Elkville sets sewer rates for debt service in plant plan
Elkville Village Board approves monthly debt service of 4.25 dollars per 390 households for the new sewer project to serve Elkville and Dowell. The rate accompanies the water charge and may change as costs are refined. Construction contracts total 718,200 dollars, with EPA grants and an FmHA loan backing the project.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Elkville
Kenneth Gallup
Gallup
Dowell
J and L Robinson Development and Construction Co
Carbondale
Environmental Protection Agency
Farmers Home Administration
EPA
Kinkaid- Reeds Creek Conservancy District
Kinkaid
de Soto
Rend Lake
Water Conservancy District
unidentified elderly man found dead in Rend Lake
A man aged about 55 to 65 was found in a neck of Rend Lake at Wayne N Fitzgerrell State Park. Autopsy shows suffocation with traces of water in lungs and no trauma. Authorities consider the death suspicious and seek identification through Missing Persons and Unidentified Dead Bureau.
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Rend Lake
Wayne N. Fitzgerrell State Park
Charles Mandrell
Franklin County
Charles Seagle
Mandrell
Denver
Colo
Power co op fire district suit shifted to Johnson County
A petition to detach the Lake of Egypt Power Station from the Lake of Egypt Fire Protection District will be heard in Johnson County instead of Williamson County. The Southern Illinois Power Cooperative owns the 272 megawatt plant and argues the district offers no fire protection benefit. Attorneys said the change aligns with where the original formation proceedings occurred, but no hearing date had been set.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Lake of Egypt
Don Kramer
Marion
Kramer
Williamson County
Johnson County
Robbery at Carterville Bank Leaves Investigators Stalled
Police and detectives continue to search for clues a week after a lone robber stolen 1800 dollars from First Federal Savings and Loan Association in Carterville. Ron Lee of the Williamson County Detective Unit says leads are being checked while Carterville Police Chief Bill Davis calls the case at a standstill. The incident occurred shortly after 9 am on Monday March 15 when a man demanded money from employee Pam Jeralds.
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Federal Savings and Loan Association
Carterville
Ron Lee
Williamson County Detective Unit
Bill Davis
Pam Jeralds
UMW Leader to Announce Candidacy in Evansville
United Mine Workers International President Sam Church will be in Evansville Indiana on Thursday to announce his bid for election. He is set to speak at the Ramada Inn at 9 30 a.m.
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United Mine Workers International
Sam Church
Evansville
Ind
Church
Ramada Inn
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