Springtime preparations begin for Lake Murphysboro fishing season
Illinois Department of Conservation workers prepare for the fishing and boating season at Lake Murphysboro as Doug Surgeon of Lake of Egypt and Mark Behnken of Campbell Hill repair boats for visitors. A 13 year old, Leroy Nicholson of Marion, is noted riding a drainage ditch on a warm spring day.
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Illinois Dept. of Conservation
Lake Murphysboro
Doug Surgeon
Lake of Egypt
Mark Behnken
Campbell Hill
Leroy Nicholson
Eddie
Jo Ann Nicholson
Marion
Flood conditions to worsen along Mississippi River
Sections of the Mississippi River have reached flood stage and are expected to worsen after today’s rain. A flash flood watch covers Southern Illinois and Southern Missouri. One to two and a half inches of rain today and tonight threaten low rural areas and urban sewer systems. The Army Corps of Engineers reports the river at 27.3 feet and near crest levels at Chester and Cape Girardeau, with forecasts for higher crest readings after ongoing rain. Levees protect most towns from extreme flooding.
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Mississippi River
Illinois
Missouri
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Army Corps of Engineers
Chester
Cape Girardeau
Jackson write-in nominations reshape Jackson County board race
Three Republicans won write-in nominations for Districts 1 3 and 6 in Jackson County. Kmucha of Vergennes Truitt Murphysboro and Friedline Carbondale secured spots with votes. Cochran Stallings will withdraw while regular ballot Republicans Lipe Clark and Chew join on the slate. Democratic incumbents Pierson Chambers Robinson Kowalzik Nelson and Chew also seek seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.W. Kmucha
Vergennes
Marian Truitt
Murphysboro
Michael Friedline
Carbondale
Kmucha
Civil Service
Truitt
22Nd St
Friedline
Sunset Dr
Ponderosa
Clarence Cochran
Noel Stallings
Cochran
W. Cherry St
Stallings
Larry W. Lipe
Roy L. Clark
Mary Nell Chew
Tress Pierson
Bruce Petersen
Eugene Chambers
Walter Robinson
Sharon Kowalzik
Mae A. Nelson
Lloyd Harms
Pierson
Chambers
Robinson
Kowalzik
Nelson
Chew
New Faces Planned for Jackson County Party Reorg Meetings
Jackson County parties set April 3 reorganizational meetings with many write-in winners from Tuesday’s primary. Unofficial counts show 29 committee slots filled by write-ins, 19 slots remain unfilled. Incumbent chairs C Ray Chancey and Ray Doerr plan to seek new terms.
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Jackson County
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Makanda
Sand Ridge
C. Ray Chancey
Ray Doerr
Vergennes
Trent and Hyde Accept GOP Nomination For Randolph Ballot
Two write-in winners in Randolph County primaries say they will accept Republican nominations in November to run for county clerk and sheriff. Gary Trent of Sparta and Loyde Hyde of Percy plan to face Democrat incumbents after receiving 367 and 333 write-in votes respectively. To qualify they must officially accept within 30 days after canvass, and both were approached by local Republicans before the primary.
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Russ Mitchell
Southern Illinoisan
Randolph County
Gary
Chuck’’ Trent
Sparta
Charles Bernasek
Loyde Hyde
Percy
Ardell
Currat
Trent
Bernasek
Hyde
Marissa High School
Off-duty cop uses CPR to save man in Carbondale
Off-duty SIU Carbondale security policeman James Lindsey used CPR on Harry Lavell at J C Penney in University Mall Carbondale after Lavell collapsed from a heart attack. Lavell recovered and was listed in satisfactory condition at Memorial Hospital. The Illinois Heart Association promotes CPR training noting 40 instructors in Jackson County and aims for widespread familiarity with the life saving technique.
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Robert Grupp
Southern
James Lindsey
SIU C
Lavell
Jim Lindsey
Lovell
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Garrison
Illinois Heart Association
Illinois
Jane Jackson
The
Heart Association
Jackson County
Alto Pass Strawberry Festival Revival Planned
Alto Pass revives a Strawberry Festival as a Teen Town fundraiser for a new ball park. May 18 to 20 are set with aims to raise about 15000 dollars, plus plans for a Strawberry Queen and Princess, a band, food booths, rides, and a dunking booth. Elder citizens donate baked goods while youths fundraise for a community center kitchen and panels.
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Ann Schottman
Southern Illinoisan
Cobden
Murphysboro
Alto Pass
Teen Town Board
Joan Sweitzer
Benton man named acting police chief in Lesser
Ronald Louis Westray 39 of Benton named acting Lesser police chief succeeding Frank Haught who was indicted earlier this year. Westray would be fourth chief in 18 months and needs city council approval set for April 3. Mayor Schettler warned he could appoint Westray for 30 more days if opposed.
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DeMaris Berry
Ronald Louis Westray
Benton
Frank Haught
Franklin County
Westray
William Schettler
Mike Jury
Schettler
Jury
Warren Wright
Wright
William K. Owens
SIU C medical school tuition may rise next year
SIU C President Warren W Brandt plans to ask the SIU Board of Trustees to raise medical tuition by 150 a semester for the School of Medicine. The IBHE has urged higher general tuition, but trustees opposed the IBHE plans and the medical/tuition strategy was debated amid calls for study.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIU Board of Trustees
Siu-C
Warren W. Brandt
SIU
School of Medicine
Carbondale
Siu-C Medical School
Illinois Board of Higher Education
IBHE
University of Illinois
Brandt
James M. Brown
Brown
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Clyde Arnold
Howard H. Olson
Frankie Payne
Charles Elmer Hughes
Stephen Hopkins Jr
William Gile
Harry Brawdy
Clinton Massey
Darryl Huppert
Lilly Crane
Dewitt Haynes
Maureen Spencer
Betty
Gary Figgins
Bill Hertter
Gerald Horn
Beverly Holt
Shirley Beckman
Carl Imhoff
Somerset
Marvin Wright
Bradley-Ava
John Wanless
Bradley
Jim Egbert
Kinkaid
Dean Bame
Degognia
Mildred Kranawetter
Trent and
GOP
Randolph
Lloyd
State Board of Elections
Harry Lavell
Lesser
Haught
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