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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 2011
Page
9
Marion police hunt a suspect after the Monday armed robbery at Aldi 1305 N Russell St about 7 53 p m He is described as white in his 40s 5 7 tall 210 pounds wearing a dark green or blue jacket No injuries reported cash was taken the man entered alone and displayed a handgun Police seek tips at 618 993 2124
Jackson County deputies arrested Mack T. Anderson 34 of Murphysboro on a domestic battery charge after a 911 call alleged he battered his wife then fled in a pickup striking trees on Wides Road. He was located on Old Illinois 13 between Pineview and Wood Road and jailed on the battery complaint plus an Illinois DOC warrant.
Murphysboro police responded to a residence on North 24th Street at 8:50 am. Logan Collins, 19, Pomona, was jailed on a Union County Warrant plus underage drinking and drug paraphernalia. Arturo Rios, 19, Murphysboro, fled a pursuit after giving false IDs and faced charges including aggravated battery and obstructing justice. An officer sustained a minor injury during the chase.
The FAA continues to investigate a Friday forced landing of a Columbia 400 near SIUC farm pasture after loss of manifold pressure. The right wing clipped a utility pole but remained intact with no power outages. Pilot Matt Hills of Poplar Bluff Missouri was not injured.
Mount Vernon Township High School district voters will decide on an April 5 bond issue to fund a new 300000 square foot high school at a yet to be set site. The $19.8 million local share would join $42.2 million in state capital funding to reach $62 million total. If approved the bond would add about $8.20 per $100000 of assessed property and hinges on state funds within five years. The aging campus of 11 buildings, some dating back to 1905, houses about 1350 students and has cramped classrooms and P E in a stored warehouse. The district studied renovations but concluded new construction offers better value. The Mount Vernon City Council backed the referendum.
In Murphysboro the Gen John A Logan Museum opens a farming exhibit titled Down On the Farm Memories of Not That Long Ago. Lindsay McQueen and eight Jackson County Farm Bureau members helped assemble artifacts and stories from the late 1800s to the 1920s. The exhibit runs through mid November with displays on plowing at age eight and rural life memories. Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 1 to 4 pm at 1613 Edith St.
In Murphysboro Somerset and Makanda townships the 2010 equalization factors turned negative, the first such case in the county. Somerset 0.9552 lowers parcel values about 4 percent, Murphysboro 0.9785 about 2 percent, Makanda 0.9922 under 1 percent. Factors derive from a three year sales ratio survey 2007 to 2009 showing sales below assessed values.
Marion candidates discuss tax increment financing districts from 1987 onward highlighting economic growth led by TIFs. Mayor Bob Butler credits Owens development and notes School District 2 dispute over TIF funds in a current lawsuit, while challenger Bob Owens stresses management resolution.
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