Williamson primary results reshuffle Williamson County seats
Walker of Herrin lost in the Williamson County primary for commissioner. Curtis Palmer and John Hamilton won Democratic nominations for commissioner, with Palmer leading 2,529 to Hamilton 2,372. Sheriff nominees included Verlyn Dobbins over Earl Long, and Jerald Kobler defeating Terry Harmon for sheriff. Contested Republican races saw Tom Anderson and Donald Daugherty win commissioner nominations. Turnout ran around 25 percent with about 4,800 Democrats and 3,300 Republicans voting. about 33,800 registered statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Walley
Joe. Walker
Herrin
Williamson County
Curtis Palmer
John Hamilton
Verlyn Dobbins
Johnston City
Earl Long
Jerald Kobler
Marion
Terry Harmon
Tom Anderson
Donald Daugherty
Palmer
Dobbins
Long
Kobler
Harmon
Edward L. Throgmorton
Anderson
Daugherty
Charles Mark Eldridge
Ivan Swan
Dunn and Alstat win GOP nod in 58th District primary
Republican voters nominated Ralph Dunn for a fourth term and chose Wayne Alstat over Fredrick Starks in the 58th District. Dunn led with 19,1324 votes, Alstat 5,65342, Starks 2,856. Democrats Birchler and Richmond faced no opposition. Dunn has served since 1972 and sits on key committees while Alstat remains a farmer and IDA warehouse examiner.
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Russ Mitchell
Southern Illinoisan
Ralph Dunn
Farmer Wayne Alstat
Fredrick C. Starks
Dunn
Alstat
Starks
Vincent A. Birchler
Chester
Bruce Richmond
Murphysboro
Birchler
Richmond
Perry
St. Clair
Williamson
Monroe County
Carbondale
Jackson County
Alstate
du Quoin
House Appropriations
Higher Education
Reve
Maurizio tops Jackson County sheriff primary slate
Maurizio a Carbondale retirement state trooper won the Republican nomination for Jackson County sheriff with 1 184 unofficial votes. He defeated former Sheriff John Hoffman 723 Warren Grammer 603 and Vernon Joe Bagley 40 in the county's only major contested race. Low turnout and extensive write ins were reported as County Clerk Harrell's office compiles the results.
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Tony Stevens
William
Bill
Maurizio
Carbondale
Jackson County
John Hoffman
Murphysboro
Warren Grammer
Vernon
Joe’ Bagley
Dowell
Robert Harrell
Low turnout halves Precinct 23 primary in Carbondale
In Carbondale Precinct 23 only write-in votes appeared during a 12 hour primary voting period while judges waited. Jackson County Clerk Rob ert Harrell noted the location in Grinnell Hall near SIU dorms, with spring break reducing student presence and no official counts from that precinct. Reports show concentrated write-ins for county board seats and county officers on the Republican ticket, plus totals for other districts and counties, with overall county vote figures far below historic turnouts.
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Carbondale
Jackson County
Robert Harrell
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Grinnell Hall
Harrell
Larry Jacober
Lowell Heller
Murphysboro
Marion Truitt
Rend Lake College President Is Relieved of Duties
Rend Lake College board on Tuesday relieved President Travis Martin Jr. of all duties and placed him on leave of absence. H. J. Habernecker was named acting president. The board said the action is in the public interest and effective immediately, while Martin remains employed with salary and benefits. The move ends Martin’s three year tenure after a December vote not to renew his contract.
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Merrill Perlman
Rend Lake College
W. Travis
Martin Jr
Martin
H. J. Habernecker
Belleville Area College
Clyde ‘Funkhouser
Mt. Vernon
Travis Martin
Allen Baker
Pinckneyville
Carleton Apple
Enfield
Funkhouser
Joe McClure
Benton
Everett Thompson
Lesser
Richard Simpson
B. B. Connaway
McLeansboro
College appoints Haberaecker as acting president
Martin leaves amid board and faculty conflicts after the board approves hiring outside acting president Haberaecker at 3000 dollars per month at the pleasure of the trustees. A defamation suit, filed by Martin against 10 academic council members, heads to trial on June 6. Martin, 45, previously led Hawkeye Institute of Technology in Waterloo, Iowa.
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Martin
Funkhouser
Haberaecker
Hawkeye Institute of Technology
Waterloo
Iowa
Mark Twain cousin Cyril Clemens to lecture in Grand Tower
Cyril Clemens, Mark Twain’s cousin and editor of The Mark Twain Journal, will speak at 8 p.m. May 6 at the Huthmacher House in Grand Tower on The Value of the Mississippi River as a Force of Change to Grand Tower. Tickets are $2 for adults, $1 for children. advance sales from Curtiss Clutts and Herb Russell.
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Mark Twain
Cyril
Grand Tower
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinois
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Mississippi River
Huthmacher House Association
Huthmacher House
Cyril Clemens
Twain
Curtiss Clutts
Ill
Herb Russell
Makanda
Stanley Harris Jr
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
James Kilker
SIUC
la Compagnie Des Nouvelles Chartres
Ature
St. Louis
John Simon
Ulysses S. Grant Association
Siuc Morris Library
Mississippi
David Wilson
Joe Burkhorst
Tom Hale
Barbara Hubbs
Bill
Opera benefit at SIUC features Pagliacci and Cavalleria
James Hurst and others sponsor an opera watch fundraiser at the Horton home in Carbondale on April 5 to benefit SIUC Marjorie Lawrence Opera Theater and Friends of WSIU. The evening includes SIU-TV telecast from the Metropolitan Opera, a wine and cheese buffet, and a 15 dollar couple or 10 dollar single admission with proceeds supporting university services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Horton
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Nancy
Opera Watch
Siu-Tv Channel 8
Metropolitan Opera
New York
Lincoln Center
Siuc Marjorie Lawrence Opera Theater
WSIU
Opera Ben
Slurry pond leak in Perry County turns water black
A slurry pond at Consolidation Coal’s Burning Star 4 near Jamestown released black water containing coal deposits after a dam breach about 10 a.m. Monday. EPA and Consolidation Coal monitor the plume toward the Big Muddy River, with officials saying wildlife and drinking water remain unharmed. The leak, stopped within an hour by sandbags, may violate EPA regulations and is under investigation.
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Big Muddy
Consolidation Coal Company
Jamestown
Perry County
Dave Redding
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Springfield
Galum Creek
Beaucoup Creek
Redding
Big Muddy River
Bob Verbosky
Consolidation Coal
Verbosky
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Kohler
Palmer and
Janet Palmer
Sandy Green
Virginia Biggs
Brenda Franklin
Alstat Ozi
Jackson
Cel Randolph
Monroe
Hataorcae Richmond
Dunn and
Nue
Illinois
Illinois Department of Agriculture
GOP
Carbondale 23
Tross Pierson
Bruce Peterson
Gene Chambers
Walter Robinson
Sharon Kowalzik
Mae Nelson
Lloyd Harms
Larry W. Lipe
Roy L. Clark
Mary Nell Chew
Otto Arbeiter
Ernest Miller
Robert E. van Cloostere
Robert B. Thomas
Bernard Wilson
Dale Greer
Marion Roger Marlow
Donald
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Don White
Muriel Canfield
Rend College
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School of Music
Southern Illinois University
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WPSD
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