURS
N. Park Ave
Herrin
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