Johnston City school chief resigns after calendar extension vote
Johnston City School Superintendent William Koenecke resigned effective June 30 amid a 4-3 board vote to extend the calendar, reversing parts of a teachers strike settlement. He cited pressure and said he can no longer lead when major decisions are reversed. The ICEA supported the extension for extra state aid, while some board members opposed the cost and impact on the district. The district faces continued financial strain with $315,000 in tax anticipations and an end-year deficit projected at $325,000 to $350,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Johnston City
William Koenecke
Koenecke
Murray, Ky
al Oxford
Johnston City Education Association
Talks Deadlocked Over Mine Shifts
Washington AP reports contract talks between United Mine Workers and Bituminous Coal Operators Association broke off in a deadlock over miners working hours. Union leaders warned a strike could loom if no agreement is reached by the March 27 contract expiry. Negotiators clash over seven day production, Sundays, and pension plans while both sides press for movement on wage and benefits and production schedules.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Sam Church
Church
UMW
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
BCOA
Association
Tom Gaston
Gaston
John Banovic
UMW District 12
Banovic
Jack Perry
Night and Wednesday Weather Outlook With Clouds and Rain Chance
National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy tonight with a chance of rain or snow and a low around 30. Wednesday brings a rain or snow chance and gradual clearing in the afternoon with a high near 40. Illinois extended forecast shows cloudy skies Thursday through Saturday with rain risk Friday and highs in the 50s while lows range from the upper 20s to mid 30s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Illinois
Joe Jr. dyes hair green to honor late father on St Patrick’s Day
In Murphysboro, Joe A. Melvin, 24, dyed his hair green and joined St Patrick’s Day revelry to continue a family tradition started by his father Joe K. Melvin who wore green for years before dying in 1980. Melvin, a SIU Carbondale programmer, planned a lighthearted day visiting downtown and St Joseph’s Hospital, intent on a few alcohol stops and teasing his brother-in-law. He wore green-dyed jeans and sneakers, matching the family’s Irish pride as he reflects on why he waited to carry on the custom after his father’s death.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinois
Murphysboro
Joe A. Melvin
Melvin
Joe K. Melvin
St. Patrick’s Day
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Robert Wilson
Weber's Men’s Wear
Jackson
Elbert Eskell Covington
Ireland
Jackson housing project approved despite protests
Jackson County Housing Authority unanimously approved a 25 unit low income housing project northwest of Murphysboro despite homeowner protests and questions about site undermining. HUD indicated possible undermining but allowed construction with structural safeguards. city council extensions and funding debate linger as mayoral candidates clash over alternate sites and dispersal.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Housing Authority
Murphysboro
Housing Authority
James Seed
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
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Kentucky
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Jim Anderson
Doris Dobbins
Melburn Babington
Jimmy Dean
Jesse Carter
Carter
Boar
ICEA
Walter Suba
Ann Landers
Joe Jr
Joe Sr
Covington
Dermot McMurrough
Ancestr Joes
Milesius
Murphysboro Area
Authority Board
Jane Harris
Sydney Appleton
Seed
Appleton
Michael Bowers
Authority
Bowers
Peter H. Andersen
Willa Adelson
James Kirk
William Arbeiter
Harris
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Murphysbore
Kirk
Lake Murphysboro
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