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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1981
Page
3
Marion firefighters Alan Jones and Paul Barnell battle a brush fire east of Marion on a Tuesday afternoon. Southern Illinois has faced repeated brush fires amid a drought, with authorities warning residents not to burn trash or other outdoors.
Carbondale's budget gap of 656000 is reduced by over 122000 thanks to stronger December sales tax and February electric tax revenues. City imposes hiring freeze, reviews departmental cuts, and plans remaining reductions to cover the shortfall.
Marion Memorial Hospital expects to comply with soon to be released Joint Commission fire safety standards after administrator Nolan England said three hour ratings apply only to buildings taller than three stories. The board approved six IV pumps for 1,350 each and a privacy divider for ER. Same day surgery has saved overnight charges. An eight bed ICU hearing set for March 26 at Rend Lake College and April 9 in Mount Vernon. Possible Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements hinge on a final decision April 30. Hearts Helping Hearts funded an $18,000 telemetry cardiac monitor and a $15,000 echocardiogram, and donated a plaque honoring founder Robert Nemeth.
Marion Community Unit School District 2 faces a hazy funding outlook for next year and will meet Friday at 7 30 p m to decide on personnel cuts. Superintendent A C Storme says cuts are likely but the amount is uncertain. The board approved $38 486 in textbooks and a microcomputer grant for business education. Also planned is a new eight lane track project with Eng Co and Jones Construction. Baccalaureate May 26 and graduation May 27. kindergarten preregistration set April 10. Resignations of three staff members were accepted.
Murphysboro public improvements committee urged council to approve a five year contract with Dave's Disposal Service raising the city’s waste pickup by 15 percent in the first year. The panel said the council could bypass bidding with a two thirds vote, believing the current offer about 000 a year is too good to pass up.
State Senator Gene Johns agreed in circuit court to repay Reed's Petroleum Maintenance Inc. a disputed 1,967.29 debt tied to work on gasoline pumps by his former Five Star Oil Co. The arrangement starts with 100 dollars now and 100 dollars every 30 days, with the case kept open six months to ensure compliance, avoiding asset disclosure.
Botany professor Robert Mohlenbrock of Southern Illinois University writes Flowering Plants Magnolias to pitcher plants the ninth volume in the Illustrated Flora of Illinois. The work covers 110 species in 15 families, with descriptions drawings and county maps for each, priced at 22.95. Two martin scouts reported sighting near Murphysboro and Cambria as the season begins.
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