Public Meetings and Events In Southern Illinois Area
Calendar lists a special Kinkaid Reed's Creek Conservancy District meeting at 7 p m to review an Engineering proposal by Research Planning and Design Associates Chester. Also see recreation council, town meetings, school board sessions, and various public activities across Franklin Williamson and Jackson counties.
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Kinkaid and
Reed’s Creek Conservancy District Board
Conservancy
Research Planning and Design Associates of
Chester
Murphysboro
Clark and Dietz
Urbana
Williamson County Housing Authority
Meadowdale
Herrin
Southern Illinois Resource Development Committee
Golconda Job Corps Center
Jackson County Board of Health
Jackson County Health Department
Murphysboro Unit
Carruthers
Carbondale Committee For Total Integration
Pinckneyville Board of Education
Energy Village Board
Herrin Roofing and Siding Co
First Kinkaid planning proposal heard by district board
R A Nack and Associates presented a plan for a 2700 acre first stage development around the northwest Kinkaid Lake area near Ava noting the need for advance economic and recreational planning. The proposal emphasizes highway access, seasonal factors, and a pay off for the project with flexible costs. Other firms’ sessions were rescheduled with a new lineup announced by board chairman Claude Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinkaid Lake
Reed’s Creek Conservancy
Nack
Worms
Ava
Kinkaid Bridge
Rt. 151
Rt. 4
Rt .3
Claude Thompson
John T. Blankinship
Head Start grant approved for Jackson Williamson County
A federal grant of 57,496 funds an eight week Head Start program in Jackson and Williamson counties administered by JWCAA. The plan serves 315 children in 17 classrooms at nine centers with local space and consultant support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson and Williamson
Office of Economic Opportunity
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Jackson - Williamson
JWCAA
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Carterville
Cambria
Herrin
Creal Springs
Elkville
Marion
Alto Pass
Carbondale Human Relations Commission Reports 1967 Progress
The Carbondale Human Relations Commission prepared its annual report to the mayor and city council detailing 1967 achievements. Highlights include integrated teen programs youth advisory commission a high school human relations club a teacher sensitivity institute and a fair housing board. The report notes national disillusionment yet calls for faster action to prevent alienation in 1968. It also covers police minority relations discussions and a proposed public relations group to improve the police department image. The commission will discuss why it exists at its April 23 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Fair Housing Board
Edward O’day
Commission of Police
O’day
Jack Hazel
Illinois Legislative Council
William Longman
Hazel
Williamson County Young Republicans elect Hill as chairman
Jack D. Hill of Marion elected chairman of the Williamson County Young Republicans Club. Other Marion officers include Randy Talley as vice chairman and Steve Willhite as secretary. Committees list chairmen for finance membership social records orientation publicity programs and more with Gary Hastings named district coordinator for Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack D. Hill
Marion
Williamson County
Young Republicans Club
Randy Talley
Carterville
Steve Willhite
Johnston City
Leo Dingrando
Robert McCoskey
Thomas Haney
Herrin
John Putman
Don Holland
Patsy Holland
Thomas Wimberly
Bernard Paul
Bob Boyt Marion
Richard Darby
James Dugger
Ron Edmonds
Earl Long
Doyle Annip
Cambria
Gary Hastings
Ann Brown
Maxine Duncan
Creal Springs
Stonefort
Hill
Airlines eye new Chicago route from Southern Illinois
Ozark Air Lines eyes a Williamson County to Chicago service with possible one stop via Springfield if CAB approves realignment reducing routes. Ong Aircraft already operates Chicago air taxi flights from Southern Illinois Airport in Jackson County. Commuter Airlines seeks authority to run direct Chicago service from Southern Illinois Airport with stops in Springfield or Peoria. eight daily trips from Meigs Field and three from Peoria currently exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark Air Lines
Ilinois
Chicago
Ong Aircraft Corp
Southern Illinois
Jackson County
Commuter Airlines, Inc
Ozark
Mt. Vernon
Williamson County
Civil Aeronautics Board
Robert Crowley
Southern Illinois Inc
Springfield
Allen Douglas
Illinois
Williamson
St. Louis
Illinois Commerce Commission
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indiana
Peoria
Lon T. Welling
Welling
Also Mentioned on This Page
Southern Illinois Recreation Council
Tony’s
Lewis School
Springmore School
Cairo
Orpheum Theater
Varsity
Bonnie and Clyde
Herrin Senior Citizens Basketry
N. 14Th St
Fire Creek
Kinkaid
Conservancy District
Forest Service
Hill Heads
Young Gop
Ong
Meigs Field
Mary L. Hansen
Zeigler
Jenna V. Vickery
Paul B. Haynes
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan Inc
North Illinois Avenue
North 16Th Street
Walnut Street
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Dally Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Focal
Riverside ST
F.E.T
Riverside
Saar
S.T
Riverside H.S.T
Hi-Way
Power Grip Commercial
North 13Th Street
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